3a. Business, Management & Administration
Specific Plan of Study
Sub-Pathways:   Management Pathway; Business Financial Management and Accounting Pathway; Human Resources Pathway; Business Analysis Pathway; Marketing and Communications Pathway;  Administrative and Information Support Pathway
	9th Grade	10th Grade		11th Grade		12th Grade
	English 9	Speech and Writing Experiences		American Literature and Advanced Writing or Guided Writing Projects		Contemporary Literature or Classical Literature and Guided Literature Projects or AP English
	Algebra 1 (or Geometry)	Geometry (or Algebra 2)		Algebra 2  (Pre-Calculus or Discrete Math)		Discrete Math,  Pre-Calculus, or AP Statistics (or AP Calculus)
	Molecular Biology	Chemistry		Physical Science or Physics		AP Chemistry or AP Biology
	American Studies II	Contemporary American History or Historical Viewpoints		American Government and Economics or Psychology or Sociology		Modern Western Civilization or Geography
	PE/Health	PE/Health		PE/Health		PE/Health
	Computer Applications I
	Related High School Electives: Supplementary materials including student ‘Course Guides’ showing elective course offerings that relate to each career pathway are available in the schools and on the district web site at: http://www.davenport.k12.ia.us/students.asp
	Black Hawk College		Clinton, Muscatine and Scott		Iowa State University
	www.bhc.edu		q     Business Admin. and Accounting		www.iastate.edu
	Accounting		q     Management & Supervision		Accounting
	Administrative Assistant		q     Small Business Management		Agriculture Business
	Agri-Business Management		q     Administrative & Office Support		International Business
	Business Management & Marketing		q     Information Processing		Management
	International Business Transfer		q     Clerical		Marketing
	International Trade Certificate		q     Clerk Receptionist		Production/Operations Management
	Legal Office Professional Certificate		q     Office Assistant		Business Administration
	Public Relations		q    Software Applications Specialist
	Small Business Management Certificate		q     Office Support
	Sports Management Transfer
	Kirkwood Community College		Kaplan University		University of Iowa
	www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/programs		www.kaplan.edu		www.uiowa.edu
	Administrative Assistant		Accounting		Accounting
	Lodging Management		Managerial Accountancy		Economics
	Management		Public Accounting		Entrepreneurship
	Construction Management		Tax Accounting		Finance
	Public Relations		General Business		International Business
			Business Administration		Management and Organization
			General Management		Management Information Systems
			Entrepreneurship		Marketing
			Human Resource Management
	St. Ambrose University		Western Illinois University		University of Northern Iowa
	www.sau.edu		www.wiu.edu		www.usni.edu
	Business Administration		Accounting		Accounting
	International Business		Agricultural Business		Economics
	Managerial Studies		Human Resource Management		Finance
	Marketing		Business Management		Marketing
	Public Relations & Marketing		Construction Management		Management
	Sport Management		International Relations
			Management		Augustana College
			Marketing		www.augustana.edu
			Supply Chain Management		Business Administration
			Telecommunications Management
	Work-based Learning Options		Short-Term Training Options
	q     Job-Shadowing:		q     Certified Help Desk Analyst
	q     Internship/Mentorship:		q     Certified Administrative Manager
	q     On-The-Job Training:		q     Microsoft Certified Professional
			q     Business Plan Development
			q     Entrepreneurship
			q     Customer Service
			q     Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
			q     Conversational Spanish