Career Pathways

2025-2026 Academic Year

Career Cluster: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

Program Area: Computer Science, IT, and Technology Education (CSITT)

Career Pathways connect rigorous CTE coursework with real-world experiences preparing students for careers.
Work-based Learning (WBL) is an integral part of all Career and Technical Education courses in North Carolina to show curricular relevance to industry skills.

Public School Units (PSUs) are encouraged to strategically choose work-based learning strategies in alignment with unique needs, considering factors such as local employment demands, available program offerings, resources, and other pertinent considerations. Contact your local CTE administrator for more information.

WBL Courses with Academic Credit:

  • CTE Advanced Studies
  • CTE Cooperative Education
  • CTE Entrepreneurial Experience
  • CTE Internship
  • CTE Pre-apprenticeship
  • CTE Apprenticeship

WBL Activities without Academic Credit:

  • Guest speaker
  • Career fair
  • Job fair
  • Transition fair
  • Field trip (workplace tour)
  • Job shadowing
  • Mentoring
  • Service learning
  • School-based enterprise
  • Simulated workplace
  • Workplace challenge/Industry-sponsored project

SREB Innovations in Science and Technology (INST)

Middle Grades Exploration
EY12 Exploring Financial Literacy
EY30 Career Exploration
Foundational Prerequisite Option(s)
N/A
Prerequisite Option(s)
CR15 SREB AC IST Nature of Science and Tech
Concentrator Option(s)
CR16 SREB AC IST Core Apps of Science and Tech
Career Pathway Major Options
WA15 CTE Apprenticeship STEM
WE15 CTE Entrepreneurial Experience STEM
WI15 CTE Internship STEM
WO15 CTE Cooperative Education STEM
WP15 CTE Pre-apprenticeship STEM
WS15 CTE Advanced Studies STEM
Supplemental Employability Skills
0I00 IB Personal and Professional Skills
CC10 Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
ED45 Career Management
Supplemental Technical Courses
N/A
Career and College Promise
Approved Career and College Promise Career Technical Education Pathway
Career and Technical Student Organizations
Technology Student Association (TSA)
SkillsUSA

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