1. Cicero-North Syracuse High School
New York State
Career & Technical Education
Approval

2. 1/2 credit of a career/financial course
Requirements for each of the four program specialty areas must also include the following:
1/2 credit of a career/financial course
Independent Living
Careers in Health & Human Services
Career & Financial Management
At least one related work experience
CEIP (1/2 credit)
Cooperative Work Experience (1/2 or 1 credit)
Preschool Education Experience (1 credit)
School-Age Education Experience (1 credit)
Collaborative School-Business Partnership
Job Shadow

3. A closer look at each of the Four Specialty Areas
Family & consumer Sciences: All Aspects of Industry
Food & Nutrition
Human Development
Fashion/Interior Design
Career & Financial courses
Work-based opportunities

4. Career Exploration Internship Program
Portfolio development
54 worksite hours required
27 classroom hours required

5. Cooperative Work Experience (1/2 or 1 credit)
Must be enrolled concurrently in a Family & Consumer Sciences course.
150 completed paid work hours = 1/2 credit
300 completed paid work hours = 1 credit

6. Preschool Education Experience (1 credit)
Portfolio Development
10 week preschool classroom experience
OCC 3 credit available (EDU 182)

7. School-Age Education Experience (1 credit)
Portfolio Development
10 week elementary/middle school classroom experience
OCC 3 credits available (EDU 170)

8. Food & Nutrition
Total of 5 units must be earned in Food & Nutrition content strand
Third science credit can be achieved through successful completion of Food Science A & B.
AAFCS National Assessment currently being piloted

9. Human Development
A total of 5 units must be earned in a Human Development content strand
AAFCS National Assessment in Early Childhood Ed. & Educational Foundations & Family & Community Services are currently available
Possible 6 OCC credits available for successful completion of:
School-Age Psychology and School-Age Education Experience (EDU 170)
Preschool Psychology and Preschool Education Experience (EDU 182)

10. Fashion / Interior Design
Total of 5 units must be earned in Fashion & Interior Design content strand.
AAFCS National Assessment in Fashion, Textiles, & Apparel and Interior Design Fundamentals are currently available
AAFCS National Assessment in Housing and Furnishings is in the development process
3 Cazenovia college credits available

11. Family and Consumer Sciences: All Aspects of Industry
A total of 5 units must be earned in a combination of all 3 content strands
Must complete a minimum of 1/2 credit in each of the FACS content strands.
Remaining credits are selected from any of the strands of Family and Consumer Sciences specialty areas.
AAFCS National Assessment in Broad Field Family and Consumer Sciences is currently available.