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

PLTW Engineering (PLWE)

Middle Grades Exploration
CY60 PLTW Gateway: Design and Modeling
CY61 PLTW Gateway: Automation and Robotics
CY62 PLTW Gateway: App Creators
CY63 PLTW Gateway: Computer Science for Innovators and Makers
CY64 PLTW Gateway: Energy and the Environment
CY65 PLTW Gateway: Flight and Space
CY66 PLTW Gateway: Science of Technology
CY67 PLTW Gateway: Magic of Electrons
CY68 PLTW Gateway: Green Architecture
CY69 PLTW Gateway: Medical Detectives
EY10 Exploring Personal Characteristics and Careers
EY11 Exploring Careers and Employment
EY12 Exploring Financial Literacy
EY30 Career Exploration
Foundational Prerequisite Option(s)
N/A
Prerequisite Option(s)
CE10 PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design
CE11 PLTW Principles of Engineering
CE12 PLTW Engineering Essentials
Concentrator Option(s)
CE13 PLTW Digital Electronics
CE14 PLTW Civil Engineering and Architecture
CE15 PLTW Aerospace Engineering
CE17 PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CE18 PLTW Environmental Sustainability
Career Pathway Major Options
CE16 PLTW Capstone
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)

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