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Individual Career Academic Plan
ICAP Program Services for Oklahoma
Education ALIVE has created curriculum for schools to use so students can fulfill their state mandated Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) as determined by the Oklahoma State Board of Education. EducationALIVE helps students envision their future which gives students purpose for learning.
Oklahoma Edge ICAP Toolkit
It is not a standard for students to meet like the past, but a process for students to own.
“Districts must make a shift in thinking, approaching and delivering career development in their schools in order to help students and their families become more informed consumers of the education and training required to meet their personal goals. The shift is a strategic one, toward a holistic and student-centered approach and away from the random acts of career development characteristic of the past. Strong infrastructure, relationships and student awareness are key to successful implementation of ICAP.”
- Oklahoma State Department of Education
Individual Academic Career Pathway
ICAP Requirements (State Department of Education)
An ICAP is a multi-year process that guides students as they explore career, academic and postsecondary opportunities. Family, student and educators collaborate to develop the ICAP, which equips students with the awareness, knowledge and skills to create their own meaningful exploration of college and career opportunities. The ICAP is an evolving document that reflects students’ changing passions, aptitudes, interests and growth.
Life beyond high school requires different competencies than in the past, and are ever-changing. By 2025, three of four Oklahoma jobs will require education or training beyond high school. When students complete an ICAP, they discover which pathways fit their unique talents and what kind of academic preparation and experiences will prepare them for in-demand careers, some of which may not even exist when they graduate from high school.
When students complete a meaningful ICAP process, they:
1. Connect the relevance of education to their future goals.
2. Create secondary and postsecondary course plans to pursue their career and life goals.
3. Strategically select a postsecondary pathway to align with self-defined career, college and life goals.
4. Establish better communication and engagement between school and home.
5. Understand and demonstrate career exploration and career planning.
An ICAP has a strong, intentional connection with readiness for career and college. An ICAP identifies student interests, skills, postsecondary and workforce goals and experiences that lead to a meaningful plan that charts the progress needed to prepare students for college, career and life.
It should include:
• Career and college interest surveys
• Written postsecondary and workforce goals and progress toward those goals
• Scores on assessments (required state and federal assessments and a college and career ready assessment)
• Experiences in service learning and/or work environments including apprenticeships, internships, mentorships, job shadowing and others
• Intentional sequence of courses that reflects progress toward the postsecondary goal (this may include identified career pathways or career endorsements)
• Academic progress.
ICAP is not just another graduation checklist – it is student-driven and student-owned. This plan will empower them to:
- Understand their own interests, strengths, values and learning styles
- Create a vision of their future
- Develop individual goals
- Prepare a personal plan for achieving their vision and goals
- Gain workplace experience through internships, job shadowing or pre-apprenticeships.
