• Future Ready Pathways

    Achieving college, career, and life readiness requires students to be strategic in their course selection, deliberately building an academic program that connects classroom learning to the world of work through our Career and Technical Education (CTE) framework. The Nebraska CTE Model organizes career pathways into six broad Career Fields: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Business, Marketing, and Management; Communication & Information Systems; Health Sciences; Human Sciences & Education; and Skilled & Technical Sciences. In this course guide, we have specifically broken out our approved pathways so you can plan your courses effectively. We urge you to use these fields to focus your elective choices, creating a coherent sequence of courses that prepares you for success. For example, a student interested in architecture should pursue courses in the Skilled & Technical Sciences field, while a future nurse would focus on Health Sciences offerings. This intentional course selection process will equip you with foundational knowledge and technical, transferable skills, providing a crucial competitive advantage in post-secondary education and in securing high-skill, high-wage employment right here in Nebraska. 

    The following Future Ready Pathways are approved by the Nebraska Department of Education and have a specific sequence of introductory, intermediate, and capstone courses that are specific career pathways. Students who complete one or more of these College, Career, and Life Readiness Career Pathways will receive special designation at their high school graduation ceremony.

    PLEASE NOTE: Some courses have multiple introductory, intermediate, and capstone courses but students are ONLY required to complete one of the courses at each course level even if multiple courses are offered/available.

    BUSINESS, MARKETING, & MANAGEMENT

    ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Introduction to Business

    1106A/B

    Introductory Course

    Marketing 1

    1125A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Accounting 1

    1159A/B

    Capstone Course

    Entrepreneurship

    1119A

    FINANCE CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Introduction to Business

    1106A/B

    Introductory Course

    Personal Finance

    1105A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Accounting 1

    1159A/B

    Capstone Course

    AP Macroeconomics

    1970AB

    Capstone Course

    AP Microeconomics

    1961AB

    Capstone Course

    Probability/Statistics

    1959A

    Capstone Course

    Economics

    1936A/B

    CULINARY ARTS CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Fundamentals of Nutrition and Culinary Essentials

    1412A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Culinary Skills 1

    1413A/B

    Capstone Course

    Culinary Skills 2

    1414A

    MARKETING CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Marketing 1 - Sem 1

    1125A

    Intermediate Course

    Marketing 1 - Sem 2

    1125B

    Capstone Course

    Marketing 2

    1126A

    COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    BROADCAST JOURNALISM CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Photojournalism

    1254B

    Intermediate Course

    Warrior Television

    1293A/B

    Capstone Course

    Westside Wired

    1256A/B

    Capstone Course

    Web Design

    1165A/B

    DIGITAL DESIGN CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Photojournalism

    1254B

    Intermediate Course

    Digital Art

    1023A

    Capstone Course

    Web Design

    1165A/B

    BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Information Technology

    1135A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Digital Art

    1023A

    Capstone Course

    Web Design

    1165A/B

    COMPUTER SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Information Technology

    1135A/B

    Intermediate Course

    AP Computer Science Principles

    1685AB

    Capstone Course

    AP Computer Science A

    1686AB

    HEALTH SCIENCES

    HEALTH SCIENCE CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Health Sciences

    1766A

    Intermediate Course

    Advanced Health Sciences

    1767B

    Intermediate Course

    Anatomy and Physiology (H)

    1839B

    Intermediate Course

    PLTW Human Body Systems (H)

    1768 AB

    Capstone Course

    CNA (H)

    1720A/B

    LIFESPAN PERFORMANCE CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Health Sciences

    1766A

    Intermediate Course

    Medical Terminology

    1766A

    Intermediate Course

    Anatomy and Physiology (H)

    1839B

    Capstone Course

    Sports Medicine (H)

    1799AB

    BIOTECHNICAL RESEARCH CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Health Sciences

    1766A

    Intermediate Course

    Medical Terminology

    1766A

    Intermediate Course

    Anatomy and Physiology (H)

    1839B

    Intermediate Course

    PLTW Human Body Systems (H)

    1768 AB

    Capstone Course

    UNMC Health Alliance

    1899AB

    HUMAN SCIENCE & EDUCATION

    EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Lifespan Development

    1434B

    Introductory Course

    Teaching as a Profession

    1425A

    Intermediate Course

    Best Practices in Education and Training

    1433B

    Capstone Course

    Education and Training Practicum

    1423B

    CHILD, YOUTH, AND FAMILY STUDIES CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Lifespan Development

    1434B

    Intermediate Course

    Parents and Families

    1427A

    Intermediate Course

    Child Development

    1422A

    Capstone Course

    Interpersonal Relationships

    1435A/B

    DESIGN CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Introduction to Design

    1449A

    Intermediate Course

    Intro to Fashion Construction

    1442A

    Intermediate Course

    Home Design and Interiors

    1459B

    Capstone Course

    Entrepreneurship (H)

    1119A

    SKILLED & TECHNICAL SCIENCES

    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Woods I

    1235A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Civil Engineering and Architecture 1

    1508AB

    Intermediate Course

    Home Design and Interiors

    1459B

    Capstone Course

    Civil Engineering and Architecture 2 (H)

    1509AB

    CONSTRUCTION CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Woods I

    1235A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Woods II

    1524A

    Capstone Course

    Construction

    1522B

    ENGINEERING CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Intro to Engineering Design

    1503AB

    Introductory Course

    Principles of Engineering (H)

    1549AB

    Intermediate Course

    PLTW Aerospace Engineering (H)

    1505 AB

    Intermediate Course

    Robotics

    1581AB

    Capstone Course

    Advanced Robotics (H)

    1584AB

    WELDING CAREER PATHWAY

    Introductory Course

    Welding Processes

    1513A/B

    Intermediate Course

    Gas Metal Arc (H)

    1516B

    Intermediate Course

    Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Flat (H)

    1518B

    Capstone Course

    Oxy-Acetylene Welding (H)

    1515A

    Capstone Course

    Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Stainless (H)

    1511A

    Capstone Course

    Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (H)

    1517A

    Capstone Course

    Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Horizontal (H)

    1520B

    Capstone Course

    Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Vertical (H)

    1521B
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