English ( 4 English Elective Credits from the Following Courses) * Courses Available on APEX

2014-2015 /
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Division of Education
[Diploma endorsements]
In accordance with HB 5, TJJD Division of Education will be offering 3 of the 5 diploma Endorsements to its students. This document outlines endorsement requirements and course offerings available to our students. Some courses may be offered online as well as in the traditional classroom, and some may be offered as dual credit. Please refer to the requirements for the Foundation High School Program as they are the basis of all endorsed diplomas. A course completed as part of the set of courses needed to satisfy an endorsement requirement may also satisfy a requirement for the Foundation High School Plan, including an elective requirement; however, the 26 credit requirement must still be met. /

Arts & Humanities:Requires Foundation High School Program (22 credits) plus an Advanced Math credit, an Advanced Science credit, and 2 additional elective credits. A student pursuing an arts and humanities endorsement who has the written permission of the student’s parent may substitute an English language arts course, a social studies course, a LOTE course, or a fine arts course for the additional science credit required to earn an endorsement.This written permission must be placed in the student’s Master File by the school counselor.Courses in bold are .5 credit only.

English ( 4 English elective credits from the following courses)* courses available on APEX.

English IV * Independent Study in English Reading Skills and Strategies *
Literary Genres Communication Applications Writing Skills and Strategies *
Creative Writing * Humanities College Readiness & Study Skills
Research & Technical Writing Concurrent college enrollment Visual Media Analysis & Production

Fine Arts (coherent sequence of 4 credits from Art or Music categories below)* Course available on APEX

Art I
Music I
Musical Theatre I / Art II
Art Appreciation *
Music II
Music Appreciation *
Musical Theatre II / Art III
(Art) Media Literacy *
Music III
Musical Theatre III
Music History / Art IV
(Art) Principles of Floral Design
Music IV
Musical Theatre IV
Music Theory
Students can also choose 4 credits from above from both Art and Music for a Fine Arts endorsement.
(Sequence example: Art I/Music I/Art Appreciation/Musical Theatre I) Various combinations are possible as long as pre-requisites are met.

Social Studies (5 social studies credits from the following courses)* courses available on APEX.

US History since 1877 * Psychology * Social Studies Advanced Studies Geography & World Cultures*
World History * Sociology * Concurrent Enrollment in College Courses
World Geography Special Topics in Social Studies Economics Advanced Studies
US Government * Multi-Cultural Studies * Economics *

Language Other Than English (2 levels of the same language in a language other than English and 2 levels of a different language in a language other than English).* courses available on APEX.

Spanish I *
French I* / Spanish II*
French II*

Language Other Than English ( 4 levels of the same language in a language other than English) Spanish I-III available on APEX.

Spanish I* / Spanish II* / Spanish III* / Spanish IV (by special arrangement)

Business & Industry: Requires Foundation High School Program (22 credits) plus an Advanced Math credit, an Advanced Science credit, and 2 additional elective credits. Also required is a coherent sequence of courses for 4 or more credits in CTE, 2 of which must be in the same career cluster with at least one being an advanced CTE course. Endorsement areas are listed below with each area’s corresponding coherent sequence of courses (reading from left to right for sequence, the grey boxes in each area are advanced courses). All pre-requisites as identified by TEA curriculum guidelines must be honored (total 26 credits).*courses offered on APEX. Courses in bold .5 credit only.

CTE/Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources / Horticulture / Landscape Design
Principles and Elements of Floral Design
Career Prep I
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II * / Advanced Plant & Soil Science
Agribusiness Mgmt & Marketing
Applied Agricultural Science
Principles & Elements of Floral Design (if not taken as 3rd in sequence)
Landscape Design (if not taken as 3rd in sequence)

CTE/Architecture & Construction. Pre-requisites must be met.

