5b. Government & Public Administration
Specific Plan of Study
Sub-Pathways: Governance (Legislators and general government executives and staff) Career Pathway; National Security Career Pathway; Foreign Service Career Pathway; Planning Career Pathway; Revenue and Taxation Career Pathway; Regulation Career Pathway;
	9th Grade	10th Grade		11th Grade		12th Grade
	English 9	Speech and Writing Experiences		American Authors or American Literature and Advanced Writing		AP Language & Composition and Classical Literature and Public Speaking
	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 Sociology or Psychology or Economics		World Cultures
	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/stud
	Augustana College		Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges		University of Iowa
	www.augustana.edu		Political Science		www.hs.iastate.edu/students/undergrad.php
	Public Administration		Business Administration and Accounting		Political Science
	Political Science		Criminal Justice		Sociology
			Paralegal Certificate		Leisure Studies
	St. Ambrose University		Augustana College		University of Northern Iowa
	www.sau.edu		www.augustana.edu		www.uni.edu
	Forensic Psychology		Public Administration		History
	Political Science		Political Science		Social Science
	Sociology		Law		Geography
	Public Administration				Public Administration
					Political Science
	Indian Hills Community College		Western Illinois University
	www.indianhills.edu		www.wiu.edu
	Political Science		Law Enforcement & Justice Administration
	Public Relations/Organizational Comm.		Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration
			Public Policy/Public Service
	Work-based Learning Options		Short-Term Training Options
	q     Job-Shadowing:		q     Crime Scene Investigation
	q     Internship/Mentorship:		q     Latent Fingerprint Comparison
	q     On-The-Job Training: