Definitions - All CBEDS Assignment Subject Areas

The course definitions below reflect current instructional practices and national and state curriculum guidelines for reporting on the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS).

The following assignment codes are current as of October 2007. The definitions reflect current instructional practices and national and state curriculum guidelines.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Subjects

4040 Agricultural Business

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to agribusiness, marketing, sales, agricultural economics, and management of farm and agriculturally related enterprises. It comprises the study of agribusiness-related careers, farm safety management, responsibilities of management, government organizations and regulations, basic microeconomics and macroeconomics, agricultural credit, recordkeeping and accounting, cash flow, introduction to taxes, marketing, history and current activities of agricultural cooperatives, purchasing, laws of significance to agriculture, and management decision aids. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4030 Agricultural Mechanics

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to engineering, welding, surveying, maintenance of agricultural/agribusiness power units and equipment, and participation in technical fields supporting agricultural enterprises. It comprises the study of safety, measurement and computation, hand and power tool use, welding, hot and cold metal work, hand and power woodworking, basic design and construction, plumbing, basic electrification, electrical safety and power, rope work, surveying, basic agricultural equipment maintenance and operation, internal combustion engine theory, and small engine repair. Also included are irrigation equipment planning, installation, maintenance and operations, and hydraulics. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4070 Agriscience

The instructional program introduces individuals to tasks related to preparation for further study in one of the specific subject-matter-related areas such as agricultural plant production or forestry and material resources and eventual entry into an agriculturally related occupation. It comprises the study of animal physiology, animal organ systems, life-sustaining systems and function at the cellular level, genetics and inheritance, animal and plant health management, livestock evaluation, animal and plant nutrition, and irrigation. The program provides an introduction to agribusiness structures, agricultural recordkeeping, marketing, and computer applications and includes California agriculture and resources, agriculture and society, leadership, and participation in Future Farmers of America. In addition, it presents critical thinking processes and scientific inquiry, communication skills, the supervised occupational experience, employability skills, including resume development and job-seeking/retention skills and attitudes, career alternatives, parliamentary procedure, and human behavior as it relates to leadership development. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4020 Animal Science

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to ownership, management and operation of animal production and processing enterprises, or the support of animal production and processing. It comprises the study of livestock facilities, nutritional principles, feeds and feeding, physiology and life processes, function of organ systems, genetics, inheritability and its value to breeding programs, prevention/diagnosis/treatment of common health problems, livestock pest control and prevention, animal behavior, common approved management practices, pasture and range lands management, animal waste management, and carcass processing. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4060 Forestry and Natural Resources

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to production, management, and protection of forest crops for multiple use. Conservation and improvement of other natural resources such as land, air, wildlife, and water for economic and recreational purposes are also included. In addition, the program includes the study of careers, historical and current forest policies, interrelationships of forest ecosystems, plant physiological needs, identification (dendrology), soil management and watershed protection, measurement and surveying, Christmas tree production, disease and pest control, forest fire science, timber harvesting techniques and equipment, cruising methods, compass and map use, and communication skills useful to personnel management. Students will also study resource management, multiple-use management applications, renewable and nonrenewable resources, pollution problems and solutions, water resources, fish and game management and identification, and human impact on natural resources. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4050 Ornamental Horticulture

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to the production, processing, and marketing of foliage plants, shrubs, and trees; landscape design and installation; nursery operation and management; and floriculture-related occupations. It comprises the study of botanical classification and plant identification, photosynthesis, plant physiology and growth characteristics, sexual and asexual propagation, pest and disease management and control, nutritional needs and soil media preparation, irrigation, purchasing and sales, pruning, maintenance skills, floriculture skills, and landscape design and installation. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4010 Plant and Soil Science

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to production of crops and plants of agricultural importance. It comprises the study of botanical classification, photosynthesis and respiration, cellular biology, physiology, growth requirements and fertilizers, sexual and asexual propagation techniques, entomology, pest and pathogen control, including chemical and non-chemical methods, soils and soil chemistry, basic tillage and preparation techniques, soil conservation and irrigation techniques, pruning skills for trees and vines, and an introduction to harvesting techniques in California. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

4098 Other Agriculture Course

This designation is for any agriculture course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS (California Basic Educational Data System) assignment code list.

4099 Department Chair

This course is for a department head whose responsibilities may include but not be limited to curriculum coordinator, lead teacher, or department supervisor.

Art Subjects

2808 Advertising Design

Creative expression and design principles are related to the field of advertising and commercial art. Students apply the art elements and principles of design to the field of commercial art and advertising design. The course offers practical experiences in generating original ideas, executing layouts, and preparing artwork for reproduction. The course stresses original creative expression. Students study from historical and contemporary views artists who practice the art forms and learn to critique their work and the work of others.

2815 Art Appreciation (elementary school standards)

This course provides a historical study and basis for appreciation of art from throughout the world and is instructed to the elementary visual arts standards. The course includes the relationship of art to social, political and historical events in the world, museum studies, as well as contemporary issues and developments in history and art. Included is the analysis of visual images as they have been used and are used to express the needs and ideals of society, as well as those of the individual. The course involves students in the creative process through lecture, discussion, observation, audiovisual materials, media arts, and research.

2816 Art Appreciation (secondary school standards)

This course provides a historical study and basis for appreciation of art from throughout the world and is instructed to the proficient and/or advanced visual arts standards. The course includes the relationship of art to social, political and historical events in the world, museum studies, as well as contemporary issues and developments in history and art. Included is the analysis of visual images as they have been used and are used to express the needs and ideals of society, as well as those of the individual. The course involves students in the creative process through lecture, discussion, observation, audiovisual materials, media arts, and research.

2803 Art History

Art History introduces significant works of art, artists, and artistic movements that have shaped the art world, and have influenced, or reflected periods of history. The course covers the relationship of art to social, political, and historical events in the world/nation or series of artists, women in art, as well as contemporary issues and developments. Included is the analysis of visual images as they have been used and are used to express the needs and ideals of society, as well as those of the individual.

2800 Ceramics (Beginning or Advanced)

This course develops or extends students' knowledge of ceramic techniques with emphasis on creative design and craftsmanship. Activities include clay modeling, hand building, coil building, and throwing on the potter's wheel. Students develop a working knowledge of kiln firing and glazing techniques. The course provides students with practice in critiquing their own work and the work of others, as well as the study of ceramics throughout the history of art in America and in other countries.

2809 Cinematography/Artistic Videos (Beginning or Advanced)

This course covers the history and development of the cinema, television, artistic videos, claymation, contemporary media and video production, documentaries, and other new media and film aspects. Students learn and practice the various aspects of production by applying the elements of art principles of design for effective visual communication of their ideas, feelings, and values. Students communicate visual ideas using basic production techniques, including camera operation, framing and composition, manipulations of space and time, idea development and communication, the mechanics and psychology of editing, script writing or text creation, light and sound, and impact. Students learn the historical and contemporary foundations of these media and participate in critiques.

2802 Crafts

This course emphasizes original creative design and appropriate use of materials such as paper, fabric, fiber, clay, wood, plastics, plaster, and metal. The course stresses understanding the suitability of design to materials, respect for the integrity of materials, and good craftsmanship. Crafts such as wood carving, fiber arts, and jewelry approached from an artistic intent may be included. Students study the history of crafts in art and their use in specific media.

2801 Design

This course covers the organization of art elements and principles and provides study of their application in two- and three-dimensional problems. Students analyze and use design principles in works of art from art history and many world cultures. Students learn to critique their work and the work of others and become more aware of design in their environment.

2820 Digital Art/Computer Art/Artistic Graphics

This course helps students develop aesthetic criteria in order to create graphic art imagery using a microcomputer. The course emphasizes the knowledge and application of the art elements and principles of design as used in visual communication. Students use the computer and digital tools to apply or formulate programs to communicate creative visual ideas, including animation, game production, and artistic aspects of Web site design. This course may also include aspects of the Cinematography/Artistic Videos course. Students study artists who practice these art forms and learn and practice critiques of these art forms.

2806 Drawing

This course provides a foundation in drawing using a variety of media and techniques in both black and white and color. The course emphasizes observation and interpretation of the visual environment, life drawing, and drawing from the imagination. Included are the application of the elements and principles of design, a study of historical and contemporary art and artists from a worldwide perspective, and instruction and practice in the critique process.

2813 Fashion Design

This course introduces drawing of the fashion figure and develops relationships of design to clothing. Included is application of the elements and principles of the visual arts, a study of historical and contemporary visual arts as they relate to fashion design from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process.

2814 Fiber and Textiles

This course emphasizes original, creative design using fiber and fiber-related techniques such as weaving, appliqué, and batik. Students gain an understanding of suitability of design to material and intent from a fine arts point of view. Students apply the art elements and principles of design as they create works of art, study the history of fiber art from a worldwide perspective, and participate in the critique process.

