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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
