First. Determine your core academic classes …
- Core classes are required of all students in order to graduate.
- The list indicates how many class periods you will have available for electives.
Second. Determine your area, or areas, of interest …
- Assess yourself for your abilities and interests.
- Talk with your parents, guidance counselor, teachers, and employers to determine what your interests are.
Third. Select a Pathway that matches your interests …
- Each Pathway leads to a broad range of careers which are clustered based upon the knowledge and skills they require.
Fourth. Select Course Levels for your Core Academic Courses
- Determine the level of continuing, post-secondary education you will need for your Pathway: Technical Training, 2-Year College, 4-Year College, etc.
- Select the most challenging level of courses suited to your ability and the Career Pathway you have chosen.
Fifth. Select your Electives.
Use the “Recommended Electives” list within your Pathway to make your selections.
Finally… Submit your course selection sheet to Guidance.
And … Consider extra-curricular activities at school and elsewhere that will enhance your experience, skills, and fun!
Can I change my mind?
- Absolutely! If you find a pathway was a mistake for you, then you have learned a valuable lesson you can apply to your future choices.
- Remember to always select the most challenging level of courses suited to your ability. (Standard, College Prep, Honors, Advanced Placement) Then, if you change your mind later, you will have a wider range of choices open to you.
- Your Guidance Counselor can assist you in changing to a new Pathway…
The Pathways Program is designed illustrate the connection between academic studies and professions in the workplace. While most high school students are not yet ready to commit to a specific career, each Pathway Career Cluster provides a range of career options which may fall within the student's field of interests. The Program seeks to help students to align their selection of academic courses and non-academic activities with their own personal career and academic goals.