Two pages of model curriculum standards are posted on this Wed Site that deal with electronics technology in the high schools of California. Click on the highlight to review the model standards.

One page is devoted to the Energy and Utilities Industry Sector model curriculum standards.  These standards include Energy and Utilities Career Pathways, Electromechanical Installation and Maintenance, Energy and Environmental Technology, Public Utilities, and Residential and Commercial Energy and Utilities. 

A second page is devoted to the Engineering and Design Industry Sector model curriculum standards.  These standards include Engineering and Design Career Pathways, Architectural and Structural Engineering, Computer Hardware, Electrical, and Networking Engineering, Engineering Design, Engineering Technology, and Environmental and Natural Science Engineering.

High school electronics programs may conform to the Engineering Design Standards, the Energy and Utility Standards, or to both.  Most high school programs should utilize standards from each sector in order to allow students pathways into employment directly from high school, enrollment in community college occupational programs, or transfer to a college or university setting for a 4-year degree.  If the high school instructor needs to seek UC approval of a course as a college prep elective, the Engineering Design Standards should be emphasized.  The emerging field of mechatronics is covered in the adopted standards.  But, because that term is not widely known in the education world yet, automation modules and electromechanical systems are terms used to describe study in the area of mechatronics.