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CTE Program: Architecture CTE Program: Architecture

Arch Draft Design III Arch Draft Design III

Course Number: 621331H / 621332H Course Number: 604301R / 604302R
Course Level: Regular
Course Level: Honors Number of Credits Earned: 1.0
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0 Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2 Successful completion of Architectural Design and Drafting
semesters I and II is expected. Students will employ advanced artistic
and scientific concepts in the solution of architectural
COURSE DESCRIPTION: design problems. Students will develop problem-solving
Successful completion of Architectural Design and Drafting skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to
I and II is expected. Students will employ advanced artistic create solutions to various challenges. Students will also
and scientific concepts in the solution of architectural learn how to document their work and communicate their
design problems. Students will develop problem-solving solutions to their peers and members of the professional
skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to community.
create solutions to various challenges. Students will also
learn how to document their work and communicate their CTE Program: Architecture
solutions to their peers and members of the professional
community. Arch Draft Design II

CTE Program: Architecture Course Number: 604231H / 604232H
Course Level: Honors
Arch Draft Design II Number of Credits Earned: 1.0
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Course Number: 604201R / 604202R Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters

Course Level: Regular COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students will employ intermediate artistic and scientific
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 concepts in the solution of architectural design problems.
Successful completion of Architectural Design and Drafting
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective I is expected. Students will develop problem-solving skills
and apply their knowledge of research and design to create
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters solutions to various challenges. Students will also learn how
to document their work and communicate their solutions to
COURSE DESCRIPTION: their peers and members of the professional community.
Students will employ intermediate artistic and scientific
concepts in the solution of architectural design problems.
Successful completion of Architectural Design and Drafting
I is expected. Students will develop problem-solving skills
and apply their knowledge of research and design to create
solutions to various challenges. Students will also learn how
to document their work and communicate their solutions to
their peers and members of the professional community.

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CTE Program: Architecture CTE Program: Cabinet Making

Arch Draft Design III Cabinet Making II

Course Number: 604331H / 604332H Course Number: 617201R / 617202R
Course Level: Honors Course Level: Regular
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
semesters
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Successful completion of Architectural Design and Drafting COURSE DESCRIPTION:
I and II is expected. Students will employ advanced artistic Cabinetmaking II provides students with experiences
and scientific concepts in the solution of architectural related to the furniture and cabinetmaking profession.
design problems. Students will develop problem-solving Planned experiences involve: shop math, fundamentals
skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to of wood cabinet construction, shop language, Hand tool,
create solutions to various challenges. Students will also power tool and power equipment will be taught with
learn how to document their work and communicate their identification and proper, safe usage. Safety will be taught
solutions to their peers and members of the professional to properly and safely use of all procedures and tools.
community.
CTE Program: Cabinet Making
CTE Program: Cabinet Making
Cabinet Making III
Cabinet Making I
Course Number: 617311R / 617312R
Course Number: 617101R / 617102R Course Level: Regular
Course Level: Regular Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters semesters

COURSE DESCRIPTION: COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Cabinetmaking provides students with experiences related Cabinetmaking III provides students with experiences
to the furniture and cabinetmaking profession. Planned related to the furniture and cabinetmaking profession.
experiences involve: shop math, fundamentals of wood Planned experiences involve: shop math, fundamentals
cabinet construction, shop language, Hand tool, power tool of wood cabinet construction, shop language, Hand tool,
and power equipment will be taught with identification and power tool and power equipment will be taught with
proper usage. Safety will be taught to properly and safely identification and proper usage. Mortiser Machine will be
use of all procedures and tools. taught, making tenons. Safety will be taught to properly
and safely use of all procedures and tools.

