Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PLTW)
In this specialization course for Project Lead the Way (PLTW), students are taught concepts of forensic inquiry, DNA and inheritance, and the function of human body systems, exploring the body through diseases, such as those leading to diabetes and heart, sickle cell, and infectious diseases. Students also explore medical interventions, postmortem examination, bioprocessing, bioinformatics, and concepts of microbiology and genetic engineering. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Project Lead the Way End-of-Course Assessments
- Project Lead The Way End-of-Course Assessments: Computer Science A
- Project Lead The Way End-of-Course Assessments: Computer Science Essentials
- Project Lead The Way End-of-Course Assessments: Computer Science Principles
- Project Lead The Way End-of-Course Assessments: Cybersecurity
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
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| Biotechnology Research and Development |
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| Diagnostic Services |
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| Support Services |
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| Therapeutic Services |
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| Emergency & Fire Management Services |
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| Engineering & Technology |
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| Science & Mathematics |
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