Advanced Placement Career Kickstart Courses (CTE)

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These courses align with the Blueprint's Post-CCR pathways in both the AP and CTE formats. They are designed to build professional skills, offer extended learning in vital career fields, and accelerate students on paths toward in-demand careers. Unlike other AP coursework, the AP Career Kickstart Coursework issues credentials that can support applications to internships, apprenticeships, and employment in addition to college coursework.

AP CYBERSECURITY - 170223

This course offers a broad introduction to the field and aligns closely with college-level, introductory cybersecurity courses. Students learn about common threats and vulnerabilities and how they combine to create risk. Students study how individuals and organizations manage risk and how risk can be mitigated through a defense-in-depth strategy. Students explore specific vulnerabilities, attacks, mitigations, and detection measures across a variety of domains, including physical spaces, computer networks, devices, and data and applications. Throughout the course, students consider the impact of cybersecurity on individuals, organizations, societies, and governments. Content and skills taught in the course align with the professional skills outlined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce Framework.  

• CREDIT: 1 (weighted)

• GRADES: 10-12

• PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Computer Science Principles