ENGINEERING PATHWAY
| Year | Coursework | |
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| 9th Grade |
AITE Exploratory (EXP) Students explore Biomedical, Engineering, Computer Science, and Digital Media before choosing a pathway. They gain insight into career opportunities and build a strong foundation to make informed decisions about their future studies and careers. |
PLTW Engineering Essentials (EES) Students explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities and experiences as they solve engaging and challenging real-world problems like creating a natural relief center system or creating a solution to improve the safety and well-being of local citizens. |
| 10th Grade | PLTW Principles of Engineering (POE) Students explore how modern engineers help improve the world through diverse engineering fields, such as product design, mechanical design, infrastructure, and sustainability. Students learn and use some of the cutting edge tools engineers use in robotics, 3D modeling, programming, and prototyping. |
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| 11th Grade | PLTW Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) Students learn important aspects of building and site design and development, and then they apply what they know to design a commercial building. |
PLTW Digital Electronics (DE) Students explore the foundations of computing by engaging in circuit design processes to create combinational logic and sequential logic (memory) as electrical engineers do in industry. |
| 12th Grade | PLTW Capstone Students engage in an open-ended research experience in the PLTW Capstone course, a culminating program for those completing PLTW's high school offerings. They collaborate in teams, designing and developing original solutions to well-defined and justified real-world problems. |
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| Suggested Electives | AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, Robotics, Materials Science, Architectural Drafting, Business | |
| Certifications | AutoDesk Certified user in Fusion 360, OnShape, AutoCAD, and Revit | |