College and Career Academies Phil Lederach, Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Thinking is the real College and Career Readiness Skill Every day in every class….

Using Pathways to Help Students Select CE Courses System Goals: 1 Using Pathways to Help Students Select CE Courses System Goals: 1. State-wide Access 2. Promote QL Attainment Cynthia Grua, USHE www.utahce.org

Utah General Education Pathway Identify courses that: transfer as equivalent credit across USHE institutions; and are generally available from most if not all institutions (list several courses per category to ensure availability). Recommend: students select one course from each GenEd category to ensure best transfer; and seek advice from a college academic advisor before selecting a substitute or second course in a single category.

Utah General Education Pathway

Utah Exploratory Majors Pathway Identify courses that: serve as introduction to a meta-pathway; and are generally available from most if not all institutions (list several courses per category to ensure availability). Recommend: students select a course from within one of six pathways explored in middle school; and if the first CE course in that pathway engages them, try another Encourage students to take a Quantitative Literacy GenEd class associated with the pathway.

Utah Exploratory Majors Pathway

Utah Exploratory Majors Pathway Tie CE courses in Exploratory Majors pathways to certificate and degree programs. www.UtahMajors.org