2822 Fundamentals of Art (elementary school standards)

This is a basic course in the fundamentals of art expression taught to the elementary visual arts standards. For grades kindergarten through three, students' experiences may include painting, drawing, lettering, design, and crafts. For grades four through eight, students learn about aesthetic perception, creative expression, art heritage, and aesthetic valuing and their applications with experiences in drawing, painting, design, crafts, ceramics, printmaking, graphics, sculpture, design, and/or lettering.

2823 Fundamentals of Art (secondary school standards)

This is a basic course in the fundamentals of art expression taught to the proficient and/or advanced visual arts standards. In grades seven through twelve, the course may include experiences in drawing, painting, two-and three-dimensional design, and sculpture. The course emphasizes observations, interpretation of the visual environment, and imagination and symbolic subjects. Included are application of the elements and principles of design, a study of historical and contemporary art and artists from a worldwide perspective, and instruction and practice in the critique process.

2811 Jewelry

This course puts into application previous art training in design to create individual pieces of jewelry. The study ranges from the history of jewelry design from a worldwide perspective to contemporary fine art jewelry. Students participate in the critique process. The course encourages students in the exploration of materials, working processes, and the execution of projects in media, such as ceramic, papier-mache, plastic, copper-enameled, brass, and silver jewelry.

2819 Lettering/Calligraphy

This course teaches various styles of inscribing letters, design developments by means of lettering, the romance of lettering through the ages, and modern use of lettering in advertising and art. The course may focus on calligraphy and stresses original creative expression. Students study from historical and contemporary views and the artists who practice these art forms learn to critique their work and the work of others.

2818 Multicultural Art/Folk Art

This course explores the ways in which objects have provided for the practical, religious, and spiritual needs of cultures with particularly strong craft traditions. These traditions may include African, North and South American Indian, Asian, Islamic, and European cultures and crafts in contemporary America. Instruction is delivered by lecture, discussion, observation, audiovisual materials, research, and experiences that involve the students in the creative process.

2807 Painting

This course provides a foundation in painting in a variety of media and techniques or may concentrate in one media such as watercolor, oil, painting, or acrylics. The course emphasizes observation, interpretation of the visual environment, as well as drawing from the imagination. Included are application of the elements and principles of design, a study of historical and contemporary art and artists from a worldwide perspective, and instruction and practice in the critique process.

2805 Photography (Beginning or Advanced)

This course presents photography as a fine art in which students explore the use of the art elements and principles of design to communicate their ideas, feelings, or values through photographic work. Students learn photographic techniques that may incorporate both traditional and contemporary (digital and multimedia technologies) traditions. They also participate in critiques and study the history of photography as a fine art, as well as the artists who use the medium of photography.

2817 Printmaking

This course provides experience with printmaking techniques with an emphasis on creative visual expression of their thoughts, ideas, and values. Elements and principals of design are applied to their work/creation; students study printmaking throughout art history and in many world cultures; learn and practice the critique process, graphic media direct-print processes, relief, intaglio, planographic, digital, and stencil techniques, block printing, serigraphy, monoprints, etching, and lithography.

2812 Sculpture

This course promotes creative expression through three-dimensional form. Students explore sculpture through subtractive (carving), additive (modeling), and assemblage techniques in a variety of media such as wood, clay, plaster, plastics, metal, glass, glass fusion, wire, and found materials. Included is application of the elements and principles of design, a study of historical and contemporary art and artists from a worldwide perspective, and instruction and practice in the critique process.

2898 Other Art Course (including combinations of above)

This designation for any art course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS (California Basic Educational Data System) assignment code list.

Art (AP) Subjects

2870 AP Art History

Students critically examine architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms within their historical and cultural contexts. In covering the art of several centuries, students learn to identify different styles, techniques, and influences and to formulate and articulate their reactions to various kinds of artwork.

2874 AP Studio Art: Drawing

AP Studio Art-Drawing is designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. The course is not based on a written examination; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. This course requires the student to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns (and methods). The student is to demonstrate a depth of investigation and process of discovery through the concentration section (12 slides; some may be details). In the breadth section (12 works; one slide of each is submitted), the student is asked to demonstrate a serious grounding in visual principles and material techniques. The quality section (five actual drawings; maximum size is 18" x 24") permits the student to select the works that best exhibit a synthesis of form, technique, and content.

2875 AP Studio Art: Two Dimensional

AP Studio Art-Two Dimensional is designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. The course is not based on a written examination; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. This course requires the student to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns (and methods). The student is to demonstrate a depth of investigation and process of discovery through the concentration section (12 slides; some may be details). In the breadth section (12 works; one slide of each is submitted), the student is asked to demonstrate a serious grounding in visual principles and material techniques. The quality section (five actual works; maximum size is 18" x 24") permits the student to select the works that best exhibit a synthesis of form, technique, and content.

2876 AP Studio Art: Three Dimensional

AP Studio Art-Three Dimensional is designed for students who are seriously interested in the practical experience of art. The course is not based on a written examination; instead, students submit portfolios for evaluation at the end of the school year. The course requires the student to show a fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns (and methods). Each of the portfolios asks the student to demonstrate a depth of investigation and process of discovery through the concentration section (12 slides; some may be second views). In the breadth section (eight works; two slides of each are submitted), the student is asked to demonstrate a serious grounding in visual principles and material techniques. The quality section (five works; two slides of each one are submitted) permits the student to select the works that best exhibit a synthesis of form, technique, and content.

Arts, Media, and Entertainment Subjects

5731 Broadcast Production

This instructional program provides students with a foundation in broadcast media including television, radio, web/pod casting, and emerging broadcasting technologies. Students will become familiar with current and emerging technology and practices and the variety of career opportunities that present themselves in the several broadcasting pathways (see Television Production and Radio Presentation for further information).

5720 Choreography

This course explores the variety of career pathways available in dance. It includes dance technique, choreography, as well as production elements (i.e., staging, lighting, and sound) and dance company organization and management. Students will explore the variety of dance genre (modern, jazz, ballet, tap, and contemporary). Students gain an appreciation of dance as an art form and develop the skills necessary to pursue a variety of careers in dance. The course includes application of the elements and principles of dance, study of historical and contemporary dance, and exploration of the art form from a careers perspective.

5717 Cinematography

This course covers the history and development of the cinema, documentaries, and other new media and film technologies. Students learn skills and practices in various aspects of production by applying the elements of art, principles of design, integration of technology for the effective visual communication of their ideas, feelings, and values. Students develop skills, including camera operation, framing and composition, manipulations of space and time, idea development and communication, the mechanics and psychology of editing, script writing or text creation, light and sound, and impact. Students learn the historical and contemporary foundations of these media and participate in critiques. Students also explore the broad range of career pathways available in the film industry.

5757 Desktop Publishing

This instructional program prepares students to deal with the changing landscape of publishing. Students will develop competencies in computer programs and software, layout design, image editing and formatting, content manipulation, current printing technology, and distribution.

5715 Film-Making

This course trains students to use film as a tool for communication and self-expression in entertainment and industry. Students will study the history and aesthetics of film as a complex, collaborative art form. They will explore the foundational elements of writing, photography, visual perception, and elements of design as they apply to cinematic expression. Students will analyze the use of film and video to share ideas and influence culture. They will also be trained in the multiple technical competencies required to communicate through film and the rich variety of employment opportunities available in the field.

5723 Instrumental Tuning and Repair

This instructional program builds on foundation skills to prepare students to perform specific tasks in tuning, repair, management, and maintenance of musical instruments. Students will become familiar with a variety of orchestral instruments, their origin, development, and current construction. They will be trained to recognize issues of wear, breakage, and reduced function and instructed in procedures for repair and restoration. Students will be required to have a working knowledge of music, orchestral composition, and elements of tone and pitch. Students will also explore career opportunities across the musical industry sector.

5712 Internet Publishing

This course covers specific elements of computer literacy used to create internet publications including current software, design elements, graphics, text manipulation, and page layout. Students will review legal and ethical issues surrounding internet communication, as well as the roles and responsibilities of members of a publication team: writer, editor, graphics designer, layout artist, etc. Students will combine foundational competencies with technical knowledge to create a variety of materials including: posters, pamphlets, flyers, and complex text driven material.

5730 Multimedia Production

This instructional program will combine competencies in film, video, computer, and live production, as well as foundational knowledge in design to prepare students for employment in a variety of jobs in the multimedia/communications workforce. Instruction will focus on the interaction between media sources in live, recorded, and web-based productions. Students will develop skills in computer design, film and video production, lighting, sound, and projection design, and print media design. Students will also explore career options within this rapidly expanding industry sector.

