Career Academy

One semester program for students in the 9th or 10th grade

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to career possibilities in the sixteen national career clusters adopted by the South Carolina Department of Education. Specifically, students will shadow in each of the programs offered at Enoree. Students will also learn the skills needed to apply critical thinking skills, writing, speaking, and listening, as well as other soft skills necessary for becoming a marketable employee. Topics such as financial planning, bank accounts, credit and loans, wages and taxes, investments, and insurance are also covered in this course. 

 

The career exploratory is a one-semester course. Students attend the AM or PM session during first or second semester. It is two class periods on their high school schedule. 

  Career Exploratory      

  One semester

  2 high school credits

  Grade: 9th or 10th 

NOTE:    Credits earned will count as electives needed for the SC high school graduation requirements.  One of the credits earned may fulfill the CATE/Foreign Language requirement for SC high school graduation. Most 4-year colleges will NOT accept career center courses as a substitute for the foreign language college admissions requirement.