Program of Study (POS), required by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Improvement Act of 2006, is a coherent, non-duplicative, and articuated sequence of rigorous academic and career courses, commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an associate degree, and/or an industry-recognized certificate or licensure, and/or a baccalaureate degree and beyond. A Program of Study is developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership among secondary and postsecondary education, business, and employers. (Program of Study Transitions Institute 2007)

• Steps for identifying a program of study and assurances (OSPI)
• Foundations, Fields, Clusters & Pathways chart (OSPI)
• Sixteen Career Clusters (OSPI)
• Current list of approved programs of study (Columbia Basin Tech Prep Consortium)
• State level Program of Study: Project Final Report & User Guide (produced by the Center of Excellence for Allied Health, Construction and Informaiton & Computer Technology)

• Sample Plans of Study (State's Career Clusters) and career pathway plans of study (College and Career Transitions Initiative) for the 16 career clusters
• National Initiative: Rigorous Programs of Study (RPOS) - Perkins Collaborative Resource Network