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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Sparta Business Academy

for Business Management & Finance (SBA) will be accepting
district enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year for
freshman students. The application is competitive and the
academy will accept no more than 125 students per year. The
academy will focus on providing students with dual credit
courses toward an Associates Degree in Business Management,
Finance & Accounting. The focus on finance & accounting
requires students to have a strong background in math and
business classes that will prepare students who would like to
own their own business to become successful entrepreneurs.

Students enrolled in the Sparta Business Academy will be

working towards an Associate's in Accounting, Business
Management, and Economics degree through El Paso
Community College. Students who intend to work in the field of
Finance or Accounting will require a Bachelor's Degree with a
Master's preferred. SBA students will have a head start as they
may have already achieved an Associate's Degree prior to
leaving high school. They will be able to seamlessly transition
into the Bachelor's in Business Management, Accounting &
Finance through UTEP.

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS:

Business Professionals of America
Mission: To contribute to the preparation of a world-class
workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship,
academics, and technological skills.

CERTIFICATION:
Microsoft Office Specialist in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
Quicken Books.

LOCAL COMPETENCY PROFILE:

Local Competency Profile is awarded to students with 90 %
attendance and an 85% objective attainment at the sum of the
course.

CONCURRENT CREDIT:
Dual Credit courses are conducted through (EPCC) that is
aligned with the Bachelor's of Arts in Accounting and is aligned
with the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). The intent of the
program is for the students enrolled to begin taking dual credit
courses as soon as they qualify even as early as the ninth
grade.

Socorro ISD High School Four Year Plan with Distinguished Endorsement Level of Achievement

Business & Industry / Business Management

This four year plan is intended to give you and your parent(s) a guide to use as you progress through high school. Please review your plan each year to ensure you are taking the required courses for graduation. You will create your own personal Texas Achievement Plan using the CCRP from which you, your
parents and your counselor will sign. If you decide to change your TAP, you will need to present your new TAP to your counselor and parent for signatures.
ccrp.sisd.net

Coherent Sequence of Courses

Graduation Plans

Begins in 9th grade

9th Grade

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Advanced CTE Courses

10th Grade
CD14D1 - Business Information Management I- Dual Credit
11th Grade

Foundation

Endorsement

Distinguished

Additional

Discipline

Credits

Credits

Credits

Notes

English

English I-IV

Math

Science

Social Studies

Foreign Lang.

Fine Arts

Phys. Ed/Health

World Geo+His

1.5 PE+.5 Health

Technology

CF66N1 or CF66D1 - Accounting I- Dual Credit

Speech/FL

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Electives

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12th Grade
CF67N1 or CF67D1 - Accounting II

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Algebra II + 2
Physics/Chem

Students will be working towards an Accounting,

and Economics Associate
of Arts degree thru EPCC.Students will  to

qualify for dual credit prior to initiating their concurrent

credit course work.

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP Geometry or PrePre-AP Algebra or Geometry AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Biology or
Pre-AP Chem or AP Chem
Biology Dual Credit

English III Dual Credit or AP English III

Pre AP-Pre Cal/Dual Credit or
Pre AP Algebra II

AP English IV or English IV Dual Credit

Pre- AP Physics or AP Physics

Food Science or any 4th Year Science

Pre-AP World Geography or

AP Human Geography

Pre-AP World History or

AP World History

AP US History or
US History Dual Credit

AP Government or

Principles of Business
Marketing & Finance

Business Information

Micro and Macro Economics - Dual

Management I - Dual Credit

Foreign Language(Year 2
Course)

Credit

Pre-AP English I

Foreign Language (Year 1

Course)

AP Statistics or AP Calculus

Government - Dual Credit

Philosophy (.5)

Human Resources/Global Business

Accounting II - Dual Credit

Accounting I - Dual Credit

Business Law

Athletics/Band

Athletics/Band

Prof. Communications
Fine Arts

-Dual Credit / Financial

PE/Athletics/Band

Health/Athletics/Band

Literacy

Note: High school credits earned in the middle school will open up additional opportunities to take electives in the high school.
All middle schools provide opportunities to take Algebra and Foreign Languages. Please see your counselor for additional details.