Career Cluster: Finance
High School CTE Program: Finance
Career Cluster Pathway: Financial & Investment Planning
Educational Agency: School District of Osceola County 2014-2015
16 CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS
8 ADDITIONAL CREDITS
OTHER
REQUIRED
CAREER
AND TECHNICAL
ENGLISH
MATH
SCIENCE
SOCIAL
COURSES
EDUCATION COURSES
4 credits
4 credits
3 credits, 2 with lab
STUDIES
RECOMMENDED
FINE ARTS OR
Major Area of Interest:
H – Honors
AP – Advanced
Placement
H – Honors
AP – Advanced
Placement
H – Honors
AP – Advanced
Placement
3 credits
H – Honors
AP – Advanced
Placement
IDENTIFIED
PRACTICAL ARTS
(1 credit)
FIN SRV - Finance
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION (1 credit)
ELECTIVES
(ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM PROGRAMS)
HIGH SCHOOL
Career Cluster of interest identified by students enrolled in required middle school career education course that includes interest assessment and career
exploration through CHOICES and ePersonal Education Planner through FACTS.org.
9
English I or H
Algebra 1 or H, or
Geometry or H
10
English 2 or H
Geometry or H,
or Algebra 2 or H
11
English 3 or H, or
AP Language
Algebra 2 or H, or
Pre-Calculus
Physical Science,
Chemistry or Physics H or
AP
Chemistry, Physics or
Student Choice of
Science, H or AP
12
English 4 or H, or
AP Literature
Pre-Calculus or
AP Statistics or
AP Calculus
Chemistry, Physics or
Student Choice of
Science, H or AP
Biology, H or AP
AP Human
Geography or
Elective
HOPE
Finance and Business
Technology or Intro. to
Information Technology
Elective
World History,
H or AP
Fine or Practical
Arts Elective
Accounting Applications 1
Foreign Language
Elective
Financial Operations or H
Foreign Language
Elective
Financial Internship
Personal Financial
Planning
American
History, H or AP
US History
American
Govt/Economics,
H or AP
CREDIT
CAREER
POSTSECONDARY
Dual enrollment courses may be used to satisfy high school graduation or Bright Futures Gold Seal Vocational Scholars course requirements
- see the Articulation Coordinating Committee's Dual Enrollment Equivalency List and the Bright Futures Comprehensive Course Table.
Secondary career and technical education programs may lead to industry recognized certificates, occupational opportunities or postsecondary education
options. Based on the Career Cluster of interest and identified career and technical education program, the following postsecondary options are available.
TECHNICAL CENTER PROGRAM(S)
VALENCIA COLLEGE PROGRAMS
A.S. Degree: Business Administration
(Articulates to B.A.S. at UCF)
Technical Certificates: Accounting Specialist
Business Operations
Business Management
Human Resources Management
Click on Links Below to View Sample Job Titles
Billing and Posting Clerks – SOC Code: 43-3021
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC Code: 43-3031
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks – SOC Code: 434041
Brokerage Clerks – SOC Code: 43-4011
General and Operations Managers - SOC Code: 11-1021
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM(S)
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Applied Science
Financial Planner
Articulation and CTE Dual Enrollment Opportunities
High School to Technical Center (PSAV)
Industry Certifications
Career & Technical Student
Associations
Internship/ Work Experience
Recommendations
High School to College Credit Cert. or Degree
PSV to A.S./A.A.S.
A.S. to B.A.S. at UCF
MICRO069 – MOS bundle, INTUT001 – QuickBooks Certified User
BPA, Skills USA
Internship/Work Experience Recommendations are made by the CTE Teacher and/or the school’s Career Specialist
Orange  Osceola  Valencia Career Pathways Consortium
Postsecondary Career Pathway Programs
High School Articulation by Joint Assessment to Valencia College
Valencia College – Business Administration A.S. Degree – Finance Specialization
FOUNDATION COURSES
ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I
SPC 1608 Fundamentals of Speech
GEB 1011 Introduction to Business
INTERMEDIATE COURSES
FINANCE SPECIALIZATION COURSES
CGS 2100C Computer Fundamentals and Applications
FIN 2000 Principles of Finance
MAN 2021 Principles of Management
FIN 2010 Personal Investments
PSY 2012 General Psychology
FIN 2100 Personal Finance
ACG 2021C Principles of Financial Accounting
CGS 2510C Spreadsheet Applications for
Business
MTB 1103 Business Mathematics
BUL 2241 Business Law 1
Humanities HUM Prefix (Gordon Rule Writing)
See Gen ED Requirements
Academic Advising
with Career
Program Advisor
OST 1335 Business Communications
ECO 2023 Principles of Economics – Micro
or ECO 2013 Principles of Economics – Macro
Science or Math Electives (See Gen. Ed.
Requirement)
Internship(s) and/or Business Electives
Specializations are also available in:
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Human Resources Management
International Business
Management
Marketing
Property & Casualty Insurance Management
Real Estate Management
Small Business Management
Shorter term Technical Certificates are available in:
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Business Management (24 credits)
Business Operations (18 credits)
Business Specialist (12 credits)
Accounting Specialist (12 credits)
Customer Service Management (24 credits)
Customer Service Operations (18 credits)
Customer Service Specialist (12 credits)
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Human Resources Management (24 credits)
Human Resources Operations (18 credits)
Human Resources Specialist (12 credits)
Property and Casualty Ins. Mgmt. Operations (18 credits)
Property and Casualty Ins. Mgmt. Specialist (12 credits)
Real Estate Specialist (12 credits)
See website http://valenciacollege.edu/asdegrees/ for more information.
Orange County Career & Technical
Education including CTE Dual Enrollment:
https://www.ocps.net/cs/workforce/Pages/default.aspx
Osceola District Schools
Career & Technical Education:
http://www.cte.osceola.k12.fl.us
Valencia College including
articulation by joint assessment:
http://valenciacollege.edu/careerpathways