Fine Arts Pathway
Is This You?
Fine Arts is a career area that can be pursued as a lifelong hobby as well as expanded into a professional activity. Workers in this group produce, direct, and perform in dramatic productions and similar forms of entertainment. Many create original works of art to express or interpret ideas or illustrate various written materials. People in this area also teach acting, choose performers for particular roles, and perform other "behind the scenes" work to make productions run smoothly. Others teach art, or appraise or restore paintings and other fine art objects.
Fine Arts Career Opportunities by Educational Level
Credit Transfers
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.
Pathways Certificate: Students earning 4 credits with a 2.0 average in Fine Arts electives listed in the following course clusters are eligible to receive a Career Tech Pathway certificate at graduation.
Grade 9 Course Cluster
Grade 10 Course Cluster
Grade 11 Course Cluster
Grade 12 Course Cluster
Is This You?
- Do you have artistic ability?
- Do you have musical ability
- Do you have the ability to work quickly and skillfully with your hands?
- Are you creative and innovative?
- Do you have the ability to work creatively with large groups of people?
- Do you enjoy working creatively with a variety of media?
- If you answer yes to most of these questions, the Fine Arts Pathway may be for you.
Fine Arts is a career area that can be pursued as a lifelong hobby as well as expanded into a professional activity. Workers in this group produce, direct, and perform in dramatic productions and similar forms of entertainment. Many create original works of art to express or interpret ideas or illustrate various written materials. People in this area also teach acting, choose performers for particular roles, and perform other "behind the scenes" work to make productions run smoothly. Others teach art, or appraise or restore paintings and other fine art objects.
Fine Arts Career Opportunities by Educational Level
| Technical Training or 2-Year College | |
|---|---|
| Actor/Actress | Book Cover Designer |
| Broadcaster | Choreographer |
| Cinematographer | Composer |
| Conductor | Dancer |
| Desktop | Publisher |
| Interior Designer | Layout/Pasteup Artist |
| Library Assistant/Technician | Packaging Designer |
| Photographer | Printer |
| Private Music Teacher | Screen Writer |
| Speech Writer | Technical Illustrator |
| Technical Writer | Television Script Writer |
| Musician | Singer |
| 4-year College & Beyond | |
|---|---|
| Animator | Art Educator |
| Artist | Columnist |
| Commerical/Industrial Designer | Copywriter |
| Critic | Editor |
| Fashion Designer | Film Maker |
| Floral Designer Teacher | Foreign Language Interpreter |
| Graphic Designer | Illustrator |
| Journalist | Literary Writer |
| Magazine Editor | Museum Curator |
| Music Educator | Musician |
| Playwright | Print Maker |
| Producer | Public Relations Writer |
| Publisher | Radio Producer |
| Screen Writer Scriptwriter | Set Designer |
| Television Producer | Translator |
| Word Processor |
Credit Transfers
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.
Pathways Certificate: Students earning 4 credits with a 2.0 average in Fine Arts electives listed in the following course clusters are eligible to receive a Career Tech Pathway certificate at graduation.
Grade 9 Course Cluster
| Core Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Lit and Comp, English 9, or Intro to Lit and Comp (H) | 1 | Integrated Science or Biology | 1 |
| Algebra I, Algebra Concepts & Applications, or Geometry (H) | 1 | Health 9 | 1/2 |
| Physical Education I | 1/4 | US History or US History (H) | 1 |
| Suggested Electives | 2 1/4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art I | Art II | Concert Band | Concert Orchestra |
| Crafts and Ceramics I | Intro to Film & Special Effects Production | Philharmonic Orchestra | Sculpture and Ceramics II |
| Symphony Orchestra | Theatre I | Men's or Women's Chorus | World Languages |
Grade 10 Course Cluster
| Core Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey of Lit and Comp, English 10, or Major American Writers (H) | 1 | Biology I, General Biology, or Chemistry I | 1 |
| Plane Geometry, Geometry Concepts & Appl., or Algebra II (H) | 1 | US Government or US Government (H) | 1 |
| Career & College Readiness or Career Exploration | 1/2 | Physical Education II | 1/4 |
| Suggested Electives | 2 1/4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art III Drawing and Painting | Art Photo I and II | Culinary Fundamentals | Digital Design Basics |
| Film Production Level II | Global Foods | Interior Design | Sculpture and Ceramics II |
| Symphonic Band | Symphonic Chorale | Textile Deign & Construction | Theatre II |
| Wind Symphony | Any listed grade 9 elective not taken |
Grade 11 Course Cluster
| Core Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| US Lit and Comp, English 11, or AP English Language and Comp | 1 | Physics I, Chem I, Material Science, AP Biology II, or AP Chem II | 1 |
| Algebra II, Algebra IIA, Algebra II/Pre-calc (H) block, or Pre-calc (H) | 1 | Social Studies Elective | 1/2 |
| Suggested Electives | 3 1/2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerie Literary Magazine | AP 3D Design | Ap Studio Art | Comedy and Satire |
| Creative Writing | Digital Design (2 yrs.) | Guided Independent Study of Literature | IB Visual Art |
| IB Music SL | Interactive Media (2 yrs.) | Advanced Drawing & Painting | Muse Machine |
| Art Photo III | Any listed grade 9 or 10 elective not taken |
Grade 12 Course Cluster
| Core Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lit Appreciation and Comp, English 12 or AP English Language and Comp | 1 | Social Studies Elective | 1/2 or 1 |
| Algebra II, Algebra IIB, Pre-calc, Calc I, I & II, or III | 1 or 2 | World History | 1/2 |
| Suggested Electives | 5 1/2 |
|---|---|
| Any listed grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 elective not taken |