Endorsements

Career & Technical Education Endorsements

The Texas Legislature in 2013 made substantial changes to the state’s CTE program, among other programs and accountability systems, which we refer to as House Bill 5. Due to House Bill 5, students are expected to pursue an endorsement in a specific area. There are five areas recognized by the state. They are:

Arts & Humanities
Business & Industry
Multi-disciplinary studies
Public Services
STEM

The Arts & Humanities and the Multi-disciplinary studies endorsements are not included in the Duncanville ISD Career and Technical Education program’s endorsements. We have included information regarding those endorsements but our focus is on the three endorsements that are contained within the CTE program which are:

Business & Industry
Public Services
STEM

The following table shows the pathways within each endorsement that Duncanville ISD offers:

Endorsement	Cluster	Pathway
Business & Industry	Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources	Animal Science Horticulture/Floral Design
	Architecture & Construction	Architecture Construction
	Arts, A/V Technology & Communication	Graphic Design Audio/Video Production Animation Fashion Design Commercial Photography Digital Audio Printing & Imaging
	Business Management & Administration	Business Office Pathway
	Marketing	Marketing
	Manufacturing	Welding
	Transportation, Distribution & Logistics	Automotive Automotive Collision
Public Service	Education & Training	Education
	Health Science	Health Science
	Hospitality & Tourism	Culinary Arts
	Human Services	Cosmetology Human Services
STEM	Information Technology	Computer Technician Web Programming
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics	Engineering Electronics Robotics

Information regarding Duncanville High School and all 5 endorsements that are offered can be viewed here.

CTE Programs of Study Alignment to Endorsements

First page of the PDF file: Programs_of_Study_Endorsement_Crosswalk_April_2020