5722 Music Notation

This program is currently included in program 5724 - Professional Music Composition.

5758 Photoengraving

This instructional program prepares individuals to photograph illustrations and other copy that cannot be set in type, to develop negatives, and to prepare photosensitized metal plates for use in printing.

5760 Photographic Laboratory and Darkroom

This instructional program prepares individuals to develop and print still or motion picture film; control resultant prints; touch up negatives; and finish, color, restore, and copy prints.

5759 Photography, Lithography, and Platemaking

This instructional program prepares individuals to engage in lithography, lithographic photography, stripping, and related platemaking processes.

5724 Professional Music Composition

This instructional program will build on music theory and technical knowledge to prepare students for specific career paths in music creation and arrangement. Students will be trained to explore music as an interpretive form of artistic expression and as a practical communications tool. Students will be trained to compose and appreciate music in a variety of genre. The historical and cultural context of composition will also be examined. The psychological impact on audience and market will be evaluated to maximize the effectiveness of a composition or arrangement. Students will explore the spectrum of career options ranging from artistic communication to entertainment to marketing and identify the effective use of composition in each pathway.

5721 Professional Theater

This course trains students and provides practical experience for careers in the collaborative field of professional theater. Students will study a range of professional models from Broadway to regional to community theatre to identify established practices and basic competencies required to create professional theatre. Students will build on the foundational skills in a variety of technical and performance disciplines to create project based live performances in theatre, dance, and music. Students will also be introduced to the business/managerial careers associated with live theatrical performance.

5726 Radio Announcing Apprenticeship

This program is currently included in program 5725 - Radio Presentation Techniques.

5725 Radio Presentation Techniques

Students in Radio Presentation Techniques will examine the multiple uses of radio as a broadcast medium in various entertainment and industry sectors. They will receive task oriented training in pre, post, and “on air” production jobs and competencies, current and emerging technologies, and the collaborative nature of the creative process involved in radio production. In addition to “on air” performance techniques, students will examine the technological interface of sound, recording, audio switching, and computer modification involved in radio broadcast production.

5733 Set Design

Students in this instructional program will build on foundation skills in design and production to create and implement sets for use in a variety of theatrical productions. Students will use analytical skills to interpret literary material to create a design concept. Students will be familiar with design elements, drafting techniques, computer software, and modeling skills necessary to prepare designs and models of theatrical sets. They will be trained to interpret mechanical drawings to safely use appropriate power equipment to construct sets based on artist’s designs. They will also become familiar with the diverse array of construction material and techniques used to build sets for contemporary theatrical productions.

5744 Stage Production

Students in this instructional program will be trained in the use and management of the various elements of technical production during a dance, music, or theatrical performance. These elements include the rigging and movement of sets, scenery, and lighting equipment, the use of computerized switching systems for lighting and sound, the management and distribution of stage properties, etc. Students will also be taught to manage the complex support tasks that are involved in a performance. They will explore apprenticeship, higher education options career training, and professional placement.

5732 Technical Theatre

This instructional program prepares students to perform tasks in a variety of theatrical support disciplines. Students will examine theatrical sound production, lighting design and implementation, construction and management of theatrical properties, design and management of costume, and stage rigging and construction. Students in this program will be trained to operate and manipulate discipline specific technical equipment and software. They will use foundation skills to evaluate the role of each supporting element relative to specific theatrical productions. Students will also explore the broad range of career pathways that support theatrical performance.

5745 Television Production

Students in this instructional program will be trained to carryout support tasks involved in the successful production of a live television broadcast. They gain expertise in the use of lighting, sound, camera, and switching equipment and software used in various live broadcasts (news, dramatic, musical, dance, and reality based performance genre). Students will become familiar with the skills and equipment necessary for each production element, as well as the collaborative interaction required for success.

5714 Three-Dimensional Design

This course will emphasize the manipulation of artistic elements, media, and competencies beyond the two-dimensional plane. Students will use a variety of media to create three-dimensional works that are personally expressive and culturally relevant. Students will be trained to use the aesthetic and practical applications of design principles in art, architecture, fashion, and industry.

5713 Two-Dimensional Design

This course will cover the use of design principles to communicate on a two-dimensional plane. Students will create, manipulate, and analyze artistic elements and media used to express feeling and communicate ideas. Students will study the historical and cultural development of two-dimensional arts and its impact as a communications tool. Students will become familiar with current practices and applications including computer design and graphic art.

5716 Video Production

Students in video production will examine the multiple uses of video technology in various entertainment and industry sectors. They will receive task oriented training in pre and post production jobs and competencies, current and emerging technologies, and the collaborative nature of the creative process involved in video production. Students will examine the technological interface of lighting, sound, recording and computer modification involved in digital production.

Building, Trades, and Construction Subjects

5503 Apartment and Home Repair/Remodeling

This instructional program provides individuals with the skills needed for making structural repairs to apartments and homes. It comprises hands-on training in carpentry, plumbing, electricity, plastering, painting, and flooring. In addition, individuals are taught how to interpret construction blueprints and estimate the costs of repairs and remodeling. A review of career opportunities in the building trades and necessary business management skills is included as part of the instruction.

5980 Applied Communications

Applied Communications is an instructional program designed for students planning technical careers. Fifteen modules emphasize that the workplace requires various communications skills, which seldom occur in isolation. Each module includes a variety of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and problem-solving skills involved in the life and work situations presented.

5985 Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics is an instructional program designed for students planning technical careers. It includes 25 units that emphasize the application of mathematical principles in the context of work-related situations, both in problem-solving exercises and in hands-on mathematics activities.

5504 Boat Building

This instructional program introduces individuals to the basics of line tables, offsets, lofting, and the general techniques used in building a boat from design drawings. It provides the basic knowledge required to evaluate boat construction and repair techniques. Individuals use hand and power tools to build or repair boats made of wood, fiberglass, ferrous metals, aluminum, or concrete.

5505 Brick, Block, and Stonemasonry

This instructional program prepares individuals to lay bricks and/or blocks. It includes instruction in laying out and/or spacing bonds; determining vertical and horizontal alignment of courses using gauges, plumb bobs, and levels; and cutting, notching, and shaping blocks, bricks, terra-cotta veneer, glass, and stone to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and fireplaces.

5506 Building, Mechanical

This instructional program prepares individuals to keep a building functioning and to service a variety of structures, including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. It includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to maintain air-conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical, and other mechanical systems.

5532 Cabinetmaking and Wood Products

This pathway prepares students in cabinet construction, millwork, and wood products and covers the construction of both custom and production products.

5507 Carpentry

This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. It includes instruction in common systems of framing, construction materials, estimation, and blueprint reading.

5508 Concrete placing and Finishing

This instructional program prepares individuals to construct forms; cut, erect, and fasten steel reinforcing bars and wire mesh; compact concrete by hand or with pneumatic vibrators; and finish exposed surfaces during hardening and after forms have been removed. It includes instruction in the use of chemical additives and in the operation of hand and power concrete-handling equipment.

5509 Construction Equipment Operation

This instructional program prepares individuals to operate and maintain heavy equipment, such as crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, and shovels, including draglines, hoes, and cranes. It includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, backfilling, clearing, and excavating.

5950 Construction Technology (wood shop)

This course is a study of the information and skills involved with construction processes, organizations, and occupations. A variety of the materials, tools, and processes used in the construction industry are studied. The course introduces construction concepts and activities as well as management and production practices in current use in the construction industry and in other technical areas.

5510 Cooling and Refrigeration

This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, test, and service cooling and refrigeration systems. It includes instruction in various types of systems, control devices, thermal units, and refrigerators.

5511 Drywall Installation

This instructional program prepares individuals to install wallboard, plasterboard, or other interior surfaces in structures.

5533 Engineering and Heavy Construction

This pathway prepares students for careers in engineering and heavy industrial construction such as roads, highways, subdivisions and includes instruction in the way these structures are built.

5513 Floor Covering Installation

This instructional program prepares individuals to test and repair sub-floors and to install resilient tile, sheet goods, or carpeting. It includes instruction in installing underlayments; cutting, fitting, and gluing lining; tacking, stapling, or taping padding; planning, laying out, fitting, and installing resilient flooring by gluing or loose-lay methods; installing cover bases, self coving and carpet fasteners; trimming and seaming carpet; and installing stair treads, risers, and countertops.

5514 Furniture Making

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble and finish wood furniture. It includes instruction in preparing freehand sketches; fastening wooden parts with glue; reinforcing joints with dowels, screws, staples, or nails using power screwdrivers, staple guns, or hammers; and finishing and/or refinishing new, used, damaged, or worn furniture according to specifications.

