Direct Your Future™
Module 9:
Charting Your Course
Module 9
Objectives
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• State the educational requirements for entry into
occupations of your highest preference.
• Select an educational path that you plan to follow
after high school.
• Select high school courses that will best prepare
you for your occupational and educational choices.
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After High School
• Apprenticeship – training for a specific occupation
through a combination of classroom and on-the-job
experience.
• Private vocational-technical school – specialized
training for specific occupations.
• Local community college – specialized training for
specific occupations or the first two years of college in
preparation for transfer.
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After High School, cont’d
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Four-year college – completion of four years of education
after high school, majoring in a specific area, to get a
bachelor’s degree. Four-year colleges can include any of
the following:
• Liberal Arts Colleges
• Universities
• Technical Institutes
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Military service – training available for approximately 200
civilian occupations in the military plus funds for
additional education after leaving the military.
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Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Sample High School Courses
• Accounting
• Biology
• Botany
• Business Principles
• Calculus
• Chemistry
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• Computer Programming
• Nutrition
• Marketing and Sales
• Physics
• Physiology
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Architecture and Construction
Sample High School Courses
• Art
• Blueprint Reading
• Calculus
• Carpentry
• Computer-aided Design
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• Construction Trades
• Electricity
• Graphic Design
• Physics
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Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications
Sample High School Courses
• Art
• Choreography
• Digital Photo Imaging
• Drama
• Filmmaking
• Graphic Arts
• Journalism
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• Multimedia Production
• Music Appreciation
• Performing Arts
• Public Speaking
• Radio/TV Broadcasting
• Theater Technology
• Writing
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Business Management and Administration
Sample High School Courses
• Accounting
• Business Finance
• Business Law
• Business Principles
• Computer Applications
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• Computer Science
• Entrepreneurship
• Recordkeeping
• Virtual Enterprise
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Education and Training
Sample High School Courses
• Child Care and Guidance
• Human Development
• Psychology
• Speech
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Finance
Sample High School Courses
• Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• Business Economics
• Business Principles
• Computer Applications
• Database Management
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Government and Public Administration
Sample High School Courses
• Business Economics
• Business Finance
• Business Law
• Business Principles
• History
• Psychology
• Speech
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Health Science
Sample High School Courses
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Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
Child Development
Emergency Medical
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• Nutrition
• Pharmacy Technology
• Psychology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Sociology
• Zoology
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Hospitality and Tourism
Sample High School Courses
• Business Finance
• Business Principles
• Entrepreneurship
• Hospitality/Food Services
• Hotel/Motel Management
• Nutrition
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• Psychology
• Public Speaking
• Recordkeeping
• Sociology
• Travel and Tourism
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Human Services
Sample High School Courses
• Business Principles
• Child Development
• Cosmetology
• Law
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• Marketing
• Psychology
• Public Speaking
• Sociology
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Information Technology
Sample High School Courses
• Business Principles
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Presentations
• Computer Programming
• Database Design
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• Desktop Publishing
• LAN Maintenance
• Recordkeeping
• Web Design
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Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Sample High School Courses
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Critical Issues
Emergency Protective
Services
• Fire Services
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• Law
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Writing
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Manufacturing
Sample High School Courses
• Blueprint Reading
• Business Principles
• Computer-aided Design
• Electrical Science
• Engineering Drafting
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• Machine Tool Technology
• Manufacturing
• Robotics and Automation
• Technical Drafting
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Marketing
Sample High School Courses
• Accounting
• Business Economics
• Business Finance
• Business Law
• Business Principles
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• Entrepreneurship
• E-Marketing
• Store Operations
• Web Design
• Writing
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Sample High School Courses
• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Computer Programming
• Computer-aided Design
• Engineering Problem Solving
• LAN Maintenance
• Marine Biology
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• Physics
• Probability/Statistics
• Robotic Construction
• Robotics/Automation
• Systems Analysis
• Technical Writing
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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Sample High School Courses
• Automotive Mechanics
• Business Law
• Business Principles
• Electrical Science
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• Electronics
• Machine Tool Technology
• Manufacturing Technology
• Robotics
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Realistic (R)
Sample High School Courses
• Auto Body Repair
• Auto Mechanics
• Building/Construction
Trades
• Carpentry
• Culinary Arts
• Drafting
• Electrical Construction
• Electronics
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• Heating, Ventilation, and
Air Conditioning
• Heavy Equipment and
Truck Technology
• Landscape Design
• Manufacturing
• Masonry
• Printing
• Welding
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Investigative (I)
Sample High School Courses
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Algebra
Advanced Algebra
Biology
Biomedical Science
Calculus
Chemistry
Computer Programming
Physiology
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Environmental Science
Geometry
Physics
Statistics
Trigonometry
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Artistic (A)
Sample High School Courses
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Art
Art History
Band
Chorus
Digital Arts
Drama
Floral Design
Interior Design
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Music Theory
Orchestra
Photography
Speech
Textiles and Fashion
Video Production
Web Design
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Social (S)
Sample High School Courses
Child Development
Cosmetology
Economics
Emergency Service
Technology
• Family Relations
• Psychology
• Social Science
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Enterprising (E)
Sample High School Courses
• Bookkeeping
• Business Organization and
Management
• English Composition
• Marketing and Sales
• Speech
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Conventional (C)
Sample High School Courses
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Bookkeeping
Computer Programming
Database Management
HTML
Office Applications
Word Processing
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Homework for Next Session
• Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and
counselor about the high school education plan
that you completed, providing them with it in
either electronic or in print form.
• Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and
counselor about Activity 21: Creating a Roadmap.
See how they react to your choice of occupations,
tentative high school plan, and thoughts for
education after high school.
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