Note: The extended study module may be used only once in each 100-hour course.

Evolving societal and personal needs, advances in technology, and demands to solve current problems require a flexible curriculum that can accommodate new ways and means to support learning in the future. The extended study module is designed to provide schools and teachers with an opportunity to meet current and future demands not provided for in current modules of every PAA curriculum. This flexibility allows a school or teacher to design one new module per credit to complement or extend the study of the core and optional modules to meet the specific needs of students or the community. The extended study module is designed to extend the content of the pure courses and to offer survey course modules beyond the scope of the available selection of PAA modules, either in depth or breadth. The list of possibilities for topics of study or projects for the extended study module approach is as varied as the imagination of those involved in using the module. The extended study module guidelines should be used to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and processes advocated in the PAA curriculum. For more information on the guidelines for the Extended Study module, see the Practical and Applied Arts Handbook.