5515 Glazing

This instructional program prepares individuals to prepare, fit, and install glass in structural openings such as windows, doors, and partitions or in display cases and tabletops.

5516 Heating and Air Conditioning

This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, test, repair, and maintain commercial and domestic heating and air-conditioning systems.

5517 Insulation Installation

This instructional program prepares individuals to install batt, blanket, board, loose fill, and other forms of insulation in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings to enhance energy-efficient heating and cooling.

5501 Introduction to Construction

This instructional course deals with the tasks performed in the residential and commercial construction trades and is required for enrollment in advanced vocational and technical education courses. It comprises the study of safety, career opportunities, tools and machines, planning and design, economics, citizenship, management, applicable mathematics, blueprint reading, component nomenclature, trade vocabulary, residential a nd commercial construction standards, construction manufacturing standards, and specialized skills. Competencies related to each standard in the construction cluster are taught. Students' participation in the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.

5519 Locksmithing

This instructional program prepares individuals to repair and open locks, make keys, change lock and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.

5534 Mechanical Construction

This pathway prepares students for careers in plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC). This pathway also includes instruction in how these systems work in structures.

5520 Millwork and Cabinetmaking

This instructional program prepares individuals to engage in the mass production of such articles as window frames, moldings, trim and panels, and such products as store fixtures, kitchen cabinets, and office equipment. The program includes instruction in cutting, shaping, assembling, and refinishing articles; installing hinges, catches, drawer pulls, and other hardware; and planning and drafting layouts.

5521 Painting and Decorating

This instructional program prepares individuals to finish exterior and interior surfaces by applying protective or decorative coating materials such as paint, lacquer, and wallpaper. It includes instruction in scraping, burning, or sanding surfaces; making, mixing, and matching paint colors; applying coatings with brush, roller, or spray gun; and cutting, pasting, and hanging wallpaper.

5522 Pipefitting and Steamfitting

This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems. These skills are applied on the basis of a knowledge of systems operations and the study of building plans or working drawings.

5523 Plastering

This instructional program prepares individuals to apply plaster, stucco, and similar materials to interior and exterior surfaces. It includes instruction in lathing and in surface preparation, smoothing, and finishing.

5524 Plumbing

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems according to specifications and plumbing codes

5975 Principles of Technology

Principles of Technology is a course designed for students planning technical careers. It includes 14 units presented over two years. Each of the 14 units deals with one principle as it applies in the four energy systems (mechanical, fluid, thermal, and electrical) that provide power for both simple and complex technological devices and equipment. The units also cover the mathematics needed to understand and apply the principles. They focus on work, rate, resistance, energy, power, and force transformers. The second year of instruction covers momentum, waves and vibrations, energy converters, transducers, radiation, optical systems, and time constraints. These studies complete the program.

5502 Residential and Commercial Construction

This instructional program provides individuals with the competencies and information needed in residential and commercial construction. It comprises the study of fasteners and hardware, finishes and coatings, materials, installation techniques, laminating and bending methods, new and emerging technologies, mapping and surveying, levels and transits, foundations and floors, walls and partitions, roof systems, electrical wiring, interior and exterior finishes, floor coverings, metal construction, heating and cooling, plumbing, concrete and brick masonry, insulation, glazing, maintenance, and landscaping. Also included is the study of hoisting cranes, earth-moving equipment, ditching and trenching equipment, pump and compressor operation, piaster and trim operations, and the related mathematics, vocabulary, physical science, and management skills. Students' participation in VICA is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category. Courses in the following or similar areas of instruction should be reported under this CBEDS code: Building Maintenance; Construction;Construction Inspection; Construction Math; Ceiling Acoustics; and Landscape Construction.

5525 Roofing

This instructional program prepares individuals to cover roofs and exterior walls of structures with waterproofing or insulating materials such as asphalt, aluminum, slate, wood, and related composition materials.

5527 Stage Technology

This instructional program emphasizes the techniques and processes involved in stage management, prop construction, lighting, the setup and operation of sound systems, and the operation of projection equipment. The program develops basic construction techniques for stage property and scenery; affords practice in stage crew work, which includes the erection and striking of scenery; and provides an overview of related occupations in radio and television.

5528 Structural and Reinforcement Metalwork

This instructional program introduces individuals to reinforcing steel used in footings, foundations, walls, columns, poured beams, bridges, and other structures that are used in the infrastructures of private and commercial buildings. This program acquaints individuals with the use of steel in high-rise buildings. It includes instruction in the use of hand and power tools and in the processes and procedures used in the construction industry.

5970 Technology Core, Level 1

This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal, problem-solving techniques. Integrated content focuses on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.

5972 Technology Core, Level 2

This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal problem-solving techniques. Integrated content continues to focus on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.

5529 Tile Setting

This instructional program prepares individuals to apply tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks. It includes instruction in fastening lath to walls; spreading plaster and/or concrete; leveling to the desired depth; spreading mastic or adhesive base; and cutting, shaping, and positioning tile.

5530 Upholstering

This instructional program prepares individuals to engage in all aspects of upholstering furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings. It includes instruction in installing, repairing, arranging, and securing springs, filler, padding, and covering material of mattresses and bedsprings; cutting, sewing, and trimming; cushion filling, tufting, and buttoning; and wood refinishing.

5531 Woodworking

This instructional program prepares individuals to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles; and use a variety of hand and power tools.

5549 Other Construction Technology Course

This designation is for an instructional program/course in Construction Technology not described above.

Computer Education Subjects

2454 Computer Lab

This course introduces the student, through hands-on operation, to the use of microcomputers. The class may include basic word processing operations, such as terminology and screen formats, text editing, saving and retrieving, and printing text.

2450 Computer Literacy

This introductory course in computers is designed to acquaint the students with techniques for using computers. Students learn key entry skills in order to use simple word processors, mathematical or database applications, and simple graphics programming. When school resources allow, teachers may introduce students to the Internet, where they learn about different search engines, e-mail, and the variety of educational resources on the Internet.

2451 Computer Programming

This course covers the principles and programming styles used in the design and implementation of contemporary programming languages. Students are introduced to the history of programming languages, language syntax and formal grammars, language processors such as compilers and interpreters, and generalized parsing strategies. The course focuses on particular language constructs and their realization in a variety of programming languages. A particular language such as C, BASIC, or Pascal is used to provide students with practical illustrations of various programming principles.

2453 Computer Science

A generalized computer course that acquaints students with problem-solving methods, algorithm development, structured programming, and modular system design. Students are taught about abstract data structures, techniques for data manipulation and other fundamental concepts, such as recursion. Computer coding and program structure are often introduced using BASIC or another computer language such as C or Pascal. The course may provide opportunities to apply the learned skills to relevant applications, such as modeling, data management, graphics, and text processing. Students learn about computer organization, from digital logic and microprogramming through machine and assembly language.

2455 Web Design

This course introduces students to the Internet and World Wide Web. Students will study the history of the Internet, search engines, Web design process, navigation strategies, creation and editing of graphics, Web hosting services, and Web publishing.

2458 Other Computer Education Course (including combinations of above)

This designation is for any computer education course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS assignment code list.

Computer Education (IB) Subjects

2465 IB Computer Science

Offered at two levels, Computer Science explores the operation of computer systems and the principle underlying problem solving by using computers. In addition to problem solving and programming, students study the structure and design of computer architecture; data representation and logic; and the connecting processes involving operating systems, interfacing, and networking. At both levels, the course demands both logical discipline and imaginative creativity in the selection and design of algorithms and in the writing, testing, and debugging of programs using a high-level, block-structured language.

2466 IB Information Technology in a Global Society

Offered at the subsidiary/standard level only, Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) examines the interaction between information, technology, and society. The course is designed to help students develop a systematic, problem-solving approach to processing and analyzing information using a range of information tools. The impact of modern information technology on individuals, on relationships between people, and on institutions and societies is also discussed and evaluated. The course focuses on six themes: individuals and machines (comparisons and interactions); information systems in today's society; the system life cycle (problem solving); responsible use of information tools; the social impacts of information technology; and evolution from the past and insight into the future.

Computer Science (AP) Subjects

2470 AP Computer Science A

Computer Science A emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology with a concentration on problem solving and algorithm development and is meant to be the equivalent of a first-semester college-level course in Computer Science. It also includes the study of data structures, design, and abstraction, but these topics are not covered to the extent that they are in Computer Science AB.

2471 AP Computer Science AB

Computer Science AB includes all the topics of Computer Science A, as well as a more formal and in-depth study of algorithms, data structures, design, and abstraction.

Consumer and Family Studies Subjects

4321 Child Development and Guidance

A concentration content area course that expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand children’s physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development as well as provide for their care and guidance. Instruction includes prenatal developments; inherited characteristics, health and safety, guidance and discipline, cultural diversity, and child abuse and neglect. This course provides a solid foundation for any career that involves working with children, including child care and education.

