Graduation Credit?
Recent changes to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, require school districts to offer four of the eight Technology Applications courses in Chapter 126. There have been no changes to the list of courses satisfying the Technology Applications graduation credit in 19 TAC, Chapter 74, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements. Students may still fulfill the graduation requirement for one credit in Technology Applications by taking Career and Technology courses that have been approved to fulfill the Technology Applications credit.
Comprehensive information about Technology Applications courses may be found at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/ta/.
School districts are required to offer four of the eight Technology Applications courses, but students have the flexibility to choose between courses from Career and Technology Education and Technology Applications to fulfill the Technology Applications graduation requirement.
Under 19 TAC, Chapter
74, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, the following Technology Applications
courses count for the required one graduation credit in Technology Applications.
School districts must offer at least four of the following eight
Technology Applications courses (Chapter 126):
| Technology Applications Courses | PEIMS Number | ||||||
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Computer Science I (Including AP and IB) |
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| Computer Science II (Including AP and IB) |
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| Desktop Publishing | 03580400 | ||||||
| Digital Graphics and Animation | 03580500 | ||||||
| Multimedia | 03580600 | ||||||
| Video Technology | 03580700 | ||||||
| Web Mastering | 03580800 | ||||||
| Technology Applications Independent Study | 03580900 03581000 03581100 03581200 |
Under 19 TAC, Chapter
74, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements, the following Career and Technology
courses in the areas of Business Education and Technology Education may
count for the Technology Applications credit. Only courses taken
for 1 credit may count for the Technology Applications Credit. No other
Career and Technology courses may count for Technology Applications Credit.
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Business
Education (Chapter 120)
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Technology
Education/Industrial Technology Education (Chapter 123)
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| Course | PEIMS Number | Course | PEIMS Number | |
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Business Computer Information Systems I (1/2-1credit) |
12011200 |
Computer Applications (1 credit) |
12341470 | |
| Business Computer Information Systems II (1/2-1 credit) | 12031300 | Technology Systems (modular computer laboratory-based) (1 credit) | 12331321 | |
| Business Computer Information Systems II (1-2 credits) | 12031310 | Communications Graphics (modular computer laboratory-based only) (1 credit) | 12362641 | |
| Business Computer Programming (1/2-2 credits) | 12031400 | Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology (1 credit) | 12362680 | |
| Business Computer Programming (1-2 credits) | 12031410 | |||
| Telecommunications and Networking (1/2-1 credit) | 12022700 | |||
| Business Image Management and Multimedia (1/2 to 1 credit) | 12022300 | |||
Related Links:
- Technology Applications home page
- Download Chapter 74 Changes and Clarification in pdf format. Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- 1999 TEA Letter Regarding Technology Applications Credit and Courses
The following Texas Education Agency staff can answer inquiries about the Technology Applications credit or the career and technology courses that may fulfill Technology Applications credit:
Technology Applications: Karan Kahan, 512-463-9064
Texas
Education Agency
Career and Technology Education
Phone: (512) 463-9581
Revised
November 3, 2003
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