Business and Industry Endorsement
Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements, 74.13 Endorsements
In addition to the requirements listed on this website's Endorsements page, the student must complete:
A coherent sequence of four or more credits in Career and Technical Education (CTE) that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course (any course that is the third or higher in a coherent sequence). Courses may be selected from:
The final course in the CTE sequence must be obtained from one of the CTE career clusters listed in Chapter 130 Subchapter A, B, C, D, F, I, K, M, N, or P.
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Four English elective credits from Chapter 110, including three levels in one of the following areas:
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Four Technology Applications credits, selected from the following:
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A coherent sequence of four credits (designated by the school district) from the three sections described above
In addition to the requirements listed on this website's Endorsements page, the student must complete:
A coherent sequence of four or more credits in Career and Technical Education (CTE) that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster, including at least one advanced CTE course (any course that is the third or higher in a coherent sequence). Courses may be selected from:
- Chapter 130, including Subchapter K. Information Technology, which includes Principles of Information Technology (130.272), Computer Programming (130.276), Advanced Computer Programming (130.277), and Research in Information Technologies (130.278)
- Chapter 127 related to Career Development
- CTE innovative courses
The final course in the CTE sequence must be obtained from one of the CTE career clusters listed in Chapter 130 Subchapter A, B, C, D, F, I, K, M, N, or P.
OR
Four English elective credits from Chapter 110, including three levels in one of the following areas:
- public speaking
- debate
- advanced broadcast journalism
- advanced journalism: newspaper
- advanced journalism: yearbook
OR
Four Technology Applications credits, selected from the following:
- Digital Design and Media Production (126.41)
- Digital Art and Animation (126.42)
- 3-D Modeling and Animation (126.43)
- Digital Communications in the 21st Century (126.44)
- Digital Video and Audio Design (126.45)
- Web Communications (126.46)
- Web Design (126.47)
- Web Game Development (126.48)
- Independent Study in Evolving/Emerging Technologies (126.50)
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A coherent sequence of four credits (designated by the school district) from the three sections described above
