Career Pathways
Business, Marketing
And
Finance

Chicopee Public Schools

Success Is A

Journey - Yours Begins Now !  

Chicopee Comprehensive High School
617 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3534
http://comp.chicopee.mec.edu 

Chicopee High School
650 Front Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
(413) 594-3437
http://chs.chicopee.mec.edu/default2.htm

W here might this pathway

lead me?

• Administrative Support
• Amusement and Recreation
• Banking
• Business Information Systems
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts / Food Service
• Customer Service
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Management
• Financial Planning
• Hospitality
• Human Resource Development
• Information Processing / Computer Services
• Insurance
• International Business
• Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Personnel
• Purchasing
• Real Estate
• Regulation / Legal
• Retail
• Sales
• Tourism / Travel
• Transportation and Logistics

Graduation Requirements

For all Pathways

Grade 9 English Math Science World Culture and Civilization Movement Ed 9 / Contemporary Issues in Health Career Pathways * 7.5 credits available for course selection**	Grade 10 English Math Science American Government * Lifetime Fitness 10 * 15 credits available for course selection**
Grade 11 English Math Science U.S. History P.E. / Health * Fine Arts * 10 credits available for course selection**	Grade 12 English Fine Arts * 27.5 credits available for course selection**

* Semester Course

** See Guidance Department

Core Recommendations

For all Business Pathway Students

Accounting 1 / Professional Accounting. / Business Math

Business Communications

Business Law

Career Development

Computer Applications I

Foreign Language

Introduction to Business I-1 and/or I-2

Introduction to the Internet

Multimedia / Powerpoint Applications

Personal Keyboarding

School to Career Internship

Additional Course Recommendations
Based on Area of Concentration

Accounting / Financial	Marketing / Sales
Accounting 2* , 3 Basic Economics Calculus Contemporary Problems Office Technology Personal Finance Psychology / Sociology Public Speaking Statistics Word Processing	Basic Economics Contemporary Problems Desktop Publishing Entrepreneurship Office Technology Public Speaking Psychology / Sociology Retailing Web Page Design 1, 2 Word Processing
Management	Management Information Systems
Accounting 2* , 3 Basic Economics Contemporary Problems Desktop Publishing Entrepreneurship Office Technology Personal Finance Psychology / Sociology Public Speaking Web Page Design 1 Word Processing	Programing Courses Statistics Technology Courses of Interest
Administrative Support	Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Computer Applications 2 Desktop Publishing Filing Keyboarding 1, 2, 3 Office Practice Office Technology Personal Finance Web Page Design 1	Basic Economics Computer Applications 2 Contemporary Problems Desktop Publishing Foods Geography Web Page Design 1

* Articulation Agreement available with HCC and STCC

* A Senior Project is a required component for all pathways.

Is the Business, Marketing And Finance Pathway For You?

Do You ...

• Enjoy a Challenge?
• Like to work with figures?
• Use thought and analysis?
• Like to work with a variety of people?
• Perform accurate and precise work?
• Like to work indoors?
• Desire a career with a wide range of promotional opportunities?
• Wish to gain skills that are highly transferable?
• Enjoy performing a variety of duties?
• Like supervising other people?
• Make decisions and solve problems?
• Influence people, opinions, and/or ideas?
• Possess strong written and verbal skills?
• Enjoy improving project outcomes?

Are You ...

• Able to work without direct supervision?
• Willing to analyze material and sort out the details?
• Familiar with using office technology and computer software?
• Well-organized?
• Comfortable talking with people on the telephone or in person
• Courteous and tactful?
• Able to make accurate mathematical calculations?
• Willing to work as a member of a team and independently?
• Able to handle a variety of duties with interruptions?

If you answered "YES" to most of these questions, please read further to see how you might follow the Business, Marketing and Finance Pathway. Co-Curricular Activities

Education and interests may be expanded through experiences outside the classroom. These additional experiences can provide additional learning and growth and the opportunity to work cooperatively.

These activities also help to demonstrate that you are dependable and motivated and will prove invaluable to you when applying for work, college admission or scholarships.

You may be interested in involving yourself in some

of the following activities available at school or in the surrounding community.

Community Activities

Community volunteer

Organization memberships

Part-time employment

Special Projects Coordinator at school, church, city

Workplace tours

Campus Activities

Athletics

Class officer

Career Center research

Job Shadows

Telementoring

Portfolio Development

School Clubs

Academic Decathlon

Computer Club

Diversity Club

Drama, Art

Journalism / Newspaper

Honor Societies

Peer Mediator

SADD

Speech / Debate

School Council

International Club

Yearbook

Refer to your Student Handbook for a complete listing of all available clubs and activities.

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