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CTE Program: Carpentry Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
semesters
Carpentry I
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Course Number: 618101R / 618102R This is the second course in a three-year sequence of
Course Level: Regular carpentry classes.
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 You will examine some of the following topics:
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters ƒƒ The traits of a successful tradesperson
ƒƒ Carpentry trade terminology including materials,
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the first course in a three-year sequence of carpentry tools and best-practice procedures
classes. ƒƒ Portable Power Tools
You will examine some of the following topics: ƒƒ Stationary Power Tools
ƒƒ Building Design, Plans, Specifications and
ƒƒ Types of Construction
ƒƒ The Building Trades Blueprints
ƒƒ The Construction Industry ƒƒ Floor, Wall and Ceiling Frame Construction
ƒƒ The traits of a successful tradesperson ƒƒ Developing a Career Plan: The educational process
ƒƒ Carpentry trade terminology including materials,
of choosing carpentry, other building trades and/
tools and best-practice procedures or college-degreed professions as a career
ƒƒ The educational process of choosing carpentry, ƒƒ The utmost importance of safety and safe “habits
of mind” in performing carpentry and building
other building trades and college-degreed construction
professions as a career ƒƒ Developing “internship-ready” workplace skills
ƒƒ The utmost importance of safety and safe “habits competencies
of mind” in performing carpentry and building
construction CTE Program: Carpentry
ƒƒ The practical reality and importance of strong
workplace skills Carpentry III

CTE Program: Carpentry Course Number: 656301R / 656302R
Course Level: Regular
Carpentry II Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Course Number: 618201R / 618202R Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
Course Level: Regular semesters
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the third and final course in a three-year sequence of
carpentry classes.
You will examine some of the following topics:

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ƒƒ The traits of a successful tradesperson that match those interests.

ƒƒ Advanced Carpentry trade terminology including CTE Program: Electricity
materials, tools and best-practice procedures
Electricity II
ƒƒ Portable Power Tools
Course Number: 607201R / 607202R
ƒƒ Stationary Power Tools Course Level: Regular
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
ƒƒ Building Design, Plans, Specifications and Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Blueprints Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
semesters
ƒƒ Floor, Wall and Ceiling Frame Construction
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ƒƒ Interior Finish – Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish, This is the second course in a three-year sequence of
Interior Doors an Hardware and Interior Trim Electrical classes. Students will be able to complete an
electrical safety project, interpret electrical symbols and
ƒƒ Developing a Senior Portfolio: A culmination of identify types of blueprints used by electricians, identify
academic and career-related components that various raceway systems and their uses, bend EMT
demonstrate self development and examples of for specific raceway systems, apply math to electrical
career readiness construction, wire series and parallel low voltage circuits
and electrical devices, and to complete the postsecondary
ƒƒ The utmost importance of safety and safe “habits section of his/her individual career plan.
of mind” in performing advanced carpentry and
building construction CTE Program: Electricity

ƒƒ Increase developing college and “internship- Electricity III
ready” workplace skills competencies
Course Number: 623301R / 623302R
CTE Program: Electricity Course Level: Regular
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Electricity I Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
Course Number: 607101R / 607102R semesters

Course Level: Regular COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students will employ skills learned in Electricity I and
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 Electricity II in the roughing and trimming of residential
electrical projects. Students will develop problem-solving
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective skills and apply their knowledge of electrical construction

Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the first course in a three-year sequence of
Construction (Carpentry; Electrical; Heating, Ventilation,
and Air Conditioning; or Plumbing) classes. Students will
be able to identify safety hazards and corresponding
precautions to take, use measuring tools and apply
mathematical concepts with proficiency, identify, and safely
use, basic hand tools and power tools, interpret a drawing
and construct the item it depicts, and develop an individual
career plan identifying his/her interests and occupations

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technology to create solutions to various challenges. Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Students will also learn how to document their work and Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
communicate their solutions to their peers and members of semesters
the professional community.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
CTE Program: HVAC and Refrigeration Successful completion of HVAC I is required for this course.
It is advisable that the student’s career interest inventory
Heating/Air Cond I indicates construction, and/or HVAC as a choice and they
have requested to enter the three-year sequence with
Course Number: 626101R / 626102R parental consent.
Course Level: Regular This is the second course in a three-year sequence of
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) classes.
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective Students will review safety hazards and corresponding
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters precautions to take. Students will then learn how to:

