- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Four-year graduation rate
- Additional graduation rates (five or more years)
- Performance on college entry exams such as SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER, or COMPASS
- Career preparedness performance, including earning credentials or certificates, performance on WorkKeys, and grades in career and technical education courses
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
North Carolina’s state policy allows students to earn dual credit for academic or CTE postsecondary courses taken at their high school, a postsecondary institution, or virtually. All public postsecondary institutions in the state are required to accept dual-enrollment credits (ECS, 2015).
Early College High School
The College of the Albemarle, Gateway to College National Network, North Carolina Early College Initiative, North Carolina New Schools Project, and SECME, Inc. have partnered with institutions of higher education to provide 76 Early College High School programs as part of the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI).
Citations:
Education Commission of the States. (2015). Dual enrollment – all state profiles. Retrieved from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbprofallRT?Rep=DE14A
Jobs for the Future. (n.d.). Schools. Retrieved from http://www.jff.org/initiatives/early-college-designs/schools
North Carolina has adopted the National Career Clusters Framework and has modified the 16 Career Clusters. The 16 National Career Clusters have been grouped by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction into seven program areas.
The modified Career Clusters include:
- Agricultural
- Business, Finance, and Information Technology
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Technology, Engineering, and Design
- Trade and Industrial
North Carolina offers the following programs of study within the following Career Clusters:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Business Management & Administration
- Education & Training
- Finance
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics (NASDCTEc, n.d.).
Citations:
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. (n.d.). North Carolina [Interactive map of state CTE profiles]. Retrieved from http://careertech.org/North-Carolina
North Carolina does not have a statewide system for career exploration or career plans at the K–12 level.
High School and College Alignment |
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Subject |
High School Graduation Requirements |
College Admission Requirements |
English Credits: |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Mathematics Credits: |
4.0 (including Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II or their equivalents) |
4.0 (in any of the following combinations: Algebra I and II, geometry, and one unit beyond Algebra II; Algebra I and II and two units beyond Algebra II; or their equivalents) |
Social Studies Credits: |
4.0 (including civics and economics, world history, and U.S. history) |
2.0 (including U.S. history) |
Science Credits: |
3.0 (physical science, biology, and environmental science) |
3.0 (life or biological science, physical science, and at least one laboratory course) |
Foreign Language Credits: |
See Additional Credits |
2.0 |
Arts Credits: |
See Additional Credits |
None specified (N/S) |
Additional Credits: |
6.0 (health/physical education [1.0]; select from among career and technical education, arts education, or foreign language [2.0]; other electives from among career and technical education, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, arts education, or any other subject area [4.0]) |
N/S |
Total Credits: |
21.0 |
15.0 |
Tests: |
N/S |
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or ACT® |
Source: |
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Notes: |
The above graduation requirements, known as the Future-Ready Core, were first implemented for ninth graders entering in 2012–13. |
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North Carolina’s state-specific Early Warning System is called the Early Warning Reporting System. Early Warning System data are reported by singular student, school, district, or specific grouping. Administration, student support staff, and teachers can access the data, at the discretion of local district administration.
Citations:
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.a.). Using PowerSchool’s At Risk Report. Retrieved from http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/dropout/warning/instructions-risk.pdf
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (n.d.a.). Early Warning Reporting Systems. Retrieved from http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/dropout/warning/