4311 Consumer and Family Studies Comprehensive Core 1

The first course in a sequence of courses provides instruction in the seven content areas and leadership. The focus is on preparing students for personal and life management and providing a strong foundation for home economics careers and technology related careers. Instruction in the content areas of child development and guidance; consumer education; family and human development; fashion, textiles, and apparel; food and nutrition; housing and furnishings; individual and family health; and leadership is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to function effectively as family members, leaders, workers, and citizens.

4312 Consumer and Family Studies Comprehensive Core II

The second course in a sequence of courses, this course provides advanced instruction in the seven content areas and leadership. The course expands upon previously mastered competencies and provides the depth and breadth required to establish a strong foundation for home economics and careers and technology career paths. Instruction in the content areas – child development and guidance; consumer education; family and human development; fashion, textiles, and apparel; food and nutrition; housing and furnishings; and individual and family health and leadership – is designed to prepare students with knowledge, skills and attitudes to effectively manage work and family responsibilities and to transition to jobs and careers related to home economics careers and technology.

4341 Consumer Education

This concentration content area course expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand and analyze values, needs, wants, goals and resources in order to make decisions that contribute to personal and family economic stability. Instruction includes the steps in decision making, earning an income, taxes, money management, financial planning, understanding the marketplace, selling methods, retail information, consumer rights and responsibilities, managing credit, housing decisions, and the consumer as part of the national and global economy. This course provides the background needed in a variety of careers that involve consumer information and purchasing as well as financial planning.

4310 Exploratory Home Economics (Grades 6-8)

These courses emphasize the exploration of the home economics careers and technology content areas and related career opportunities. Instruction in grades six and seven targets self-development and management, relationships with others, and preparing for family, work, and community living. In grade eight, students study parenting and child development, personal and family relationships, making consumer decisions, personal image and clothing, healthy food choices, designing living environments and development of community, leadership, citizenship and career roles.

4351 Family and Human Development

This is a concentration content area course that expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand the basis, function, and significance of the interpersonal and family relations; human development; and individual needs throughout the life cycle. Instruction includes the meaning of family, quality relationships, love and commitment, marriage, major life adjustments, and parenting. This course provides the needed background for a variety of careers involved with assisting in the care of children and family, as well as the elderly.

4331 Fashion Textiles and Apparel

This concentration course expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand the social, psychological, physiological aspects of fashion, textiles, and apparel. Instruction includes apparel and behavior; elements and principles of design; color theory, wardrobe planning, history of apparel, specialized clothing, wardrobe budgets, retail options, textiles, garment care, alterations, and construction. This course provides a strong foundation for entry into the fashion career pathway.

4361 Food and Nutrition

This concentration course expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand the scientific principles of nutrition, the relationship of nutrition to health and well-being, and careers related to food and nutrition. Instruction includes nutrition and health, safety and emergencies, food safety and sanitation, meal management, food preparation, food purchasing, food in culture, the science of food and nutrition, food costs and production, and food technology. This course provides a solid background for a wide range of careers food science, dietetics and nutrition, as well as food service and hospitality.

4381 Housing and Furnishings

This concentration course expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand the physical, psychological, and social influences on complex housing decisions. Instruction includes design principles and elements; housing decisions; materials, furnishings, accessories, and equipment; color theory; space planning; textiles and finishes; landscaping; housing and furniture styles. This course provides a solid background for a variety of careers in residential and commercial furnishings, interior design, and interior maintenance.

4391 Individual and Family Health

A specialize content area course that expands on the comprehensive core and prepares students to understand the principles of personal and family health care and the importance of responsible behavior. Instruction includes good health habits, positive mental attitudes, management of stress, good nutrition, body systems, substance use and abuse, family life, managing manipulation, relationships, pregnancy, diseases and infections, safety and emergency care and maintaining a healthy environment. This course may meet a local health requirement and provides a solid background for home economics-related careers.

4362 Nutritional Science

This is an advanced-level concentration course that includes instruction in researching information to evaluate an individual’s diet and adequacy of essential nutrients supplied in the diet, physiology and utilization of nutrients by the body, contribution of nutrients to general health, dietary needs during the life cycle, food regulations by the government agencies, impact of additives, environmental contaminants, food-borne illnesses, food faddism and quackery, cultural factors in food choices, and new food technology. This course provides a strong background for nutritional science, dietetics as well as careers related to the food industry.

4371 Resource Management

This concentration course prepares students to manage and maintain a satisfying family and work life. Instruction includes decision making; the societal and economic influences on individual and family management; values, goals, and standards; family economics; equipment selection; energy saving techniques; and the organization of activities in the home as a means of successfully combining work and family roles. Students in each career pathway would benefit from this resource management course.

4398 Other Consumer and Family Studies Course

An introductory or concentration course that prepares students to manage personal and work responsibilities as well as for related capstone courses.

Dance Subjects

2357 Ballet, Modern, Jazz, World Dance

This advanced dance course provides experience in one dance form or several (e.g., ballet, modern, jazz, tap, world). The course concentrates on improving techniques and may offer or require choreographic and evaluation experiences.

2352 Dance Choreography and Production

This course studies dance as a communicative art. It includes dance technique, choreography, and production. Students may experience more than one dance form (modern, jazz, ballet, tap, or others). They gain an appreciation of dance as an art form and develop self-expression. Students gain an appreciation of dance as an art form and develop self-expression through direct experience. The course includes application of the elements and principles of dance, study of historical and contemporary dance from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process.

2353 Dance, Movement, and Rhythmic Fundamentals (elementary level standards)

This course focuses on dance and rhythmic expression through body movement. The course emphasizes expressive movement with multiple dance styles (ballet, jazz, modern, tap, etc.) and is instructed to elementary visual arts standards. Students may explore movement through various forms of dance from many cultures that use dance in work and leisure activities.

2355 Dance, Movement, and Rhythmic Fundamentals (secondary level standards)

This course focuses on dance and rhythmic expressions through body movement. The course emphasizes expressive movement with multiple dance styles (ballet, jazz, modern, tap, etc.) and is instructed to proficient and/or advanced visual arts standards. Students may explore movement through various forms of dance from many cultures that use dance in work and leisure activities.

2356 Advanced Dance Study (independent or studio)

This course is for the highly motivated student interested in the serious study of dance technique and history. It may develop dance technique in a small-group situation for students with prior dance experience. Participation requires audition and emphasizes performance. The course includes application of the elements and principles of dance, philosophy and techniques of dance, a study of historical and contemporary dance from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process.

2354 Folk/Traditional Dance

In this course, students learn basic steps and different combinations of steps and patterns to a variety of folk, square, world, and social dances from traditions such as African, Asian, Filipino, folklorico, Israeli, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Scandinavian. The emphasis of the course is to develop students' appreciation of the cultural, historical, and recreational background, purposes, and value of dance. The course may specialize in one tradition, such as folklorico.

2358 Other Dance Course

This course may specialize in one or more specific dance forms, such as tap, jazz, world dance, ballet, or modern or improvisational dance. Emphasis is on acquisition of technique or on choreography, expression, appreciation of dance as an art form, ability to work in a group, or performance experience. The course includes application of the elements and principles of dance, a study of historical and contemporary dance from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process.

Drama and Theater Subjects

2910 History/Appreciation of Theatre/Film/Video/Media

This course is for students who desire knowledge in the history of drama, plays, theater, and writers. The course may include the study of outstanding examples in the fields of motion pictures, radio, and television. The course includes instruction in reading, writing, critique processes, and research.

2908 Media/Film/Video/Television Production

This course emphasizes study in the techniques of television, film, and/or video production. Instruction includes history of the media, its technology, and its art. Students write, act, announce, direct, and produce to tell stories or narratives, create movies or videos (documentaries, shorts, or music) in one or various media. Concepts include camera operation, framing and composition, use of time and space, sound and lighting, editing and emotional impact. The course includes application of the elements and principles of the arts, a study of historical and contemporary media arts from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process. Course may be individual or combined genres.

2905 Technical Theatre/Stagecraft

In this course, students learn the theory and practice of skills in set production, stage design, lighting and sound, costuming, theater management, and makeup with emphasis on procedures and techniques in all these areas. Students study these elements from a historical and contemporary perspective and learn the critique process. Students act as technical artists involved in staging and presentation of school productions and drama class performances.

2901 Theatre/Creative Dramatics (elementary school standards)

Students create plays or scenes and perform them from original scripts or with improvised dialogue and action. Students may take part in pantomime, dialogue, monologue, improvisation, and role-playing. The course includes application of the elements and principles of drama/theater, a study of historical and contemporary theater from a worldwide perspective, and instruction in the critique process.

