ARTS EDUCATION IN THE CAREER PREP COURSE OF STUDY
What are the requirements for an arts education pathway in the career prep course of study?
High school students may choose to pursue an arts education pathway in the Career Prep Course of Study. This pathway requires students to select courses appropriate for an arts education pathway to include an advanced level course.
Specific criteria are as follows:
4 credits in an arts discipline: (dance, music, theatre arts, or visual arts)
At least one advanced level course (Level II or above)
The term "Arts Discipline" refers to any one of four subject areas to include dance, music, theatre arts or visual arts. The expectation is that a student will take four courses in one subject area with at least one being a higher level course. A student could not take a mix of courses from more than one discipline to pursue a pathway such as Art I, Band I, Dance I, and Theatre Arts I. A higher level course is defined as any course at Level II or above, for example, Band II or Theatre Arts II. In addition, a higher level course could also be a third or fourth year course such as Art III or Dance IV, any honors course, an International Baccalaureate course, or an Advanced Placement course.
This pathway will no longer exist with the implementation of the new Core Course of Study (GCS1) approved by the State Board of Education in June 2007, to be implemented with the Freshman class of 2009-2010. Under the new requirements; however, students are encouraged to complete a four-course concentration in an area of interest (which could be pursued in an arts education disicpline).
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