Course Key:  55200Q
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Principles of Human Services
Credit: 1
Grade: 7 - 10

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This course investigates career clusters with a focus on human services careers, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, personal care, and consumer services. Each student will participate in a variety of projects designed to develop personal characteristics and skills that will lead them into readiness and success in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand careers.

Course Key:  55240B
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Dollars and Sense
Credit: 0.5
Grade: 9 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This vital course explores managing life independently focusing consumer practices and responsibilities, money-management processes, and decision-making skills. Areas of study include budgeting, banking, saving, borrowing, investing, housing, healthy living, clothing, transportation, insurance, consumer decisions, and careers.

Course Key:  55230Q
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Child Development
Credit: 1
Grade: 9 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This course addresses knowledge and skills related to child development and growth from prenatal through school-aged children equipping students with child development skills. Students use these skills to promote the well-being and healthy development of children.

Course Key:  55260B
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
Credit: 0.5
Grade: 9 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This interactive course allows students to use principles of lifetime wellness and nutrition to help make informed choices that promote wellness as well as pursue related careers. The role nutrition plays in both professional and recreational sports will be explored. Students will investigate the relationship between food and physical, emotional, and mental health while developing a nutritional plan which meets the needs of the individual.

Course Key:  55500Q
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Entrepreneurship
Credit: 1
Grade: 11 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

This course provides an overview of the process involved in starting a business and explores the resources available to help business owners in their venture. The primary focus of the course is to help students understand the process of analyzing a business opportunity, preparing a business plan, determining feasibility of an idea using research, understanding financial reports, and developing a plan to organize and promote the business along with its products and services.

Course Key:  55120Q
SEMESTER
Course Name:  Counseling and Mental Health
Credit: 1
Grade: 11 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): None

Certification(s): N/A

Counseling and Mental Health prepares students for future employment in the field of counseling and mental health services. Students will acquire knowledge of mental health conditions, examine care options, and model the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a counseling and mental health career through simulated environments. Students are expected to apply knowledge of ethical and legal responsibilities, limitations, and the implications of their actions.

Course Key:  552251
FULL YEAR
Course Name:  Food Science
Credit: 1 science credit
Grade: 11 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): Biology plus IPC or Chemistry

Certification(s): N/A

Food Science is the study of the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing and the improvement of foods for the consuming public. Food Science students conduct laboratory and field investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving.

Course Key:  553801
FULL YEAR
Course Name:  Career Preparation for Programs of Study
Credit: 3
Grade: 11 - 12

Required Prerequisite(s): 16 years of age

Certification(s): N/A

This course provides opportunities for students to participate in a work-based learning experience that combines classroom instruction with paid business and industry employment experiences. Classroom experiences include: job acquisition, career progression, financial success, business/entrepreneurial applications, occupational safety and health, and relevant news topics. Professional portfolios will be created with material supporting an educational/career plan for the future.Students will earn 3.0 credits for successful completion of this course which includes one class period per school day on campus and two class periods per school day allocated for early release for off campus work experience.