2900 Theatre/Play Production (secondary school standards)

This course provides a balanced theater arts program that emphasizes dramatic literature and/or musical theater activities that lead to the formal presentation of a scripted play. The class emphasizes awareness and practice in theater production, performance, direction, stage technique, voice, stage design, costuming, properties, and theater history. Students develop language skills and appreciation through reading dramatic literature from a worldwide perspective and writing critiques, character analyses, and play reports.

2904 Advanced Theatre

This course is designed to enable the student to explore a particular theatrical form in more detail and in depth. The class emphasizes production, performance, stage technique, voice, stage design, costuming, properties, and theater history. The course emphasizes polishing talent, building confidence for professional or apprenticeship auditions, and gaining experience in public performance. Course prerequisites are 2900, 2901, or 2905.

2998 Other Drama/Theatre Course (including combinations of above)

This designation is for any drama/theater course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS assignment code list.

Education, Child Development, and Family Services Subjects

4400 Careers in Child Development

A program that prepares students for employment in the care and guidance of young children under the supervision of professional personnel. Instruction includes child and growth and development; nutrition; program planning and management; health and safety; guidance; recreational and play activities; child abuse and neglect; developmentally appropriate practices; interpersonal relationships; regulations; policies, standards, and licensing; supervision and maintenance of children’s environment; professionalism; and classroom management.

4461 Consumer, Personal, and Financial Services

A program that prepares students for employment in occupations in personal and financial services; product development, test and demonstration; energy; environment; and consumer communications. Instruction includes comparison shopping; consumer laws and regulations; selection and use of products and equipment; demonstration of new products, energy conservation methods; preparation of materials for publication, broadcast or telecast; interpretation of consumer needs to manufacturers and methods of responding to customer inquiries. Students develop skills to process mail and phone orders; prepare reports; use industry technology; set up and arrange displays; determine customer needs and wants; select merchandise and products; and assist clients in the selection of services.

4452 Elder Care/Intergenerational Services

A program that prepares students with the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed for employment in elder care and intergenerational services occupations. Instruction includes such topics as standards; laws and regulations; health and safety; interaction with families and communities; positive guidance and discipline; the importance of social involvement and sensitivity to common problems experienced by individuals and families with special needs. Students develop skills to assist elderly, handicapped, or convalescent persons with personal, social, and business affairs utilizing community resources.

4451 Family and Human Services

A program that prepares students for employment in occupations in family and social services. Instruction includes locating and accessing community resources and housing appropriate for low-income and other clients; and assisting professional staff with interviewing and compiling information. Instruction may include, but not be limited to, organizing and facilitating groups; scheduling activities that meet the needs and interests of individual members; personal health habits and nutrition; social involvement; supervision and safety of clients; common problems of families; professional standards, laws and regulations; and compiling information on social, educational or institutional history.

4401 Teaching Careers

The program prepares students to assist with instructional activities and introduces a variety of careers in education. Students study such topics as standards and licensing regulations; operational procedures; emergency and disaster procedures; child growth and development; positive interaction, guidance and discipline; developmentally appropriate practices; nutrition; health and safety; instructional assistance; supervision; recreational activities; clerical work; use of computers and educational technology; and professionalism.

Energy and Utilities Subjects

5980 Applied Communications

5571 Architectural and Structural Engineering

The Architectural and Structural Engineering Pathway provides learning opportunities for students interested in preparing for careers in such areas as architecture, industrial design and civil engineering.

5553 Avionics

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair electronic equipment used in the aviation industry. It includes instruction in the use of various types of equipment, such as power supplies, receivers, radar systems, amplifiers, and digitally controlled and computer-controlled circuits.

5554 Biomedical Equipment Technology

This instructional program prepares individuals to manufacture, install, calibrate, operate, and maintain the sophisticated life-support equipment found in hospitals, medical centers, and research laboratories. It includes instruction in the use of testing and diagnostic instruments; in calibrating techniques; in potential hazards and safety precautions; and in the methods of installation, repair maintenance, and operation of the equipment.

5555 Business Machine Repair

This instructional program prepares individuals to maintain and repair a variety of office machines, such as typewriters, dictation machines, calculators, data-processing equipment, duplicating machines, and mailing machines. It includes instruction in diagnostic techniques; the use of testing equipment; and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of business machines.

5556 Communications Electronics

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair one- and two-way communications equipment and systems, including AM and FM radio, television, hearing aids, and other electronic communication devices or systems. It includes instruction in the use of actual equipment or in educational trainers; in various types of equipment, motors, mechanical devices, power suppliers, amplifiers, and digital circuitry; and in the use of testing equipment. Instruction also includes the licensing requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

5557 Computer Electronics

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair computers and digitally controlled instruments. It includes instruction in power supplies, number systems, gating logic, A-to-D and D-to-A counters, displays, timing circuitry, memory structure, address modes, buffers and registers, microprocessor design, peripheral equipment, programming, and interfacing. Included is instruction in the use of testing equipment and various computer electronic applications.

5558 Computer Service Technology

An instructional program that prepares individuals to install, pro gram, operate, maintain, and service computers; and diagnose operational problems in computer units of systems. Includes instruction in the underlying physical sciences and supporting mathematics of computer design, installation, construction, programming, operation, and maintenance. Includes instruction in the functional diagnosis, detection, isolation, and correction of malfunctions. The program describes the electrical and electronic circuits and mechanical devices used in computer construction and their combination into systems in individual computers or computing installations. Instruments used to detect weaknesses or failures in electrical systems in computers are also described.

5679 Electrical Systems

This instructional program prepares individuals for employment as electrical systems specialists. This specialty program includes instruction in general electrical system diagnosis; battery diagnosis and service; starting system diagnosis and repair; charging system diagnosis and repair; lighting systems diagnosis and repair; gauges, warning devices, and driver information systems diagnosis and repair; horn and wiper/washer diagnosis and repair; and accessories diagnosis and repair.

5512 Electrician

This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, maintain, and repair electrically energized systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and D.C. and A.C. motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. It includes instruction in the use of test equipment.

5559 Electromechanical

This instructional program prepares individuals to assist mechanical and electrical engineers and other managers in the design, development, and testing of electromechanical devices and systems such as plant automation, automated control systems, servomechanisms, vending machines, elevator controls, tape-control machines, and auxiliary computer equipment. It includes instruction in assisting with feasibility testing of engineering concepts; systems analysis (including design, selection, testing, and application of engineering data); and the preparation of written reports and test results.

5690 Electromechanical Installation and Maintenance

The Electromechanical Installation and Maintenance Pathway prepares students for employment or advanced training in a variety of electromechanical installation and maintenance industries.

5560 Electronic Consumer Products Service

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair electronic equipment used in homes and in businesses. It includes instruction in power supplies, amplifiers, home entertainment systems, video cameras, home computers, security systems, radio and television receivers, cable TV systems, and other electronic applications.

5570 Electronics Assembly Occupations

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, test, and repair electronic assemblies and subassemblies. It includes instruction in manufacturing processes, specialized equipment, and the hands-on use of equipment, hand tools, and other equipment used in the manufacture of electronic assemblies. Additional instruction may include the testing and quality control functions that are employed in the manufacturing process.

5561 Electronics Technology

This instructional program prepares individuals to support the electronic engineer and other professionals in the design, development, modification, and testing of electronic circuits, devices, and systems. It includes instruction in practical circuit feasibility; prototype development and testing; systems analysis, including design, selection, installation, calibration, and testing; solid-state and micro-miniature circuits; and the application of engineering data to specific problems in the electronics field.

5691 Energy and Environmental Technology

The Energy and Environmental Technology Pathway prepares students for employment or advanced training in a variety of energy and environmental industries.

5573 Engineering Design

The Engineering Design Pathway provides learning opportunities for students interested in preparing for careers in the design and production of visual communications. The students plan, prepare, and interpret drawings and models through traditional drafting or computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) techniques.

5574 Engineering Technology

The Engineering Technology Pathway provides learning opportunities for students interested in preparing for careers in the design, production, and maintenance of mechanical, telecommunications, electrical, electronics, and electromechanical products and systems.

5575 Environmental and Natural Science Engineering

The Environmental Natural Science Engineering Pathway provides students with the opportunity to prepare for careers in the environmental natural science. They learn to design and develop processes, equipment, and systems that are used to create, monitor, prevent, or correct environmental events and conditions.

5586 Heating and Air Conditioning

This instructional program prepares individuals to install, operate, test, repair, and maintain commercial and domestic heating and air-conditioning systems.

