Agriculture

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science I

Prerequisites: None
This course is typically offered at the 8th or 9th grade. Eighth graders do not receive a credit for this course. Approximately one-half of this course is devoted to agricultural mechanics, with emphasis, placed on skill development in basic metal, tool fitting and cold metals, basic arc welding, sheet metal, soldering and brazing, plan reading and sketching, and hand woodworking. The remainder of the course emphasizes the development of competencies in plant sciences, rural and urban living, leadership, and resource conservation.

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science II

Prerequisites: Must have passed previous level of Agriculture
This course is typically offered at the 9th or 10th grade. Students continue to learn agriculture mechanics, with emphasis placed on fundamentals of electricity, arc welding, gas cutting and welding, small engines, power woodworking, and wood and metal preservatives. They also receive instruction in animal science and further develop competencies in rural and urban living, leadership, and resource conservation.

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science III

Prerequisites: Must have passed previous level of Agriculture
This course is typically offered at the 10th or 11th grade.This course emphasizes one or more areas of plant science, animal science, soil science, and agriculture business management, and agriculture mechanization, based upon the student’s employment objective. Supervised occupational experienced programs and leadership training are important parts of the course. When only single periods are provided greater emphasis is placed on individuals instruction and supervised occupational experience programs.

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science IV

Prerequisites: Must have passed previous level of Agriculture
This course is typically offered at the 11th or 12th grade.Course includes instruction in agriculture mechanics, with emphasis placed on the application of mechanical skills to farm power and machinery, soil and water management, supervised farming programs, and leadership training.