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Pathways to Global Citizenship

The Pathways to Global Citizenship program at Woodbridge High School seeks to encourage students to identify and engage with topics of global significance within their area of interest. Each pathway allows students to develop and refine their skills in collaboration both in the classroom and in the community, critical thinking, research, evaluation, and synthesis of their own ideas. Students in the Pathways to Global Citizenship program will select a pathway and engage in required coursework within the pathway.

The Pathways to Global Citizenship program at Woodbridge High School will allow students to engage in academically rigorous coursework within a specific subject area or a high demand/high need career field while also preparing students to be a strong candidate for acceptance into a four-year college/university.

Available Pathways

WSHS offers four pathways for students to choose from. As part of the specialty program application process, students may apply to up to three programs in total, and each WSHS pathway selected counts as one program choice. Therefore, students may apply to one, two, or up to three WSHS pathways, depending on how they choose to use their three available program selections.

Each pathway requires students to engage not only in coursework specific to that pathway but also in Advanced Placement coursework.

Sports Medicine

Required Courses

  • Intro to Health & Medical Sciences
  • Sports Medicine 1
  • Sports Medicine 2
  • AP Seminar
  • AP Statistics
  • One of the following:
    • AP Biology
    • AP Chemistry
    • AP Physics
    • AP Psychology

Business/Marketing

Required Courses

  • Principles of Business & Marketing
  • AP Business and Personal Finance
  • Marketing
  • Strategic Marketing
  • AP Seminar
  • One of the following Marketing courses
    • Sports & Entertainment Marketing
    • Fashion Marketing
  • One of the following:
    • AP Precalculus
    • AP Statistics

Project Lead the Way: Engineering

  • Students must take at least 4 Project Lead the Way Engineering courses to include PLTW Capstone in 12th grade.
    • Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW)
    • Principles of Engineering (PLTW)
    • Digital Electronics or Civil Engineering & Architecture (PLTW)
    • PLTW Capstone

Project Lead the Way: Software Engineering

Required Courses

  • Software Engineering Essentials (PLTW)
  • Software Engineering (PLTW)
  • AP Cybersecurity
  • AP Computer Science A

Application Information

Specialty program applications will be accepted November 2, 2026 - February 1, 2027.

Visit the Specialty Programs Application Process website to learn more about the application process.

Who can apply?

Applications for this program are open for rising 9th grade students who attend one of the following schools:

  • Colgan HS
  • Forest Park HS
  • Freedom HS
  • Gar-Field HS
  • Hylton HS
  • Potomac HS
  • Woodbridge HS

Program Requirements:

  • In good academic standing – Passing all current classes with at least a 70%.
  • In good attendance standing – Not chronically absent (not missing 10% or more of the current school year)
  • In good discipline standing – No discipline record in the past 12 months for fighting, vapes, disrespect/classroom disruptions, vandalism. No discipline record ever of assault/battery, sexual assault or harassment, arson, weapons, or drugs/alcohol.

Transfer Program

Students participating in this program will transfer to the program location for all courses and activities.

Express bus transportation is available to accepted students living outside the program location boundaries through Specialty Program Transportation.