Where do you want to go?
Plan of Study 101
What is the Plan of Study?
Pathway: Engineering
Plan of Study: Go to college for four years or more while in the military.
Career Goal: Become an Environmental Enginee
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Core Academic
Courses*:
Career Path
Courses:
Core Academic
Courses*:
Career Path
Courses:
Core Academic
Courses*:
Suggested Electives:
Intro. to Engineering, Robotics, STEM, AOE
Honors English 10, Chemistry, Algebra 2, US History,
Spanish 1
Suggested Electives:
3-D Modeling, STEM, AOE
AP Lang., Modern America, Physics, Trigonometry, Spanish
2
Suggested Electives:
Princ. of Engineering, STEM, AOE
AP Chemistry, AP Stats.,AP LIterature, Sociology, Spanish
3,Architectural Design
Suggested Electives:
Career Path
Courses:
JROTC, Computer
Applications
JROTC, Video
Productions
JROTC, Video
Game Design
JROTC, Web
Page Design
STEM, AOE
Secondary to Postsecondary Linkages & Certifications
Postsecondary Credit Options:
Insert Options Here: ACP, Dual Credit, PSEO, Fast College-Fast Jobs, Articulated Credit
Industry Recognized Certificate(s) or License(s):
Many states require engineers to be licensed.
Voluntary certification is available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Entrance Exams/
Requirements
Colorado Institutions
Engineering Graphics Technology, Engineering Technology,
Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CAD)
Front Range Community College, Red
Rocks Community College, Aims Community
College, Pueblo Community College,
Trinidad State Junior College, Western
Community College, Pickens Technical
College,
Arapahoe Community College
High School
Diploma or
GED
Engineering Graphics Technology, Engineering
Technology,Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CAD)
Front Range Community College,
Pueblo Community College, Trinidad State
Junior College, Western Community College
High School
Diploma or
GED
Bioengineering and Life Sciences, Metallurgy and Materials,
Engineering Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Mechnical Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Space Engineering, Industrial Engineering,
Engineering/Mechatronics, Engineering Management,
Aerospace Engineering
For more information about colleges
that have these programs go to
www.CollegeinColorado.org
See
requirements
from each
school's
website
Certificate
Postsecondary Programs Available in Colorado
Associate
Degree
High School
Career Path
Courses:
Cellular Biology, Health,Geometry,P.E., Honors English 9,
Civics
Bachelor
Degree
Postsecondary Education Opportunities
Recognition
for Advanced
Learning
* Default includes CDHE Higher Education
Admission Requirements
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Suggested High School Courses
Core Academic
Courses*:
1. An opportunity for students
to set a main goal for the
future.
2. A way for students to break
down their goals year by
year, class by class.
3. A chance to have a better
understanding of which
courses will be offered each
year and which ones should
be taken to reach goals.
• Sometimes course
offerings differ
depending on the year
4. A clearer picture of what is
needed beyond high school
• This allows students to
get started early on.
Why plan ahead?
If you have a roadmap of where you want to
go, you will have a better chance of
reaching your destination...
First Step: What Interests You?
Choose the direction do you want to head in:
• Find a career pathway that fits with your interest
inventory.
• Remember: Making a career choice now doesn’t
mean you won’t be able to change your mind later.
• Keep in Mind: Students who have a purpose tend to
stay focused and have better grades.
• Narrow down your choices: This allows you to tailor
your schedule to include things that interest you,
which can make classes more enjoyable for you!
• If you don’t know, use the process of elimination to
gain focus – choose a wide variety of electives to
explore your interests.
Next Step: Choose Core Classes
Language Arts:
• 4 credits needed – in other
words, 4 year’s worth of
Language Arts
• English 9 and English 10
(both semesters) are
required
Social Studies:
• 3 credits needs – which
means 3 years worth of
Social Studies classes
• U.S. History of Modern
American, U.S. History of a
Nation, and U.S. Government
are required
Core Classes Continued…
Math
• 3 credits of “Math” classes are
required to graduate
• 4 credits are recommended for
the Higher Education Admission
Requirements (HEAR) for college
Science
• 3 Science credits are required to
graduate
• Some science classes, such as
Physics, are “math-based”
• Although Earth Science is
generally assigned to all
students, this is not a lab-based
science, which may be worth
researching depending on your
college choice
What are my
choices?
Remember:
• You will need .50 credits
of Health and 1.0 of PE
classes.
• Classes have
prerequisites:
• Students must take
Catering before they
can take Prostart
• Advanced Weights can
only be taken AFTER
regular Weights
• Marketing and Your
Future is for 10th and
up.
Choices: Continued…
• Things to consider:
• At least two years of the
same Foreign Language is
recommended
• Any Academy of Engineering
and Yearbook courses require
an application
• Students must take Drawing
before they can take Painting
• Spanish Heritage requires a
written assessment
• JROTC requires an application
• Any AP courses or JROTC will
require special permission to
drop or change – often these
also require a parent meeting
You have the power
to guide your own future…
Take Action!