Plans of Study
A Plan of Study (POS) provides a tool for students to plot their courses and educational experiences as they pursue a career major. A personalized POS is a learner-owned, comprehensive, career-focused, educational strategy.
What is a Plan of Study?
A personalized Plan of Study (POS), simply put, this is a “roadmap” that guides individuals through the coursework and activities for achieving personal career goals. A POS connects student’s high school and postsecondary educational experiences.
A sample Plan of Study can be used to assist students completing their own personalized plan. There are two main types:
- Cluster Plan of Study - A sample Cluster Plan of Study is focused on a broad set of related occupations that share commonalities.
- Pathway Plan of Study - A sample Pathway Plan of Study is focused on a subset of related occupations within a Career Cluster.
What is a Course?
- A course is an instructional unit that includes a set of defined competencies, a syllabus or course outline, and a measure of accountability, evaluation, or assessment.
- A course may be occupational, exploratory, academic, foundational, or competency development.
- Check this list to find the link to your school districts' graduation requirements and/or customized Plans of Study.
- These sample plans of study provide a resource for understanding the possible courses and educational experiences for students pursuing a career major. The models represent options within each of the 16 Career Clusters and Career Pathways and serve to define the possibilities associated with each area. The plans of study represent the individual student choices associated with completing their career major. Sample plans can be downloaded and modified to meet individual student needs.