STEM & Pathway Departments
Math Placement
(EDC § 51224.7)
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Public & Community Health Pathway at ARISE
STEM & Pathway Course Offerings
+ Math Courses:
These courses fulfill the (C) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.
- Algebra 1
- Geometry
- Advanced Algebra
- Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
- Statistics
+ Science Courses:
These courses fulfill the (D) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Chemistry in the Community
- Biology and Community Health
- Intro to Public and Community Health
+ Pathway-Aligned Electives:
These courses fulfill the (G) requirement in the UC/CSU system A-G requirements.
- Engineering
- Introduction to Health & Wellness
- Freshman Seminar (Success 101)
- Senior Capstone Seminar
- Peralta Colleges BIO 201: Medical Terminology 1 & 2
STEM courses empower ARISE students with…
+ Knowledge:
- Students will be engaged in culturally relevant, rigorous grade-level content in every lesson. Each course is either A-G approved or a college class.
- All units and lessons will be guided by essential questions and backwards planned from grade level benchmarks.
- All math, science and pathway courses will follow the vertical alignment map to build towards greater rigor and complexity from course to course
+ Skills:
- All students will engage in remediating or refining pre-algebra numeracy math skills.
- All students in each math course will engage in the Common Core Mathematical Thinking Practices, pushing a student’s critical thinking and reasoning skills.
- All students in each science course will engage with the NGSS science and engineering practices.
- All Public and Community Health Pathway classes will teach the Health Science and Medical Technology Pathway Standards (communication, technology, and problem solving and critical thinking).
- Students will engage in structured academic discourse multiple times every class period in order to deepen their understanding of S.T.E.M. content.
+ Agency:
- All students will embody the core values of Respect, Persevere, Build and Lead in order to act as agents of change in their communities.
- Students will engage in productive struggle as they take on the majority of the cognitive load in their classes, cultivating and maintaining a growth mindset.