[header]Business Pathway[/header]
[section]Is This You?[/section]
[list=unordered][li]Is it important for you to have day-to-day contact with the public?[/li][li]Are you able to use logical thinking and personal judgment to perform a variety of office tasks?[/li][li]Are you able to make decisions based on your own judgement and company policy?[/li][li]Are you able to follow instructions without close supervision?[/li][li]Are you able to deal with people? Are you able to change work activities frequently?[/li][li]If you answer yes to most of these questions, the Business Pathway may be for you.[/li][/list]
[b]Business careers[/b] include a variety of jobs in areas related to administration and management as well as marketing, finance, accounting, and data processing. Workers in this group use mathematical and analytical skills to design financial systems and interpret records. Others set policies and priorities as well as participate in marketing and sales activities. Professional occupations in this area which require high educational attainment and offer high earnings are expected to grow rapidly.
[section]Business Career Opportunities by Educational Level[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Technical Training or 2-Year College[/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Administrative Assistant[/td][td]Antique/Art Dealer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Auditing Clerk[/td][td]Bookkeeper[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Building Manager[/td][td]Chef/Caterer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Claims Adjuster[/td][td]Computer Networker[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Programmer[/td][td]Cost Estimator[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Credit Analyst[/td][td]Food Service Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Fund Raiser[/td][td]Insurance Agent[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Loan Officer[/td][td]Medical Records[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Medical Secretary[/td][td]Paralegal[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Real Estate Appraiser[/td][td]Retail Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Realtor[/td][td]Sales Agent[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Securities Sales Agent[/td][td]Title Examiner[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Travel Agent[/td][td]Underwriter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wholesale Supervisor[/td][td] [/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]4-year College & Beyond[/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Accountant/CPA[/td][td]Actuary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Advertising Account Executive[/td][td]Advertising Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Airport Manager[/td][td]Air Traffic Controller[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Association Executive[/td][td]Attorney[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Auditor[/td][td]Bank Branch Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bank Examiner[/td][td]Budget Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Business Investment Broker[/td][td]Business Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Business Teacher[/td][td]Buyer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]City Manager[/td][td]Compensation Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Programmer[/td][td]Computer Security ANalyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Systems Analyst[/td][td]Consultant[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Database Administrator[/td][td]Economist[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Employee Benefits Manager[/td][td]Employment Interviewer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Estate Planner[/td][td]Financial Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Financial Planner[/td][td]Financial Services Sales Rep[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hospital Administrator[/td][td]Human Resources Manager/Recuiter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Industrial Relations Director[/td][td]Information Systems Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Insurance Claim Representative[/td][td]Insurance Underwriter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Investment Analyst[/td][td]Job Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Labor Relations Director[/td][td]Loan Counselor/Officer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Marketing Director[/td][td]Market Research Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Medical Health & Services Director[/td][td]Personnel Director[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Public Health Director[/td][td]Recreations Projects Director[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sales Engineer[/td][td]Software Engineer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stockbroker[/td][td]Tax Accountant[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Training/Educational Manager[/td][td]Urban Planner[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Website Developer[/td][td] [/td][/tr]
[/table]
[section]Credit Transfers[/section]
This plan serves only as a general guideline. It is important to remember that the receiving school has the right to determine whether or not credits will transfer. For specific information regarding transfer of credit, students should consult an academic counselor at the institution to which he or she wishes to transfer credit.
[b]Pathways Certificate:[/b] Students earning 4 credits with a 2.0 average in business electives listed in the following course clusters are eligible to receive a Career Tech Pathway certificate at graduation.
