5 credits in Elective Courses (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, leaving • leaving 6.5 elective credits available) 6.5 elective credits available) (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, leaving 4.5 elective credits available) Meet curriculum requirements for at Meet curriculum requirements for at least 1 least 1 endorsement endorsement STEM Business and Arts and Multidisciplinary (Science, Technology, Public Services Industry Humanities Studies Engineering, & Mathematics) Includes courses Includes courses Includes courses Includes courses Allows a student to directly related to: directly related to: directly related to: directly related to: select courses from the curriculum of each Science, including Information Health sciences and World languages endorsement area and environmental technology occupations English earn credits in a science Communications Education and History variety of advanced Technology, Accounting training Dance courses from multiple including computer Finance Law enforcement Theater content areas sufficient science Marketing Culinary arts Art to complete the Engineering Architecture Music distinguished level of Advanced math Automotive achievement technology Aircraft Technology Agricultural science An Endorsement is an over-arching area of study. Within each of the Endorsements are multiple pathways designed so a student may choose courses toward completion of their high school diploma. The Endorsements are STEM, Business and Industry, Public Services, Arts and Humanities and Multidisciplinary Studies.
• 5 credits in Elective Courses (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, leaving 4.5 elective credits available) (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, leaving 6.5 elective credits available) Meet curriculum requirements for at least 1 endorsement (0.5 credit Health course required in GISD, leaving 6.5 elective credits available) Meet curriculum requirements for at least 1 endorsement An Endorsement is an over-arching area of study. Within each of the Endorsements are multiple pathways designed so a student may choose courses toward completion of their high school diploma. The Endorsements are STEM, Business and Industry, Public Services, Arts and Humanities and Multidisciplinary Studies. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Business and Industry Public Services Arts and Humanities Multidisciplinary Studies Includes courses directly related to: Science, including environmental science Technology, including computer science Engineering Advanced math Includes courses directly related to: Information technology Communications Accounting Finance Marketing Architecture Automotive technology Aircraft Technology Agricultural science Includes courses directly related to: Health sciences and occupations Education and training Law enforcement Culinary arts Includes courses directly related to: World languages English History Dance Theater Art Music Allows a student to select courses from the curriculum of each endorsement area and earn credits in a variety of advanced courses from multiple content areas sufficient to complete the distinguished level of achievement
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