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| 6 | What is a "Career-Academic Sequence?" | A career-academic sequence is a flexible sequence of career-technical and academic elective courses designed to help a student explore and prepare for a specific career area or group of related occupations. Career-academic sequences are selected and defined by local school corporations and recommended for all students regardless of postsecondary intentions. A career-academic sequence includes progressive exposure to the world of work, with some leading to a certificate recognized by business and industry. A career-academic sequence is flexible. As a student progresses in a sequence and learns more about a specific career area, he/she may. 1. Remain in the same career pathway throughout high school; 2. Switch career pathways to explore an additional career area; or 3. Enroll in a multi-credit career/technical program designed to help students to help students develop knowledge and skills related to a specific occupation. Many multi-credit career/technical programs offer both high school and postsecondary credit. |
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| 7 | What are "flex credits?" | Flex credits are required credits for which students have several options from which to choose. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Do students have to take more than two semesters of Physical Education? | No. A student who passes Physical Education would receive one credit each semester, rather than the half credit that is currently awarded. This change does not require students to take more than two semesters of Physical Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Why is math strongly recommended in the senior year? | Students who take math in the senior year are more prepared for placement exams upon entering a 2 or 4 year college, apprenticeship program, or the military. They are also less likely to enroll in remedial courses and are more likely to complete their college degree. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | When is it a good idea for students to take Algebra 1 in eighth grade? | Taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade gives students two additional options in high school. 1) By taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade, students can take a fifth year of math without having to take two math courses during the same year, (see Example 4 below). 2) By taking Algebra 1 in eighth grade, students can take a fourth year of math of over an extended period of time provided that the high school offers this option, (see Example 5 below). Students who do not intend to engage in on eof the options listed above may wish to begin Algebra 1 in ninth grade (see Examples 1-3 below). Taking Algebra 1 in ninth grade gives students the chance to develop a solid math foundation in middle school whil still improving Algebra 1 content before the GQE test in tenth grade. Students should not take Algebra 1 in eighth grade to avoid taking math courses in high school.
* Combination courses are one-period courses during which a half credit for the challenging math course is earned along with a half credit for Math Lab. At the end of two years, the student has two credits in the challenging math course plus two credits in Math Lab (an elective). Combination courses allow a student to cover challenging content at a slower pace over an extended period of time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||