Oklahoma is implementing the College, Career and Citizen Ready (C³) plan, “which will ensure each student graduating with a diploma from an Oklahoma public school will be ready for college or career without the need for remediation and will be citizen ready, meaning they will know something about our government and the history of our nation.”
Source:
State of Oklahoma. (2012, January 12). Resolutions [Web blog post]. Retrieved from http://ok.gov/sde/newsblog/2011-12-30/resolutions
- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Attendance
- Four-year graduation rate
- Dropout rate
- Participation in advanced course work, including AP or IB classes or dual enrollment
- Performance in advanced course work, including AP or IB exams and dual enrollment course grades
- Participation in college entry exams such as SAT or ACT
- Performance on college entry exams such as SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER, or COMPASS
- Career preparedness participation, including completing career and technical education classes or WorkKeys assessments and participating in job training
- Career preparedness performance, including earning credentials or certificates, performance on WorkKeys, and grades in career and technical education courses
- Participation of middle school students in honors, pre-AP, or high school level courses
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma is not participating in the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI).. More information about schools participating in ECHSI is available at the ECHSI website (Jobs for the Future, n.d.).
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
Oklahoma has adopted the National Career Clusters Framework to develop secondary skills standards in 14 of the Career Clusters:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
- Business Management & Administration
- Education & Training
- Finance
- Health Science
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Oklahoma is in the process of revising the state’s programs of study through a Rigorous Program of Study grant.
Citations:
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. (n.d.). Oklahoma [Interactive map of state CTE profiles]. Retrieved from http://careertech.org/Oklahoma
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: |
3.0 (at the level of Algebra I or above) |
3.0 (from among Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, or higher level courses) |
Social Studies Credits: |
3.0 (including American history [1.0], Oklahoma history [0.5], and U.S. government [0.5]) |
3.0 (American history and two credits from among history, economics, geography, government, civics, and/or Western culture) |
Science Credits: |
3.0 (selected from among biology, chemistry, physics, or any laboratory science course with content and/or rigor equal to or greater than biology) |
3.0 |
Foreign Language Credits: |
2.0 (in same language; students may substitute with computer technology) |
None specified (N/S) |
Arts Credits: |
1.0 (selected from among fine arts such as music, art, or drama; or speech) |
N/S |
Additional Credits: |
7.0 |
2.0 |
Total Credits: |
23.0 |
15.0 |
Tests: |
Students must take state content mastery examinations in Algebra I and English II; they also must take examinations in two of the following five topics: Algebra II, Biology I, English III, geometry, and U.S. history |
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or ACT® |
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Notes: |
Oklahoma’s state-specific Early Warning System is called the Early Warning Indicators (EWI) Application. Early Warning System data are reported at the student, school, and district levels to teachers, administrators, district superintendents, and district administrators.
Citations:
Oklahoma State Department of Education. (2012). The Wave: Early Warning Indicators Application. Retrieved from http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Early_Warning_Indicators_Application_v01_01.pdf
Oklahoma State Department of Education. (2015). The Wave system. Retrieved from http://ok.gov/sde/wave-system