Construction Trades - Carpentry (Off-Campus)
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Students in this Career Academy program will learn about the history of construction, how to read blueprints and how to build things from blueprints. In this hands-on program, students learn how to put up walls, install cabinets and flooring inside homes, put on a roof, install windows and doors on the outside of a house and, ultimately, how to build a house.
PATHWAY POTENTIAL EARNINGS
$41,000 - $70,000
PATHWAY JOB EXAMPLES
- Framer
- Roofer
- Cabinet Maker
- Trim Carpenter
- Flooring Specialist
- Exterior Specialist
- Painter
- Rough Carpenter
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CLASS SEQUENCE SUGGESTIONS
The class sequences you see below are suggestions of what your student could take within this pathway. Please refer to your guidance counselor and the Indiana Graduation Pathways when selecting your classes to ensure you will have correct classes to graduate.
Bolded classes are pathway specific classes. Off Campus pathways will leave students with 3 additional class selections to choose from at their home school. Capstone classes take the place of 3 classes and are optional.
SOPHOMORE YEAR
(10th Grade)
- English 10
- Geometry or Algebra II
- Science
- World History (Advanced Placement option)
- Health/Financial Literacy
- Elective
- Elective
JUNIOR YEAR
(11th Grade)
- Principles of Construction Trades
- Construction Trades: General Carpentry
- Construction Trades: Framing & Finishing
- English 11 (Advanced Placement/ Dual Credit Option)
- Math
- US History (Dual Credit Option)
SENIOR YEAR
(12th Grade)
- English 12 (Advanced Placement option)
- Math (Advanced Placement/ Dual Credit option)
- Government/ Economics
with
- Capstone (optional)
OR
- Science
- 3 Electives
CAPSTONE OPTIONS
A capstone is a culminating course, project or internship that uses the knowledge and skills learned in a Pathway, typically done during senior year. We have several options:
- Construction Trades Capstone
- Cooperative Education - approximately 5 hours per week of employability skills school-based instruction with minimum 15 hours per week on-the-job training
- Work-Based Learning Capstone - must have completed pre-requisite and work 75 hours per credit per semester