College and Career Readiness

The Mississippi College and Career Readiness course (CCR) was developed to support the vision and mission of the Mississippi Department of Education that all students who graduate from high school are prepared for college, career, and active citizenship. The CCR course curriculum outlines the knowledge secondary students should obtain and the types of skills relevant for a successful transition to postsecondary and the workforce.

Summer 2022 College and Career Readiness Course Professional Development

MDE, in partnership with Get2College and the MS Council on Economic Education, will offer two Introduction to College and Career Readiness (CCR) Course professional development sessions in July.  The sessions are intended to provide an overview of the CCR course curriculum and resources for new CCR teachers and counselors.

Participants must register to participate. No CEUs will be awarded.

July 27, 2022
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Must register via Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86898430430

July 28, 2022
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Must register via Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82559148579

For more information, please contact Heather Morrison at hmorrison@mississippi.edu

FAQs for the CCR Course

Resources

• 2020 College- and Career-Readiness Course Curriculum
• CCR 2020 Virtual Training PowerPoint
• CCR 2020 Virtual Training PowerPoint Recording
• Get2College

• College and Career Teacher Canvas Course -access to suggested lessons, student activities, etc. To be added to the College and Career Readiness Teacher Canvas Course, please email your request to: hmorrison@mississippi.edu.

• MS Council on Economic Education: https://mscee.org  Subscribe to email updates for information about upcoming Master Teacher of College and Career Readiness workshops.

Approved CCR Course Substitutions and Course Sequencing

The purpose of the College and Career Readiness Course is to provide planning and instruction for postsecondary transition.  The following courses are approved substitutions for the CCR course:

1. Career and Technical Work Based Learning Course
2. Dual Credit SmartStart
3. JROTC III and IV 
4. Advanced Placement Capstone: Completion of both AP Seminar and AP Research or equivalent International Baccalaureate and Cambridge International Courses
5. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior College and Career Readiness Seminar courses for Early College High Schools.

*Additional requests for substitution must be submitted to the Office of Secondary Education for review and approval.

 The CCR course may be taught in one of the following sequences:

• Senior year only
• Junior year only
• 1 semester in the junior year with the remaining semester taught in the senior year
• 1 semester in either freshman or sophomore year with the remaining semester taught in junior or senior year