Principles of Architecture & Construction / Construction Technology
Architectural Design
Interior Design
If not taken as 2nd in sequence, may be taken as 3rd, but not considered an advanced course. / Advanced Construction Technology
Advanced Architectural Design
Advanced Interior Design
Construction Management
Building Maintenance Tech
Mill & Cab Technology
Career Prep I
Engineering Design & Presentation
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II * / Advanced Construction Management
Advanced Building Maintenance Tech
(if not taken as 3rd in sequence)
Mill & Cab Technology
Advanced Construction Technology
Advanced Architectural Design
Advanced Interior Design

CTE/Business Management

Principles of Business, Marketing, & Finance / Business Information Mgmt I
Accounting I
Touch System Data Entry
Money Matters
Dollars & Sense / Business Information Mgmt II
Accounting II
Business Management
Career Prep I
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II *
Financial Literacy *
Finance
Desktop Publishing / Business Law
Financial Analysis
Statistics & Risk Management
Virtual Business
Professional Communications
Mathematics of Personal Finance*

Communication Applications (four credits to include three levels in one of the following areas) All pre-requisites must be met.

Communication Applications
Teen Leadership
College & Career Prep I * / Public Speaking I
Debate I
Oral Interpretation I
If not taken as 2nd in sequence, these courses may be taken in 3rd sequence.) / Public Speaking II
Debate II
Oral Interpretation II
Professional Communication
Career Prep I
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II * / Public Speaking III
Debate III
Oral Interpretation III
Independent Study in Speech
If pre-requisite taken in 2nd sequence:
Public Speaking II
Debate II
Oral Interpretation II

CTE/Hospitality and Tourism

Principles of Hospitality& Tourism / Culinary Arts / Food Technology
Hospitality Services
Lifetime Nutrition & Wellness
Career Prep I
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II * / Restaurant Management
Food Science (can be 4th science credit)
Advanced Culinary Arts

CTE/Information Technology

Principles of Information Technology / Computer Maintenance / Tele-Communications & Networking / Research in IT Solutions

CTE/Manufacturing

Principles of Manufacturing / Welding / Precision Metal Manufacturing
Agriculture Metal Manufacturing
Flexible Manufacturing / Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
Advanced Welding
Advanced Precision Metal Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineering

CTE/Technology Applications

Principles of Arts, A/V Technology & Communications / Audio Video Production
Graphic Design & Illustration / Animation
Video Game Design
Digital and Interactive Media
Digital Video & Audio Design
Mobile App Design
Career Prep I
College & Career Prep I*
College & Career Prep II * / Advanced A/V Production
Advanced Graphic Design & Illustration
Advanced Animation
Digital Communications in the 21st Century
Web Design
Professional Communications
Web Communications

CTE/Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

Principles of Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics / Energy, Power & Transportation Systems / Automotive Technology
Collision Repair & Refinishing
Small Engine Technology
Transportation Systems Management
Logistics, Planning & Management Systems / Advanced Automotive Technology
Advanced Collision Repair & Refinishing
Advanced Small Engine Technology

A Business and IndustryCombination may also be an endorsement pathway for students. This choice requires the Foundation High School Program (22 credits), plus an Advanced Math credit, an Advanced Science credit, and 2 additional elective credits. Also required is a coherent sequence of courses for 4 or more credits chosen from the CTE and Communication Application areas (total 26 credits). For course sequence 1-3, students can choose one of the course offerings in the first box (courses cannot be repeated. 3 of the 9 courses must be completed for 3 credits). The grey box is the 4th course in the sequence, from which students choose one Advanced course.

Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Principles of Architecture & Construction
Principles of Business, Marketing, & Finance
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Principles of Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Principle of Manufacturing
Principles of Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
Career Prep I or College & Career Prep I and II* / Professional Communications
Mathematics of Personal Finance *

Multi-Disciplinary Studies:Requires Foundation High School Program (22 credits) plus an Advanced Math credit, an Advanced Science credit, and 2 additional elective credits (total 26 credits). The following options are available for students to earn this endorsement:

4 advanced courses that prepare a student to enter the workforce successfully or postsecondary education without remediation from within one endorsement area or among endorsement areas that aren’t in a coherent sequence (advanced courses are in the grey boxes above. Pre-requisites must be met).
4 credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English IV and chemistry and/or physics
4 credits in dual credit selected from English, math, science, social studies, economics, languages other than English, or fine arts.

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