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Early College Opportunities at McFarland High School

All incoming 9th grade students will be on a pathway to complete between 12 and 60 college units counting towards Career and Technical Education Certificates, General Education Certificates, and/or Associate Degrees by the time they graduate from high school.

Students will take their first BC college course, STDV B3 Career and Life Planning, during their freshman year to explore which Early College pathway is best for them and to create a personalized 10-year plan of their educational, career, and life goals.

Current Pathway Opportunities:

Early College Launch Video - English
Early College Launch Video - Spanish

Spanish Associate Degree for Transfer* (60 Units)

Grade Fall Spring Summer
9th STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0) MUSC B27 History of Rock and Roll (3.0) COMM B1 Public Speaking (3.0)
10th HIST B1 World History (3.0)
PSYC B1A General Psychology (3.0)		 HIST B2 World History (3.0)
STDV B1 Educational Planning (1.0)		 HIST B30A Early Chicano History (3.0)
11th SPAN B1 Elementary Spanish I (4.0)
HIST B17A History of the United States (3.0)
(or B17B History of the United States Since 1870)		 PSYC B1B Biological Psychology (3.0)
SPAN B2 Elementary Spanish II (4.0)		 POLS B1 American Government (3.0)
12th ENGL B1A Expository Composition (3.0)
SPAN B3 Intermediate Spanish I (4.0)
SOIL B1 Introduction to Soil Science (3.0)		 ENGL B1B Introduction to Types of Literature (3.0)
MATH B22 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3.0)
SPAN B4 Intermediate Spanish II (4.0)		 ‐

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

General Education Certificates Pathway* (30 Units)

Grade Fall Spring
9th STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0) MUSC B27 History of Rock and Roll (3.0)
10th COMM B1 Public Speaking (3.0) PSYC B1A General Psychology (3.0)
11th SPAN B1 Elementary Spanish I (4.0) HIST B17B History of the United States Since 1870 (3.0)
12th ENGL B1A Expository Composition (3.0)
POLS B1 American Government		 MATH B22 Elementary Probability & Statistics (4.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Agriculture Business Management Pathway* (12 units)

Courses

  • STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0)
  • AGRI B1 Agriculture, Environment and Society (3.0)
  • AGBS B6 Agricultural Sales and Communication (3.0)
  • AGBSB3 Introduction to Agriculture Business (3.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Photography Pathway* (12 units)

Courses

  • ART B16 Digital Photography (3.0)
  • ART B24 Digital Art - Raster (3.0)
  • ART B46 Advanced Photography I (3.0)
  • STDV B3 Career & Life Planning (3.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Business Pathway* (17 units)

Courses

  • STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0)
  • BSAD B66 A, B, C Computer Keyboarding, Parts 1-2-3 (3.0)
  • COMP B5 Introduction to Microsoft Office (3.0)
  • BSAD B64 10 Key Proficiency (0.5) and BSAD B68 Filing (1.5)
  • BSAD B20 Introduction to Business (3.0)
  • BSAD B5 Human Relations and People Skills (3.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Education Pathway* (15 units)

Courses

  • STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0)
  • EDUC B3 Roles and Responsibilities of a Paraprofessional (3.0)
  • EDUC B9 Foundations of Literacy (3.0)
  • EDUC B5 Learning in Math and Science (3.0)
  • EDUC B10 Foundations of Educational Technology (3.0)

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Industrial Technology: Welding Pathway* (14 units)

Courses

  • STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0)
  • WELD B1A Introduction to Oxygen Acetylene Welding and Cutting (2.0)
  • WELD B1B Introduction to Welding Processes (2.0)
  • WELD 53AB Shielded Metal Arc Welding (4.0)
  • WELD 54A Blueprint Reading for Welders & Machinists (3.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

Public Health Pathway* (27 units)

Courses

  • STDV B3 Career and Life Planning (3.0)
  • PBHS B20 Introduction to Public Health (3.0)
  • PBHS B21 Contemporary Health Concerns (3.0)
  • PBHS B22 Drugs, Health, and Society (3.0)
  • PBHS B23 Health and Social Justice (3.0)
  • COMM B9 Health Communication (3.0)
  • PBHS B25 Health Education Promotions and Strategies (3.0)
  • PBHS B24 Introduction to United States Healthcare Systems (3.0)
  • MEDA B35 Lifespan Development (3.0)

Certificate and Degree Pathways

*Courses and pathways are subject to change.
**This certificate or degree can be completed by high school graduation.

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McFarland High School

Bakersfield College