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CTE Pathways and Endorsements

Pathways ensure that students are prepared for success in college and careers in higher wage, in-demand fields. Pathways provide a framework that local education agencies (LEAs) can use to work with post secondary institutions, businesses, and industries to better understand the knowledge and resources needed to prepare students for life after high school. Pathways are not an add-on program or new reform, but are designed to work within current systems, structures, and budgets. They are a strategy for aligning and leveraging existing programs, including the Foundation High School Program.

College and career pathways are a key strategy for schools and districts to prepare all students to succeed after high school and expand the education and employment options available to Texas students. Students in pathways take academically rigorous classes, explore a range of occupations, identify professional interests, build valuable skills, and feel empowered to make informed decisions about their education and future careers.

Core Elements of Pathways

The following core elements have been identified as key to a successful implementation of local, regional, and statewide pathways in Texas:

  • Alignment with labor-market demand
  • Integration of rigorous core academics and career-focused learning
  • College and career information and advising
  • Links between secondary and post-secondary education
  • Credentials with value in the labor market
  • Continuum of work-based learning experiences
  • Cross-sector partnerships

Pathways Resources

The following pathways programs and initiatives move Texas forward in realizing the vision of Texas College and Career Pathways. The agency supports initiatives aligned with the core elements of Texas Pathways. Follow the links below to visit to the corresponding sections on this page.

LPHS CTE Pathways

  • Business & Industry
    Endorsement 
    Ag Science – Animal Pathway
    • 9th grade Principles of Agriculture (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Small Animal Mgmt. (1 credit) 
    • 11th grade Equine Science (.5 credit) & Livestock Production
    • (.5 credit)
    • 12th grade Advanced Animal Science (1 credit)
     
    Ag Science – Mechanical Pathway
    • 9th grade Principles of Agriculture (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Ag Facilities Design & Fabrication (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Agriculture Mechanics and Metal Technologies
    • (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Agricultural Welding & Power (1 – 2 credits)
     
    Architecture & Construction – Construction Management
    • 9th grade Principles of Architecture/Constr. (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Engineering Design & Presentation (1 credit)
    • 11th-grade Construction Management (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Agricultural Welding & Power (1‐ 2 credits)
     
    Architecture & Construction – Electrical
    • 9th grade Principles of Architecture/Constr. (1 credit)
    • 10th-grade Construction Management (1 credit)
    • 11th-grade Electrical Technology (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Advanced Electrical Technology (2 credits) 

    Arts, A/V, & Communications ‐ Animation
    • 9th grade Principles of Audio Video (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Digital & Interactive Media (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Animation (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Advanced Animation (2 credits)
     
    Arts, A/V, & Communications ‐ Audio Video Production
    • 9th grade Principles of Audio Video (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Audio Video Production (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Advanced Audio Video Production (2 credits)
    • 12th grade Practicum in Audio Video (2 credits)
     
    Arts, A/V, & Communications – Graphic Arts
    • 9th grade Principles of Audio Video (.1 credit)
    • 10th-grade Graphic Design (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Digital & Interactive Media (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Web Technologies (1 credit)
     
    Arts, A/V, & Communications – Yearbook
    • 9th grade Principles of Audio Video (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Yearbook I (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Yearbook II (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Yearbook III (1 credit)
     
    Business Management
    • 9th grade Principles of Business (1 credit)
    • 10th-grade Business Information Management (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Accounting (1 credit) or
    • Business Information Mgmt II (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Business Mgmt – Homeland Security (1 credit)
     
    Finance
    • 9th grade Principles of Business (1 credit) 
    • 10th-grade Business Information Management (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Accounting (1 credit)
    • 12th-grade Accounting II (1 credit)
     
    Hospitality – Culinary Arts
    • 9th-grade Lifetime Nutrition (1 credit) 
    • 10th grade Principles of Hospitality – Fundamentals of Baking
      (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Culinary Arts I (2 credits)
    • 12th grade Culinary Arts II (2 credits)
     
    Information Technology
    • 9th grade Principles of Information Technology (1 credit) 
    • 10th grade Digital & Interactive Media (1 credit)
    • 11th-grade Graphic Design (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Web Technologies (1 credit)
     
    Manufacturing – Welding
    • 9th grade Principles of Arch. & Construction (1 credit) 
    • 10th grade Principles of Manufacturing (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Welding I (2 credits)
    • 12th grade Advanced Welding (2 credits)
     
    Marketing
    • 9th grade Principles of Business (1 credit) 
    • 10th grade Entrepreneurship (.5 credit) &
    • Fashion Mktg or Sports Mktg (.5 credit)
    • 11th grade Business Information Mgmt (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Accounting (1 credit)
     
    Transportation – Automotive Technology
    • 9th grade Principles of Transportation (1 credit) &
    • 10th-grade Automotive Technology (2 credits)
    • 11th grade Advanced Automotive Technology (2 credits)
    • 12th grade Automotive Technology Practicum (2 credits)
     
    Transportation – Collision Repair
    • 9th grade Principles of Transportation (.1 credit) 
    • 10th grade Collision Repair & Refinishing (2 credits)
    • 11th grade Advanced Collision Repair & Refinishing (2 credits)
    • 12th grade Collision Repair Practicum (2 credits)
  • Public Services
    Endorsement
     
    Education & Training
    • 9th grade Principles of Education & Training (1 credit) 1
    • 10th grade Human Growth & Development (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Child Development (.5 credit) & Psychology (.5 credit)
    • 12th grade Child Guidance (1 credit)
       

    Health Science

    • 9th grade Principles of Human Services (1 credit)1
    • 10th grade Principles of Health Science (1 credit)
    • 11th grade Health Science (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Medical Billing & Coding (1 credit)
       
    Human Services – Child Development
    • 9th grade Principles of Human Services (1 credit)
    • 10th grade Child Development (.5 credit) &
    • Lifetime Nutrition (.5 credit)
    • 11th grade Child Guidance (1 credit)
    • 12th-grade Counseling & Mental Health (1 credit)
       
    Law Enforcement & Public Safety ‐ ROTC
    • 9th grade ROTC I (1 credit)
    • 10th grade ROTC II (1 credit)
    • 11th grade ROTC III (1 credit)
    • 12th grade ROTC IV (1 credit) &
    • Bus. Mgmt. Homeland Security (1 credit)
  • To receive the STEM Endorsement, a student must complete:
    • Physics
    • Chemistry
    • Algebra II and
    One of the coherent sequences below:
    Advanced Math – Option 1*
    • 9th grade Geometry
    • 10th grade Algebra II
    • 11th grade Precalculus
    • 12th grade AP Calculus or AP Statistics or Dual Enrollment
       
    College Algebra/Finite Math
    *Students must take Algebra I in 8th grade to complete this coherent sequence.
    Advanced Math – Option 2
    • 9th grade Algebra I
    • 10th-grade Geometry
    • 11th grade Algebra II
    • 12th-grade Algebra III and Precalculus
       
    Advanced Science
    • 9th grade Biology
    • 10th grade Chemistry
    • 11th grade Physics
    • 12th grade 2 additional science classes
       
    Engineering
    • 9th Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW) (1 credit) 
    • 10th Principles of Engineering (PLTW) (1 credit)
    • 11th Civil Engineering and Architecture (PLTW) (1 credit)
    • 12th grade Engineering Design & Development (PLTW) (1 credit)