5562 Hybrid Microelectronics

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, test, and repair hybrid microelectronic assemblies and subassemblies. It includes instruction in bonding processes; the use of specialized equipment; and the use of special bench tools, hand tools, and other related equipment.

5563 Industrial Electronics

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical/electronic equipment used in industry and manufacturing. It includes instruction in the use of various types of equipment and systems such as power supplies, amplifiers, motors, controls, digital and computer circuitry, synchromechanisms and servomechanisms, mechanical-power-transfer systems, hydraulic systems, and in three-phase A.C., electronic wave-shaping, and control circuitry.

5564 Instrument Repair

This instructional program prepares individuals to maintain and repair various types of meters, measuring devices, and control devices such as heating and air-conditioning controls; dial pressure gauges; scales and balances; electrical controlling, measuring, and recording devices; and optical, aeronautical, and navigational instruments. It includes instruction in diagnosing malfunctions; disassembling, repairing, and/or replacing faulty parts; and cleaning, assembling, and adjusting instruments, using special bench tools, hand tools, and other meters and standards.

5565 Instrumentation Technology

This instructional program prepares individuals to design and develop prototypes for testing and evaluate control or measurement devices used in systems; prepare graphs, written reports, and test results in support of the professional personnel working in the field of instrumentation. It includes instruction in the calibration of instrumentation units or systems and in the principles of electricity, electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, and hydraulics as they are applied to control systems, recording systems, and automated devices

5551 Introduction to Electronics Technology

This instructional program prepares individuals for enrollment in advanced vocational and technical education programs and includes occupational and basic technical information and laboratory experiences directly related to electricity and electronics. The purpose of the program is to assist individuals in making meaningful occupational and educational choices. Individuals are provided with the fundamentals of the theory, measurement, control, and application of electrical energy. Instructional activities include reading instructions, interpreting schematics, adjusting experimental apparatus, taking measurements, testing circuits, and recording results.

5518 Lineworker

This instructional program prepares individuals to repair, operate, and maintain local, long-distance, and rural lines; erect and construct pole and tower lines; and install underground lines.

5566 Major Appliance Repair

This instructional program prepares individuals to repair, install, and service major gas, electrical, and microwave consumer appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, dryers, water heaters, washers, and dishwashers.

5567 Motor Repair

This instructional program prepares individuals to assemble, install, test, maintain, and repair electric motors, generators, transformers, and related equipment.

5960 Power, Energy, and Transportation (Auto Shop)

This broad-based exploratory program gives middle school students an exploratory experience in power, energy, and transportation technology. As a result of participation, students who are entering high school will be able to make informed career and occupational (educational) decisions. These decisions will be based on the knowledge and skills acquired and will relate to personal interests and aptitudes. Students will research current and future trends in this technology system and will study its environmental effects.

5975 Principles of Technology

5692 Public Utilities

The Public Utilities Pathway prepares students for employment or advanced training in a variety of opportunities in the public utilities industry.

5693 Residential and Commercial Energy and Utilities

The Residential and Commercial Energy and Utilities Pathway prepares students for employment or advanced training in a variety of residential and commercial energy and utility industries.

5568 Small Appliance Repair

This instructional program prepares individuals to repair, maintain, and service small appliances such as irons, toasters, waste disposal units, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, and dehumidifiers.

5970 Technology Core, Level 1

5972 Technology Core, Level 2

This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal problem-solving techniques. Integrated content continues to focus on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.

5598 Other Electronics Technology Course

This designation is for an instructional program in Electronics Technology that is not described above.

Engineering and Design Subjects

5980 Applied Communications

5710 Blueprint Reading

This instructional program prepares individuals to "read" the many lines, symbols, conventions, and notes by means of which every detail of construction and materials is clearly indicated.

5704 Civil/Structural Drafting

This instructional program prepares individuals to develop detailed construction drawings, topographical profiles, and related maps and specification sheets for use in the planning and construction of highways, river and harbor improvements, flood-control structures, drainage structures, sanitation plants, and other structures. It includes instruction in computing the volume of excavation and fill tonnage and in preparing graphs and hauling diagrams for use in earth-moving operations.

5705 Computer-Aided Drafting/Design

This instructional program prepares individuals to use a computer, computer software, and peripheral devices to create an image or drawing in the design and documentation of an object.

5572 Computer Hardware, Electrical, and Networking Engineering

The Computer Hardware, Electrical, and Networking Engineering pathway provides learning opportunities for students interested in preparing for careers in the assembly, manufacturing, programming, design, production, and maintenance of information technology, computers telecommunications, and networking systems.

5701 Drafting Occupations

This instructional program prepares individuals for enrollment in advanced vocational and technical education programs or entry-level employment and includes occupational and basic technical information and laboratory experiences that are directly related to drafting in industry. The educational program may include two or more of the curriculum areas of mechanical/machine, architectural, civil/structural, piping, technical illustration, electrical/electronic, and topographical drawing.

5706 Electrical/Electronic Drafting

This instructional program prepares individuals to develop the working drawings and wiring diagrams used by construction and repair crews to install and repair the electrical equipment used in power plants, industrial establishments, and commercial or domestic buildings. It includes instruction in drafting the wiring and schematic diagrams and layout drawings that are used to manufacture, assemble, install, and repair electrical/electronic equipment such as television cameras, radio transmitters, receivers, audio amplifiers, computers, and related equipment.

5708 Piping Drafting

This industry-specific program teaches the techniques and develops the knowledge necessary to construct drawings for the piping industry. These assembly drawings are necessary for power plants, pumping plants, and heating and plumbing systems.

5975 Principles of Technology

5707 Technical Drafting

This instructional program prepares individuals to assist engineers in the development of detailed working drawings and related specifications for mechanical devices and machinery. It includes instruction in sketching rough layouts; drafting detailed multiview drawings; and analyzing compression, magnitude, direction, point of application of tension, and bending factors. Instruction is also included in compiling and analyzing test data to determine design effects on machinery in relation to temperature, pressure, speed, horsepower, and fuel consumption and in producing drawings that indicate dimensions, tolerances, fasteners, joining requirements, and other engineering data.

5709 Technical Illustration

This instructional program prepares individuals to present information graphically by means of schematics, sections, exploded views, and other techniques that illustrate or clarify oral or written descriptions.

5970 Technology Core, Level 1

5972 Technology Core, Level 2

This course represents a contextualized, laboratory-based, integrated curriculum opportunity for all high school students to learn about communication, transportation, energy, production, biotechnology, and integrated technology systems and processes that affect their lives. Students develop critical thinking skills through a variety of multimodal problem-solving techniques. Integrated content continues to focus on demystifying technology; increasing student literacy, confidence, and competence in an age of rapidly advancing technology; and providing students with the basis for making wise academic and career choices.

5749 Other Visual Communications, Drafting Course

This designation is for any visual communication/drafting course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS assignment code list.

English Subjects

2105 American Literature

This course is designed to offer the student an opportunity to study and reflect upon American literature. Students improve their critical thinking skills as they determine the underlying assumptions and values presented in American literary works. Oral discussion and written composition are integral parts of the course emphasis. The course may survey representative works of a particular genre or a specific theme or works of a particular era of American literature.

2102 Basic English/Language Art (proficiency development)

This course is designed to provide instruction in basic language skills and integrates reading, writing, speaking, and listening while emphasizing individual student progress. Course content depends on the student's abilities entering the course. Instruction may include vocabulary building, spelling and grammar, writing and composition, reading silently or aloud, and improving listening and comprehension skills. The course may take place in a laboratory setting or resource center.

2113 Composition

Composition emphasizes expository writing, logical development and statement of thought, and the refinement of basic writing skills. Though the structure of the course may include analyzing literature, its primary purpose is to improve the students' writing. Students compose papers using the descriptive, narrative, persuasive, or expositive mode.

2114 Advanced Composition

This course is designed to refine students' writing skills. Students develop different types of papers for various purposes and audiences. Students write paragraphs, essays, letters, applications, formal documented papers, or technical reports using the descriptive, narrative, persuasive, or expository mode. Although creative writing opportunities may be presented, the composition course focuses on nonfiction, scholarly, or formal writing.

2101 Comprehensive English

This course is designed to build upon the students' prior knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, word usage, and the mechanics of writing. The course introduces students to various genres of literature through writing exercises often linked to the reading selections. Students learn literary analysis skills. They also learn to write persuasive, critical, and creative multi-paragraph thematic essays and compositions. In upper-level courses, students write essays and learn the techniques of writing research papers.

2130 English 9

English 9 builds upon the students’ prior knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, word usage, and mechanics of writing, and usually includes the four aspects of language use: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Various genres of literature, including expository and informational materials, are introduced, with written compositions in a variety of genres, often linked to the reading selections.

