9-12th grade courses

INTRODUCTION TO AGRISCIENCE

This course introduces students to the whole agricultural education program. Students will learn about classroom and FFA opportunities and develop a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). Other units include communication in agriculture and agricultural sciences investigation. 

AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES

This course continues to build off of skills learned in Introduction to Agriscience while focusing on the natural resources, plant and animal, and power, structural and technical systems pathways of agriculture. 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Students will examine the importance of natural resources in our lives and how to manage them for our benefit. Education units will include opportunities in natural resources, soil formation and physical properties, land use, conservation and management, soil fertility, wildlife management, air and water quality management, and weather and climate.

10th-12th Grade Courses

ANIMAL SCIENCE   

In this introductory animal science course students will learn about the value and utilization of animals in our lives, covering both livestock and companion animals.  Animal nutrition, growth, health, behavior, reproduction, and genetics will be explored.

 PLANT SCIENCE     

This course will focus on landscaping, floriculture, and vegetable and flower production. Hands-on activities may include plant propagation and growth, soils and growing media, plant protection, and integrated pest management.

FOOD SCIENCE AND SAFETY            

Students will complete hands-on activities, projects, and problems that simulate actual concepts and situations found in the food science and safety industry, allowing students to build content knowledge and technical skills. Students will investigate areas of food science, including food safety, food chemistry, food processing, food product development, and marketing.

AGRICULTURE POWER & TECHNOLOGY   

Agriculture Power and Technology course is a foundation course within the CASE sequence of courses. The course provides students a variety of experiences that are in the fields of agricultural engineering. Students are immersed in inquiry-based exercises that tie in the math and science of agricultural mechanics and engineering.  Throughout the course, students apply technical skills while becoming competent in the process used to operate, repair, engineer, and design agricultural tools and equipment. 

11th-12th grade courses

AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS FOUNDATION     

This CASE course utilizes activities, projects, and problems that incorporate business mathematics and reading and writing components in the context of agriculture. This course is structured for all students to experience an overview of agricultural business management. Students will learn about starting a business, the cost of doing business, how to manage risk, and finalizing a business plan. 

ADVANCED ANIMAL SCIENCE - Dual Credit Course  

Prerequisite: Animal Science

This course explores issues impacting the United States and the international animal industry. The main emphasis of the course is on the animal industry in the global market, animal production management, anatomy and physiology, and marketing of farm animals.

ADVANCED PLANT SCIENCE - Dual Credit Course 

Prerequisite: Plant Science

This course explores the general principles of crop production and management. Major areas of study include food production, crop classification, plant growth factors, seed production and variety selection.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (Internship 1 & Internship 2) - Dual Credit Courses 

**Instructor Approval Required**

Internship 1: 

This 2-period block course is designed to help students enter a path that leads to highly skilled occupations. Students are expected to take initiative for their own learning as they seek to gain valuable experiences and explore potential career paths. Through an application and interest inventory process, students will be placed with quality employers for a semester-long unpaid internship. This is a highly independent experience that is designed for students to demonstrate responsibility in completing course requirements and meeting deadlines.

Internship 2:

   (Prerequisite Internship 1) - Seniors only                 

This 2-period block course is designed to build upon skills and experiences obtained in Internship 1. Students will explore additional fields of interest and/or continue to build occupational knowledge and professionalism.

AG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE   

This capstone course will culminate students’ experiences in agriculture based on the pathway of study they pursued.  In this course students will develop and Improve critical thinking and employability skills as they learn to solve real-world problems, conduct research, analyze data, and develop new products and protocols.