Curriculum Handbook - Bellflower Unified School District

harassment, and time management. Units on employment preparation and positive work habits and attitudes will be
covered. Students may earn college credits from Cerritos College, but must see ROP office for additional details.
Prerequisite: Keyboarding knowledge preferred but not required.
ROP OPTICIAN
2765 Year
Students will learn how to read and interpret prescriptions, make glasses from start to finish, learn frame repair,
designs, and styles, learn eye anatomy, customer service skills, and get real work experience in an optical lab.
ROP PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
2741 Year
The American Institute of Health Sciences in Long Beach is offering this course through the Los Angeles County ROP
as a private, post-secondary site. This course offers hands on training and internships. This is an 11-month course.
It is held off-campus. Please see the ROP counselor for additional details.
Course Prerequisite: Students enrolled in this course should be high school seniors interested in the field and have a
GPA of 3.0 or above
ROP RETAIL MARKETING CC (includes Internship)
2705 Semester
This course provides students with the opportunities to prepare for and achieve careers in the retail/marketing
industry. Learning experience will include advertising, fashion trends, communications, business plans, and basic
sales techniques. Internships and possible employment in related fields. Students should possess a positive & mature
attitude and have good attendance. Students must also be trustworthy, honest, and dependable! Businesslike
clothing is necessary. Students in this course have experienced a 90% hiring rate.
Prerequisite: Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a work permit approval from his/her high school
counselor.
ROP RECREATION OCCUPATIONS CC/CVE (includes Internship)
2733 Semester
This course trains students to lead organized recreational activities such as arts and crafts, games, dance, camping,
and sports. Students will plan, organize, and direct these activities in playgrounds, recreation areas, parks,
community centers, and theme parks. Students will learn how to schedule lessons, classes, and facilities in a
recreation program, and will organize and direct program participants. Students will also be taught how to keep
records of equipment to ensure that equipment is used properly.
ROP ROBOTICS
2744 Semester
This course is about robots and electronics. Students will use basic electronic skills to design and program a robot to
find its way through mazes and other challenges. Working in teams students will construct a working robot, write
computer programs to control it and work with advanced electronic circuits to solve navigation and science
problems. Students will study the connection between applied physics principles and several branches of
engineering. Students will investigate the creation and uses of robots in NASA exploration, industrial manufacturing,
engineering design, hazardous duties, maintenance, firefighting, surgery, and military robots. This course trains
students for post-secondary education and/or entry-level positions in a variety of related occupations, such as
robotics technician, computer programmer, and robot machine operator.
ROP SPORTS MARKETING
2759 Semester
This class requires hands-on experience conducting research and developing marketing strategies, promoting and
advertising products and services related to the sports industry. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of
marketing and business principles in the scope of amateur, college and professional sports.
ROP TV & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
2742 Semester
This is a comprehensive program that introduces students to the television (video) industry. It also introduces
students to the skills necessary for jobs such as producer, director, assistant director, editor, videotape operator,
technical script supervisor, grip, floor manager, etc. On-the-job experiences are provided through organized
laboratory activities. This course also acquaints students with the broad spectrum of career opportunities in the film
and video industry.
ROP ADVANCED VIDEO PRODUCTION
2772 Semester
This is a comprehensive program that introduces the students to the television (video) industry. This also builds
upon the skills necessary for jobs such as producer, director, editor, video tape operator, technical script supervisor,
grip, floor manager, etc acquired in ROP TV and Video Productions. On-the-job experiences are provided through
organized laboratory activities. This course will also continue to familiarize students with the broad spectrum of
career opportunities in the film and video industry. Students will work on BUC T.V.; this course will satisfy the
Academy Technology requirement. See also ROP section.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of ROP TV and Video Productions (BUC TV) and/or teacher recommendation
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