CodeHS Kentucky Computer Science Education Guide

In the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. Everyone should get the chance to learn coding—it’s a skill that provides limitless creative opportunities to students and future generations.

With a great curriculum, resources, and support, school districts across the country can implement high-quality computer science programs. At CodeHS, our goal is to make computer science education fun and accessible to all!

Did You Know

Kentucky Requires Schools to Offer Computer Science
Kentucky Has K-12 Academic Standards for Computer Science
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CodeHS Kentucky 6-12 Computer Science Curriculum Pathway

Here’s the CodeHS computer science curriculum pathway. This pathway includes year-long computer science courses for grades 6-12 in many different languages.

6th	7th	9th	10th	11th
Karel the Dog (JavaScript)
Tracy the Turtle (Python)
Introduction to the Internet
World of Computing
Cybersecurity (MS - 1 semester)
	Web Design (MS)
	Computing Ideas
	Creative Computing (MS/HS Flavors - 1 semester)
		Intro to VR (Mini Course Component)
		Introduction to Computer Science in JavaScript
		Web Design (HS)
		Introduction to Computer Science in Python
			Cybersecurity
			AP® Computer Science Principles
				Mobile Apps
				AP® Computer Science A

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CodeHS Computer Science Standards & Framework Alignments

CodeHS offers the most comprehensive course pathway across grades 6-12, starting with introductory level block programming courses all the way up to AP level text-based programming courses in many languages.

CodeHS courses align with the following standards:

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) K-12 Computer Science Framework Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Common Core Mathematics Standards College Board Advanced Placement

K-12 Computer Science in Kentucky

In October 2018, the Kentucky Department of Education established K-12 Academic Standards for Computer Science. You can view the standards here.

Although computer science isn’t required in Kansas, districts can allow computer science courses to count as an elective science credit or fourth year mathematics credit for graduation.

Kentucky Computer Science Stats

1,337 students took the Advanced Placement Computer Science exams in 2018 (369 AP CSP A, 968 AP CSP); only 28% were females
Computer programmers and software developers in Kentucky have an average annual salary of $80,930, which is almost double the average state salary at $43,210

Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kentucky Department of Education

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