NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

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Adopted Standards
Science | Social Studies | Information and Technology | World Languages | Arts Education | Occupational Course of Study | Healthful Living | Guidance | English as a Second Language

ADOPTED STANDARDS

Future Ready Occupational Course of Study

More information on teaching the Occupational Course of Study in 2010-11 can be found at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/timeline.

• OCS English Language Arts 9-12
• OCS Introductory Mathematics
  (pdf, 49kb)
• OCS Common Core Math I Standards for Assessment
  (pdf, 176kb)
• OCS Financial Management
  (pdf, 40kb)
• OCS Biology
  (pdf, 117kb)
• OCS Applied Science
  (pdf, 96kb)
• OCS American History I
  (pdf, 449kb)
• OCS American History II
  (pdf, 392kb)
• OCS Preparation I
  (pdf, 88kb)
• OCS Preparation II
  (pdf, 94kb)
• OCS Preparation III
  (pdf, 87kb)
• OCS Preparation IV
  (pdf, 89kb)

Information and Technology

• Grades K-5
  (pdf, 119kb)
• Grades 6-8
  (pdf, 63kb)
• Grades 9-12
  (pdf, 33kb)

Science

• K-2
  (pdf, 70kb)
• 3-5
  (pdf, 93kb)
• 6-8
  (pdf, 99kb)
• Physical Science
  (pdf, 42kb)
• Biology
  (pdf, 49kb)
• Chemistry
  (pdf, 42kb)
• Physics
  (pdf, 44kb)
• Earth/Environmental
  (pdf, 41kb)

World Languages: Classical, Dual & Heritage, and Modern

• World Languages
  (pdf, 355kb)

Arts Education

• Preamble
  (doc, 53kb)
• Dance
  • K-8 (3.0)
    (pdf, 157kb)
  • 9-12 (3.0)
    (pdf, 85kb)
• Music
  • K-8 (3.0)
    (pdf, 148kb)
  • 9-12 (3.0)
    (pdf, 79kb)
• Theatre Arts
  • K-8 (3.0)
    (pdf, 151kb)
  • 9-12 (3.0)
    (pdf, 79kb)
• Visual Arts
  • K-8 (3.0)
    (pdf, 158kb)
  • 9-12 (3.0)
    (pdf, 83kb)

Social Studies

• Preamble
  (pdf, 39kb)
• Meeting the Needs of Students in the 21st Century
  (pdf, 168kb)
• Grades K-2
  (pdf, 230kb)
• Grades 3-5
  (pdf, 255kb)
• Grade 6
  (pdf, 182kb)
• Grade 7
  (pdf, 121kb)
• Grade 8
  (pdf, 133kb)
• World History
  (pdf, 301kb)
• American History I
  (pdf, 449kb)
• American History II
  (pdf, 392kb)
• Civics and Economics
  (pdf, 427kb)

Social Studies Electives

• The Cold War (2.0)
  (pdf, 137kb)
• Twentieth Century Civil Liberties, Civil Rights (2.0)
  (pdf, 125kb)
• Turning Points in American History (2.0)
  (pdf, 104kb)
• Psychology (2.0)
  (pdf, 55kb)
• Sociology (2.0)
  (pdf, 100kb)
• 21st Century Global Geography (2.0)
  (pdf, 168kb)
• World Humanities (2.0)
  (pdf, 168kb)
• American Humanities (2.0)
  (pdf, 118kb)

Healthful Living - Health Education

• K-2
  (pdf, 72kb)
• 3-5
  (pdf, 91kb)
• 6-8
  (pdf, 94kb)
• 9-12
  (pdf, 48kb)

Healthful Living - Physical Education

• K-HS
  (pdf, 144kb)
• NC Essential Standards Alignment to NASPE
  (pdf, 13kb)

Guidance

• Preamble
  (pdf, 105kb)
• Readiness/Exploratory/Discovery (RED)
  (pdf, 40kb)
• Early Emergent/Emergent (EEE)
  (pdf, 39kb)
• Progressing (P)
  (pdf, 42kb)
• Early/Independent (EI)
  (pdf, 71kb)
• Independent (I)
  (pdf, 74kb)

English as a Second Language

• English Language Development
  (pdf, 3.1mb)

Thanks!
Thank you in advance for your thoughtful feedback. Standards development is very important work. We need your input to ensure that the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction adopts the most rigorous and relevant standards for the students in the 21st Century.