[section]Grade 9 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Intro to Lit and Comp, English 9, or Intro to Lit and Comp (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Integrated Science or Biology[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Algebra I, Algebra Concepts & Applications, or Geometry (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Health 9[/td][td]1/2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Physical Education I[/td][td]1/4[/td][td]US History or US History (H)[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]2 1/4[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Advertising[/td][td]Art I[/td]
[td]Art II[/td][td]Crafts and Ceramics I[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Financial Literacy[/td][td]Intro to Business[/td]
[td]Google and Other Software Apps[/td][td]Microsoft Office[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Personal Finance Management[/td][td]Public Speaking[/td]
[td]Sports and Entertainment Marketing[/td][td]World Languages[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 10 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Survey of Lit and Comp, English 10, or Major American Writers (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Biology I, General Biology, or Chemistry I[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Plane Geometry, Geometry Concepts & Appl., or Algebra II (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]US Government or US Government (H)[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Career & College Readiness or Career Exploration[/td][td]1/2[/td][td]Physical Education II[/td][td]1/4[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]2 1/4[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Accounting[/td][td]Advertising[/td]
[td]Business and Street Law[/td][td]Culinary Fundamentals[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Financial Literacy[/td][td]Interior Design[/td]
[td]Introduction to Business[/td][td]Microsoft Office[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Small Business Management[/td][td]Sports and Entertainment Marketing[/td]
[td]Textile Design & Construction (Sewing)[/td][td]Any listed grade 9 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 11 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]US Lit and Comp, English 11, or AP English Language and Comp[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Physics I, Chem I, Material Science, AP Biology II, or AP Chem II[/td][td]1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Algebra II, Algebra IIA, Algebra II/Pre-calc (H) block, or Pre-calc (H)[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Social Studies Elective[/td][td]1/2[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]3 1/2[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Advertising[/td][td]Business Academy I[/td]
[td]Culinary (CHS 2 yrs.)[/td][td]Global Foods[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Hospitality Mangement and Tourism (CHS 2 yrs.)[/td][td]Lifetime Relationships[/td]
[td]Marketing Communications I[/td][td]Any listed grade 9 or 10 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 12 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Lit Appreciation and Comp, English 12 or AP English Language and Comp[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Social Studies Elective[/td][td]1/2 or 1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Algebra II, Algebra IIB, Pre-calc, Calc I, I & II, or III[/td][td]1 or 2[/td]
[td]World History[/td][td]1/2[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]4 1/2[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Business Academy II[/td][td]Marketing Communication II[/td]
[td]Any Math, Science, English, or Social Studies elective[/td][td]Any listed grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Is This You?[/section]
[list=unordered][li]Is it important for you to have day-to-day contact with the public?[/li][li]Are you able to use logical thinking and personal judgment to perform a variety of office tasks?[/li][li]Are you able to make decisions based on your own judgement and company policy?[/li][li]Are you able to follow instructions without close supervision?[/li][li]Are you able to deal with people? Are you able to change work activities frequently?[/li][li]If you answer yes to most of these questions, the Business Pathway may be for you.[/li][/list]
[b]Business careers[/b] include a variety of jobs in areas related to administration and management as well as marketing, finance, accounting, and data processing. Workers in this group use mathematical and analytical skills to design financial systems and interpret records. Others set policies and priorities as well as participate in marketing and sales activities. Professional occupations in this area which require high educational attainment and offer high earnings are expected to grow rapidly.
[section]Business Career Opportunities by Educational Level[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Technical Training or 2-Year College[/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Administrative Assistant[/td][td]Antique/Art Dealer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Auditing Clerk[/td][td]Bookkeeper[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Building Manager[/td][td]Chef/Caterer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Claims Adjuster[/td][td]Computer Networker[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Programmer[/td][td]Cost Estimator[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Credit Analyst[/td][td]Food Service Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Fund Raiser[/td][td]Insurance Agent[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Loan Officer[/td][td]Medical Records[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Medical Secretary[/td][td]Paralegal[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Real Estate Appraiser[/td][td]Retail Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Realtor[/td][td]Sales Agent[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Securities Sales Agent[/td][td]Title Examiner[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Travel Agent[/td][td]Underwriter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wholesale Supervisor[/td][td] [/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]4-year College & Beyond[/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Accountant/CPA[/td][td]Actuary[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Advertising Account Executive[/td][td]Advertising Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Airport Manager[/td][td]Air Traffic Controller[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Association Executive[/td][td]Attorney[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Auditor[/td][td]Bank Branch Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Bank Examiner[/td][td]Budget Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Business Investment Broker[/td][td]Business Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Business Teacher[/td][td]Buyer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]City Manager[/td][td]Compensation Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Programmer[/td][td]Computer Security ANalyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Computer Systems Analyst[/td][td]Consultant[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Database Administrator[/td][td]Economist[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Employee Benefits Manager[/td][td]Employment Interviewer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Estate Planner[/td][td]Financial Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Financial Planner[/td][td]Financial Services Sales Rep[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hospital Administrator[/td][td]Human Resources Manager/Recuiter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Industrial Relations Director[/td][td]Information Systems Manager[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Insurance Claim Representative[/td][td]Insurance Underwriter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Investment Analyst[/td][td]Job Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Labor Relations Director[/td][td]Loan Counselor/Officer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Marketing Director[/td][td]Market Research Analyst[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Medical Health & Services Director[/td][td]Personnel Director[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Public Health Director[/td][td]Recreations Projects Director[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sales Engineer[/td][td]Software Engineer[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stockbroker[/td][td]Tax Accountant[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Training/Educational Manager[/td][td]Urban Planner[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Website Developer[/td][td] [/td][/tr]
[/table]
[section]Credit Transfers[/section]
This plan serves only as a general guideline. It is important to remember that the receiving school has the right to determine whether or not credits will transfer. For specific information regarding transfer of credit, students should consult an academic counselor at the institution to which he or she wishes to transfer credit.