COURSE DESCRIPTION: ƒƒ properly install a Forced Air Furnace (FAF),
This course is an introduction to the principles and • FAF safety codes,
practices employed in the installation, maintenance, and • design, layout and fabrication of ductwork,
repair of basic air conditioning and heating systems units. • install gas pipes, electrical breaker panels,
Instruction is provided in safety precautions related to conduit, thermostats, vents,
electricity, heating units, rotating machinery, refrigerants, • perform checks
and the use of power tools. Instruction includes basic • maintain and service FAFs
electrical concepts, circuits, transformers, motors and
motor controls, and circuit protection devices. Emphasis ƒƒ start their own HVAC business.
is also placed on basic refrigeration principles, gas laws,
pressure, fluidics, heat and heat transfer, refrigerants, CTE Program: HVAC and Refrigeration
compressors, and lubrication systems. Activities include
experiences in using hand tools, gauges, and test Heating/Air Cond III
instruments used in cutting, reaming, flaring, swaging,
bending, soldering, and brazing copper tubing; evacuating Course Number: 662301R / 662302R
and charging refrigeration systems, and inspecting Course Level: Regular
and testing electrical and air conditioning circuits and Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
component parts. Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
CTE Program: HVAC and Refrigeration semesters

Heating/Air Cond II COURSE DESCRIPTION:
HVAC-2 is the third course of a three year program in
Course Number: 626201R / 626202R Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning. You will examine
Course Level: Regular some of the following topics:
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
ƒƒ Theory and hands-on work of series and parallel

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circuits using light bulb and switching trainers. Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
ƒƒ Sheet metal work used in forced air heating and air semesters
conditioning systems.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ƒƒ Use of sheet metal tools and equipment. This is the second course in a three-year sequence of
Plumbing classes. The following topics will be examined:
ƒƒ Design and fabrication of dusting and sheet
metal work necessary for the installation of HVAC ƒƒ History of plumbing profession
equipment. ƒƒ Unsafe conditions and accidents
ƒƒ Orthographic and schematic drawings
ƒƒ Soldering and brazing techniques ƒƒ Types of pipe and fittings
ƒƒ Fixtures and faucets
ƒƒ Vocational ethics, transitional soft skills, workplace
skills. CTE Program: Plumbing.

ƒƒ Computer system technology as it applies to the
HVAC field.

ƒƒ Current industry skills standards leading to
certification and licensing.

CTE Program: Plumbing Plumbing III

Plumbing I Course Number: 691301R / 691302R

Course Number: 684101R / 684102R Course Level: Regular
Course Level: Regular
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
Student will spend each day learning the history of semesters
plumbing and basic plumbing technology, vocabulary
development, safety procedures, working cooperatively, COURSE DESCRIPTION:
measuring, and proper installation of drainage, faucets, Students should have successfully completed Plumbing
vents, and waste systems. I and II as pre-requisites for this course. It is advisable
that the student’s career interest inventory indicates
Plumbing construction, and/or Plumbing as a choice and they have
requested to enter the three-year sequence with parental
Course Title: Plumbing II consent.
Course Number: 684201R / 684202R
Course Level: Regular This is the third course in a three-year sequence of
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0 Plumbing classes. Students will be able to further develop
skills in the use of common tools and a deepen their
understanding of safety issues and proper dress codes
for plumbing jobs. They will learn to analyze plumbing
and pipe-fitting problems that occur in common types of
construction (single-family and other types of buildings).

