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The Career Pathways Assessment System offers high school students a way to measure their readiness for postsecondary education or entry into the workforce through innovative computer-based assessments and Career Competency Qualifications.
Rather than focusing on academic skills alone, cPass® assessments measure both the knowledge and skills needed for specific career pathways. This innovative system provides a more accurate way to judge students’ readiness for real-world careers.
Computer-Based Assessments
Pathway | Sections | Items | Estimated Testing Time |
---|---|---|---|
General CTE | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Comprehensive Agriculture* | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Power, Structural, and Technical Systems Module | 1 | 20 | 30 minutes |
Animal Systems* | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Plant Systems* | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Horticulture Module | 1 | 25 | 30 minutes |
Manufacturing Production | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Comprehensive Business | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Finance | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Accounting Module | 1 | 25 | 30 minutes |
Drafting | 3 | 100 | 2 hours |
Career Competency Qualifications
- Comprehensive Agriculture*
- Animal Vaccination
- Plant Propagation
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- General Assessment
- Employability
- Presentation
- Research Decision
- Animal Systems*
- Animal Health and Clinical Practices
- Expected Progeny Differences
- Meat Fabrication
- Plant Systems*
- Land Evaluation
- Agriculture Chemical
- Soil
- Plant Portfolio