[b]Pathways Certificate:[/b] Students earning 4 credits with a 2.0 average in business electives listed in the following course clusters are eligible to receive a Career Tech Pathway certificate at graduation.
[section]Grade 9 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Intro to Lit and Comp, English 9, or Intro to Lit and Comp (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Integrated Science or Biology[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Algebra I, Algebra Concepts & Applications, or Geometry (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Health 9[/td][td]1/2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Physical Education I[/td][td]1/4[/td][td]US History or US History (H)[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]2 1/4[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Advertising[/td][td]Art I[/td]
[td]Art II[/td][td]Crafts and Ceramics I[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Financial Literacy[/td][td]Intro to Business[/td]
[td]Google and Other Software Apps[/td][td]Microsoft Office[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Personal Finance Management[/td][td]Public Speaking[/td]
[td]Sports and Entertainment Marketing[/td][td]World Languages[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 10 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Survey of Lit and Comp, English 10, or Major American Writers (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]Biology I, General Biology, or Chemistry I[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Plane Geometry, Geometry Concepts & Appl., or Algebra II (H)[/td][td]1[/td][td]US Government or US Government (H)[/td][td]1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Career & College Readiness or Career Exploration[/td][td]1/2[/td][td]Physical Education II[/td][td]1/4[/td][/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]2 1/4[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Accounting[/td][td]Advertising[/td]
[td]Business and Street Law[/td][td]Culinary Fundamentals[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Financial Literacy[/td][td]Interior Design[/td]
[td]Introduction to Business[/td][td]Microsoft Office[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Small Business Management[/td][td]Sports and Entertainment Marketing[/td]
[td]Textile Design & Construction (Sewing)[/td][td]Any listed grade 9 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 11 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]US Lit and Comp, English 11, or AP English Language and Comp[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Physics I, Chem I, Material Science, AP Biology II, or AP Chem II[/td][td]1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Algebra II, Algebra IIA, Algebra II/Pre-calc (H) block, or Pre-calc (H)[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Social Studies Elective[/td][td]1/2[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]3 1/2[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Advertising[/td][td]Business Academy I[/td]
[td]Culinary (CHS 2 yrs.)[/td][td]Global Foods[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Hospitality Mangement and Tourism (CHS 2 yrs.)[/td][td]Lifetime Relationships[/td]
[td]Marketing Communications I[/td][td]Any listed grade 9 or 10 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[section]Grade 12 Course Cluster[/section]
[table]
[tr][th]Core Courses[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Lit Appreciation and Comp, English 12 or AP English Language and Comp[/td][td]1[/td]
[td]Social Studies Elective[/td][td]1/2 or 1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Algebra II, Algebra IIB, Pre-calc, Calc I, I & II, or III[/td][td]1 or 2[/td]
[td]World History[/td][td]1/2[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[table]
[tr][th]Suggested Electives[/th][th] [/th][th] [/th][th][align=right]4 1/2[/align][/th][/tr]
[tr]
[td]Business Academy II[/td][td]Marketing Communication II[/td]
[td]Any Math, Science, English, or Social Studies elective[/td][td]Any listed grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 elective not taken[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]