CTE Endorsements and Career Clusters Defined

In support of the State of Texas’ college and career planning initiative known as Achieve Texas, SCUCISD has developed twelve (12) Career Clusters which represent the fourteen (14) nationally recognized career clusters. Each Career Cluster contains multiple Programs of Study (POS) and suggested 4-year plans, which combine rigorous academics and relevant career and technical education to create a plan of study that has real focus and purpose for our students. A POS consists of a recommended coherent sequence of courses based on the student’s interest, skills, and college and career goals and provides the student and his/her family with a seamless transition to employment and/or postsecondary education and to higher wage, higher skill, and higher demand jobs in the workforce.

Students are encouraged to choose a Career Cluster as a first step in building their Program of Study (POS). Students will be able to make changes each year in their POS as necessary for their continued academic achievement and as their college and career plans are refined. Simply contact your College and Career Readiness Advisor or your Career and Technical Education teacher for assistance. While each POS has recommended courses for each year of high school, students should work closely with parents, CTE teachers, College, Career, and Military Readiness advisors, and counselors to ensure that the chosen Endorsement and POS continues to be relevant for each student’s educational development.

CTE Endorsements

These are the five Endorsements from which students can choose from to achieve an Endorsement:

• STEM Endorsement
  • SCUC ISD STEM Videos
    • Cyber Security Program of Study
    • Engineering Design Program of Study
    • Programming and Software Development Program of Study

• Business and Industry Endorsement
  • SCUC ISD Business and Industry Videos
    • Applied Agricultural Engineering Program of Study
    • Animal Science Program of Study
    • Plant Science Program of Study
      • FFA
    • Architectural Design Program of Study
      • Steele
      • Clemens
    • Culinary Arts Program of Study
      • Clemens
      • Steele
    • Information Technology Support and Services Program of Study
    • Networking Systems Program of Study
    • Digital Communications Program of Study
      • Steele 
      • Clemens
    • Graphic Design and Multimedia Arts- Graphic Design Program of Study
    • Graphic Design and Multimedia Arts - Animation Program of Study
    • Graphic Design and Multimedia Arts - Video Game Design Program of Study
    • Fashion Design Program of Study
    • Business, Marketing, and Finance Program of Study
      • DECA
    • Entrepreneurship Program of Study
    • Advanced Manufacturing and Machinery Mechanics Program of Study
    • Journalism and Communication Cluster Program of Study
      • Clemens
      • Steele

• Public Service Endorsement
  • SCUC ISD Public Service Videos
    • Health Informatics Program of Study
    • Healthcare Therapeutic - Program of Study
      • Med-Microbiology
      • HOSA
    • Education and Training Program of Study
      • Principles of Human Services
      • Child Development
      • Instructional Practices
      • Practicum In Human Services
      • TAFE
      • FCCLA
    • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Program of Study
      • Forensics
    • JROTC
      • JROTC-Clemens
      • JROTC-Steele

• Arts and Humanities Endorsement
  • SCUC ISD Arts and Humanities Videos
    • Social Studies
    • Foreign Language-Clemens
    • Foreign Language-Steele
      • Spanish
      • French
      • German
    • Fine Arts
      • Art
      • Band
      • Cheerleading
      • Choir
      • Color Guard-Clemens
      • Color Guard- Steele
      • Dance
      • Digital art
      • Orchestra
      • Theatre

• Multi-discilinary Endorsement
  • SCUC ISD Multi-discilinary Videos
    • Advanced Placement
    • Dual Credit
    • IB

CTE Pathways