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New Visions Career Exploration Program
(offered through Capital Region BOCES)
Prerequisites:
To enroll in any New Visions program, you must
complete a program application and participate
in an interview/selection process. Additionally,
you must have:
• A GPA of 85 or above
• Positive attendance pattern
• Maturity and ability to work both
independently and in teams
• Strong communication skills, i.e. reading,
writing, speaking, listening
7735 NEW
VISIONS: HEALTH CAREERS EXPLORATION
1
year 4 credits Grade 12
If you’re intrigued by the fast-paced world of
medicine, check out the New Visions Health
Careers Exploration program. Students in this
challenging one-year program use area hospitals
as their classroom and work side-by-side with
health care professionals to learn firsthand the various
aspects of the field.
Students spend a
portion of each day in their own high school,
and three-and-a-half hours on-site at Ellis
Hospital in Schenectady or St. Peter’s Hospital
in Albany. Throughout the academic year,
students rotate through dozens of departments in the
hospital to experience the full spectrum of
health care operations, ranging from high-tech
bio-engineering and nuclear medicine to the
fundamentals of hospital
administration. This type of experience assists
students who have an interest in the field in
choosing an area of study for college and
graduate or medical school. Students may also
earn six college credits through the Sage
Colleges.
See prerequisites
above.
Course Credits –
Students successfully completing this program
will receive:
•1
credit in Intro to Medical Science
•1
credit in Health Policy & Careers
•1/2
credit in Economics H
•1/2
credit in Participation in Government H
•1
credit in English H
7740 NEW
VISIONS: PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
1
year 4 credits Grade 12
In the age of satellites, interactive television
and the Internet, the information superhighway
is moving communications technology along at top
speed. If you’re a high school senior and have
an interest in getting on board, you’ll want to
enroll in New Visions' Public Communications. This one-year program is based at the
Times Union and introduces students to the many
aspects of the communications field, from
journalism and publishing to telecommunications
and satellite news gathering. Students work
side-by-side with professionals to learn
firsthand the many aspects of this fast-paced
career field. What better way to polish writing
skills than by editing wire service reports or
learning about the Constitution by studying
first amendment cases? With this type of
firsthand experience, students relate
academic and professional communications skills
and apply them to diverse
situations. Students also can earn up to nine
college credits through agreements with SUNY
Albany and Hudson Valley Community College.
See prerequisites
above.
Course Credits –
Students successfully completing this program
will receive:
•
1 credit in Mass Communications & Marketing
•
1/2 credit in Economics H
•
1/2 credit in Participation in Government H
•
1 credit in English H
•
1 credit in Journalism
7745 NEW
VISIONS: LAW AND GOVERNMENT
1 year 4 credits Grade 12
This program offers interested high school
seniors an opportunity to explore some of the
specialization of law and government in a “real
life” setting at the State Capitol. This unique
course of study integrates academics and on-site
career exploration and involves students in
rotations through various job settings to
observe professionals at work. Students will
gain insights into the governmental and legal
process, including specialized areas of law such
as criminal prosecution, environmental
protection and consumer fraud. This experience
will help them in developing a network of
professional contacts. Students also may earn
four credits in criminal justice through the
University at Albany.
See prerequisites
above.
Course Credits –
Students successfully completing this program
will receive:
•
1 credit in
English H
•
1 credit in Legal Skills Practicum
•
1 credit in AP
U.S. Gov’t & Politics
•
1/2 credit in
Economics H
•
1/2 credit in
Criminal Justice H
7750 NEW
VISIONS: HUMAN SERVICES & SPECIAL EDUCATION
1
year 4 credits Grade 12
Are you someone who reaches out to others? This
program offers high school seniors the
opportunity to explore careers such as social
work, psychology and special education through
clinical rotations and observation of
professionals in the field. This new program is
located at St. Catherine’s Center for Children
in Albany, which employs a wide range of
personnel, including special educators, speech
therapists, occupational and physical
therapists, psychologists, social workers,
psychiatrists and recreational therapists.
Students will spend time with these
professionals in classrooms for children with a
variety of special education needs. They’ll also
learn at other appropriate settings, including
preschools for special needs children and
agencies that work with adults and children with
developmental disabilities, physical impairments
and emotional disturbances. The integrated
curriculum includes study of the child welfare
system, culture of the deaf, juvenile justice
and implications of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Students can earn up to seven
college credits through an agreement with Hudson
Valley Community College.
See prerequisites
above.
Course Credits –
Students successfully completing this program
will receive:
•
1/2 credit in
Introduction to Human Services Skills
•
1/2 credit in
Perspectives on Disability
•
1/2 credit in
Economics H
•
1/2 credit in
Participation in Government H
•
1 credit in
English H
•
1 credit in Human
Services/Special Education Practicum
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