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CTE Program: Welding Research (NCCER) in the following areas: welding safety,
oxyfuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, air carbon arc cutting
Welding I and gouging, base metal preparation, weld quality, shielded
metal arc welding (SMAW)—equipment and setup, shielded
Course Number: 616101R / 616102R metal arc electrodes, and SMAW beads and fillet welds.
Course Level: Regular
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 CTE Program: Welding
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters Welding III

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course Number: 649301R / 649302R
Welding I course enables students to gain knowledge of the Course Level: Regular
properties, uses, and applications of various metals, skills Number of Credits Earned: 2.0
in various processes used to join and cut metals (such as Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective
oxyacetylene, shielded metal, metal inert gas, and tungsten Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2
arc processes), and experience in identifying, selecting, semesters
and rating appropriate techniques. Welding courses often
include instruction in interpreting blueprints or other types COURSE DESCRIPTION:
of specifications. Successful completion of Welding III is required for
enrollment in this course. Welding III continues the
CTE Program: Welding exposure to, as well as the practical application of, various
types of welding tools and equipment. Cutting and bonding
Welding II metals are the two basic categories of welding operations.
Welding III will provide the opportunity to earn
Course Number: 616201R / 616202R certifications in Joint Fit-up and Alignment, SMAW—Groove
Course Level: Regular Welds with Backing, SMAW—Open V-groove Welds,
Number of Credits Earned: 2.0 Welding Symbols, Reading Welding Detail Drawings,
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of
Recommended Course Duration: Double period, 2 Metals, Preheating and Post-heating of Metals, GMAW
semesters and FCAW—Equipment and Filler Metals, and GTAW—
Equipment and Filler Materials.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Successful completion of Introduction to Construction is BUSINESS & FINANCE CLUSTER
required for enrollment in this course. Welding II is an Learn to manage teams of people, crunch numbers to keep
introduction to, as well as practical application of, various costs down, become an entrepreneur.
types of welding tools and equipment. Cutting and bonding
metals are the two basic categories of welding operations. CTE Program: Business Orientation
Welding I will provide the opportunity to earn certifications
in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Business Academy I
as well as National Center for Construction Education and
Course Number: 701101R / 701102R
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Course Level: Regular of accounting classes. This first year course is a
comprehensive, two-semester course that’s designed
Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 to bring the real world of business and accounting into
the classroom. Students will have the opportunity to use
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective real-world business skills, accounting software, real-world
source documents, financial statements, and multimedia.
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters
Accounting is an essential aspect of every business
COURSE DESCRIPTION: institution and organization. As future workers, small
This course is designed to provide students with an business owners, and entrepreneurs, students who
introduction to business, marketing and management understand basic accounting principles will more
concepts. It includes an introduction to business principles, knowledgeably manage their companies’ financial
business communications and business computations. resources. As citizens, future parents, and investors, these
The impact and application of technology as it relates students will be better prepared to make the economic
to business will also be introduced. Students will collect decisions that will impact their communities-such as
lessons, projects and relevant career information in a passing a referendum to build new schools-and to make
portfolio. the financial decisions that will affect their own economic
futures.
Students will be introduced to pre-employment skills,
including resume and cover-letter writing, interviewing The introduction of computerized systems has made
and job search techniques. Representatives of industry the mastery of technology skills an integral part of the
through guest speakers, field trips and/or job shadowing accounting curriculum. Automated procedures eliminate
experiences will reinforce career and pre-employment the repetitive tasks required for manual accounting and
skills. In addition, students will complete individual and facilitate the inclusion of individual and group activities that
team projects that will be presented to peers. Throughout involve higher-level thinking skills. The Internet also offers
this course, vocational ethics, transition skills, and tremendous opportunities for financial research and a wide
workplace skills are integrated. variety of learning applications and activities.

Students will develop proficiency in computer systems and CTE Program: Business Orientation
technology related to the industry. Competencies and skills
introduced are based on current industry skill standards Business Academy I
and lead to industry certification/credentialing in the
identified area. Course Number: 701131H / 701132H

CTE Program: Business Orientation Course Level: Honors

Business Academy II Number of Credits Earned: 1.0

Course Number: 701201R / 701202R Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective

Course Level: Regular Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters

Number of Credits Earned: 1.0 COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide students with an
Type of Graduation Credit Earned: Career Ed; Elective introduction to business, marketing and management
concepts. It includes an introduction to business principles,
Recommended Course Duration: 2 semesters business communications and business computations.
The impact and application of technology as it relates
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is the first course in a three year sequence

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