---
title: "Standards a standard builds towards"
method: GET
path: "/academic-standards/{caseIdentifierUUID}/builds-towards"
tags: ["Academic Standards", "Learning Progressions"]
---

# Standards a standard builds towards

`GET /academic-standards/{caseIdentifierUUID}/builds-towards`

Fetches the StandardsFrameworkItems that the specified academic standard builds **towards** via the "buildsTowards" relationship - the standards it is a prerequisite of.

These are the next logical learning steps or more advanced concepts that students can progress to after working with the given academic standard (the given standard `buildsTowards` each of them). Proficiency in the given academic standard supports the likelihood of success in these standards.

Use this endpoint when you need to:
- Identify next steps in a learning progression after students master an academic standard
- Design curriculum sequences that build on foundational skills
- Map forward through learning pathways to understand where academic standards lead
- Plan long-term instructional trajectories for students

**Note:** Learning progression data is currently based on Student Achievement Partners' Coherence Map for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics. Coverage for other subjects and frameworks may be limited.

The endpoint returns paginated results. Use the `limit` and `cursor` parameters to control the number of results returned.

**Related topics:**
- [Understanding the buildsTowards relationship](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learning-progressions#buildstowards)

## Path parameters

- `caseIdentifierUUID` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer
- `cursor` string

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved list of standards this standard builds towards

- object — Cursor-based paginated response
  - `data` object[], required — Array of result items
    - `caseIdentifierUUID` string, uuid, required — CASE Network UUID for the resource
    - `statementCode` string, nullable — Code that identifies a standard within its standards framework (e.g., "3.NF.A.1", "A.1B", "MP1"); `null` for organizational groupings without assigned codes
    - `description` string, nullable — Full text of the standard describing what students should know or be able to do
    - `jurisdiction` 'Alabama' | 'Alaska' | 'Arizona' | 'Arkansas' | 'California' | 'Colorado' | 'Connecticut' | 'Delaware' | 'Florida' | 'Georgia' | 'Hawaii' | 'Idaho' | 'Illinois' | 'Indiana' | 'Iowa' | 'Kansas' | 'Kentucky' | 'Louisiana' | 'Maine' | 'Maryland' | 'Massachusetts' | 'Michigan' | 'Minnesota' | 'Mississippi' | 'Missouri' | 'Montana' | 'Nebraska' | 'Nevada' | 'New Hampshire' | 'New Jersey' | 'New Mexico' | 'New York' | 'North Carolina' | 'North Dakota' | 'Ohio' | 'Oklahoma' | 'Oregon' | 'Pennsylvania' | 'Rhode Island' | 'South Carolina' | 'South Dakota' | 'Tennessee' | 'Texas' | 'Utah' | 'Vermont' | 'Virginia' | 'Washington' | 'Washington, D.C.' | 'West Virginia' | 'Wisconsin' | 'Wyoming' | 'Multi-State' — US state, territory, or multi-state designation
    - `author` string, required — Author or creator of the resource
    - `provider` string, required — Source data provider for the resource
    - `license` string, uri, required — URL to the resource's license document
    - `attributionStatement` string, required — Statement that acknowledges the resource's author and provider, as required by the CC BY 4.0 license
  - `pagination` Pagination, required — Cursor-based pagination metadata
    - `limit` integer, required — Maximum number of results to return per page
    - `nextCursor` string, nullable — Cursor for fetching the next page of results in your next request (`null` if there are no more results)
    - `hasMore` boolean, required — Whether there are more results after this page

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - Invalid CASE Network UUID or pagination parameters
- `404` — Academic standard not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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