2131 English 10

English 10 offers students a balanced focus on composition and literature. Students learn to write persuasive, critical, and creative multi-paragraph thematic essays and compositions. The study of literature and other written material encompasses various genres as students improve their reading comprehension and develop the skills to determine the purposes and themes of authors and to recognize the techniques employed by authors to achieve their goals.

2132 English 11

English 11 courses continue to develop students’ writing skills, emphasizing clear, logical writing patterns, word choice, and usage, as students write essays and learn the techniques of writing research papers. Students continue to read works of literature and other written materials that often form the backbone of the writing assignments.

2133 English 12

English 12 courses blend composition and literature as students write critical and comparative analyses of classic and contemporary literature and other written genres. Typically, multi-paragraph essays in a variety of genres predominate as the form of student composition, but one or more major research papers may also be required.

2110 English Language Development

The course focuses on reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students participate in extensive listening and speaking exercises. The course covers basic structures of the English language. Students progress from an elementary understanding of English words and verb tenses to a more comprehensive grasp of various formal and informal styles. The course may include an orientation to the customs and cultures of people in the United States.

2106 English Literature

This course is designed to offer the student an opportunity to study and reflect upon English literature. Students improve their critical thinking skills as they determine the underlying assumptions and values presented in English literary works. Oral discussion and written composition are integral parts of the course emphasis. The course may survey representative works of a particular genre or a specific theme or works of a particular era of English literature.

2107 Ethnic Literature

This course is designed to offer the student an opportunity to study and reflect on American literature written by the different ethnic groups that either immigrated or were brought forcibly to the United States. Students improve their critical thinking skills as they determine the underlying assumptions and values presented by the various authors. Oral discussion and written composition are integral parts of the course emphasis. The course may survey representative works of a particular ethnic group or a specific theme common to different ethnic groups or works of a particular era in American literature that portrays ethnic themes.

2115 Forensics

This course is designed to teach students how to employ oral skills effectively in formal and informal situations. Included in the course content are logic and reasoning, the organization of thought and supporting materials, and effective presentation of one's voice and body. The course introduces numerous public speaking situations that are often linked to an extracurricular program. Students learn the methods, aims, and styles of a variety of events (e.g., formal debate, expository speaking, radio broadcast, oral interpretation, and dramatic interpretation).

2111 Journalism

Journalism prepares students for work on school newspapers by fostering habits of clear, concise, written expression and by developing the ability to write interestingly. The course improves students' use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence and paragraph form, style, and structure and offers basic training in techniques of interviewing and news writing. It fosters a critical attitude toward news and develops the ability to evaluate the worth of publications through wide and intelligent readings of newspapers and periodicals.

2116 Language Structure/Language Arts (traditional grammar, transformational grammar, structural linguistics)

This course covers traditional grammar, transformational grammar, and the mechanics in oral and written expression. The course may also include material on the history and development of language.

2120 Reading (state-funded Miller-Unruh Specialist)

This remedial reading course offers students the opportunity to improve their reading skills in the student's area of weakness. The course is designed to bring the student's reading comprehension up to a desired level or to develop strategies for the student to read more efficiently to progress at a steady rate through high school (state-funded Miller-Unruh).

2100 Reading Improvements/Developmental Reading/Reading Recovery

This course is designed to provide instruction in basic and developmental reading skills and strategies while emphasizing individual student progress. Course content depends on students' abilities entering the course and is designed to accelerate student growth in reading ability. Instruction may focus on reading silently or aloud, vocabulary development, comprehension, fluent decoding, reading/writing connections, text-based collaboration, student motivation and self-directed learning.

2117 Science Fiction

This course is designed to offer the students the opportunity to study and reflect upon science fiction literature. Students improve their critical thinking skills as they explore the various science fiction themes as presented by science fiction authors. Oral discussion and written composition are integral parts of the course emphasis. The course may survey representative works, reflect a particular genre or a specific theme, or survey works of a particular era.

2112 Speech

Speech develops fundamentals of effective oral delivery such as voice, diction, poise, and ease. The course develops effective organization through selection and arrangement of material, transitions, and rhetorical effect. Activities include preparation and practice in making short speeches to inform, convince, stimulate, actuate, and/or entertain. The course may include instruction in parliamentary procedure, discussion, debate, and oral interpretation.

2108 World Literature

This course is designed to offer the student an opportunity to study and reflect upon world literature. Students improve their critical thinking skills as they determine the underlying assumptions and values presented in the different literature of the world. Oral discussion and written composition are integral parts of the course emphasis. The course may survey representative works of a particular genre or a specific theme or works of a particular era or world region.

2109 Other Literature

This designation is for any literature course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS assignment code list.

2198 Other English Course (including combinations of above)

This designation is for any English course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS assignment course list.

English (AP) Subjects

2170 AP English Language

This course is designed to parallel college-level English courses. It exposes students to prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. The course emphasizes the interaction of authorial purpose, intended audience, and the subject at hand. Students learn to develop stylistic flexibility as they write compositions covering a variety of topics.

2171 AP English Literature

This course is designed to parallel college-level English courses. It enables students to develop critical standards for evaluating literature. Students study the language, character, actions, and theme in works of recognized literary merit; enrich their understanding of connotation, metaphor, irony, syntax, and tone; and write compositions of their own (including literary analysis, exposition, argument, narrative, and creative writing).

English (IB) Subjects

2160 IB Language A1 (English Literature)

Offered at two levels, in more than 40 languages, Language A1 is designed to promote an appreciation of literature and a knowledge of a student's own culture and that of other societies. English A1 develops students' powers of expression, both in oral and written communication, by emphasizing the skills involved in writing and speaking English in a variety of styles and situations. Students read several texts grouped by themes or genres. The texts are chosen from a broad list of authors and works representing different English literary genres or styles, as well as literature from other languages and cultures read in translation. Oral and written examinations are used to assess students' individual language skills, their ability to critically analyze and comment upon familiar and unfamiliar texts, and their ability to express a personal and independent response to literature.

Fashion and Interior Design Subjects

4412 Apparel Manufacturing, Production, and Maintenance

A program that prepares students with the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed for employment in apparel manufacturing, maintenance, alterations and repair occupations. Instruction includes industry regulations; operational procedures; analysis of textiles products; apparel and accessory construction and repair methods; fitting and alteration; and technology used in the industry. Students develop skills to select fabrics; design and construct apparel; fit and alter garments; and apply finishing and cleaning techniques.

4411 Fashion and Textile Design

A program that prepares students with the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed for employment in fashion and textile design occupations. Instruction includes such topics as industry regulations; identification and analysis of textiles and textile product s; elements and principles of design; garment construction; merchandising and fashion forecasting. Students develop skills to illustrate designs; create color charts with interesting pattern and texture variations; design apparel (including draping, pattern making, and grading); and develop and merchandise a line.

4410 Fashion Merchandising

A program that prepares students with the skills, attitudes and knowledge needed for employment in the fashion merchandising of apparel and accessories. Instruction includes such topics as operational procedures; textiles identification and analysis; fabric selection, care and repair; the elements and principles of design; product knowledge and merchandising techniques; sales and service; fashion forecasting; visual merchandising; inventory control and loss prevention; cash and credit transactions; and technology used in the industry.

4430 Interior Design, Furnishings, and Maintenance

A program that prepares students for employment in occupations concerned with furnishing and decorating residential and commercial properties. Instruction includes assisting purchasers in selecting and maintaining suitable furnishings and/or equipment; assisting interior designers, decorators or professional home service directors; selection of slipcovers, draperies, curtain and window treatments; upholstery; designing accessories as floral arrangements or decorations; designing space to address needs; the care and maintenance of residential and commercial floor surfaces, wall coverings, furnishings and equipment; and personal management.

Finance and Business Subjects

4600 Accounting/Computer Accounting

This instructional program prepares individuals to perform any combination of the following and similar tasks: apply the accounting cycle for both a service and merchandising business through closing the books for a sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation; select and use appropriate computer hardware and software to develop, process, and maintain accounting records and create reports; create and maintain subsidiary ledgers; prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements; apply procedures for asset acquisition and disposition and analyze and calculate depreciation methods; create budgets, design flexible budgets, and make capital budgeting decisions.

4609 Administrative Support

This instructional program prepares individuals to supervise employees; budget, analyze, and coordinate clerical and other office activities; evaluate, organize, and/or revise office operations and procedures to establish uniformity in handling correspondence, records, and other materials; design various office layouts to facilitate maximum production and efficiency; evaluate employee records; coordinate activities of the clerical department and workers; and classify, store, retrieve, and purge paper, film, and computer-based records.

4650 Business Career Exploration (grades 6-9)

This instructional program provides individuals with exploratory experiences related to career opportunities in business at entry, technical, and professional levels. These experiences explor