Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 127 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter I - HEALTH SCIENCE › Section 127.415 - Extended Practicum in Health Science (One Credit), Adopted 2015

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. This course is
				  recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12. The practicum course is a paid or
				  unpaid capstone experience for students participating in a coherent sequence of
				  career and technical education courses in the Health Science Career Cluster.
				  Prerequisites: Health Science Theory and Biology. Corequisite: Practicum in
				  Health Science. This course must be taken concurrently with Practicum in Health
				  Science and may not be taken as a stand-alone course. Students shall be awarded
				  one credit for successful completion of this course. A student may repeat this
				  course once for credit provided that the student is experiencing different
				  aspects of the industry and demonstrating proficiency in additional and more
				  advanced knowledge and skills.
(b)
				  Introduction.
(1) Career and technical
				  education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic
				  standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further
				  their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Health Science Career Cluster focuses
				  on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services,
				  health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and
				  development.
(3) The Extended
				  Practicum in Health Science course is designed to give students practical
				  application of previously studied knowledge and skills. Practicum experiences
				  can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of
				  experience.
(4) To pursue a career
				  in the health science industry, students should learn to reason, think
				  critically, make decisions, solve problems, and communicate effectively.
				  Students should recognize that quality health care depends on the ability to
				  work well with others.
(5) The
				  health science industry is comprised of diagnostic, therapeutic, health
				  informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development
				  systems that function individually and collaboratively to provide comprehensive
				  health care. Students should identify the employment opportunities, technology,
				  and safety requirements of each system. Students are expected to apply the
				  knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a health science career through
				  further education and employment.
(6) Professional integrity in the health
				  science industry is dependent on acceptance of ethical and legal
				  responsibilities. Students are expected to employ their ethical and legal
				  responsibilities, recognize limitations, and understand the implications of
				  their actions.
(7) Students are
				  encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and
				  technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular
				  organizations.
(8) Statements that
				  contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while
				  those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
				  examples.