Agriculture Classes

Who:  Freshman or new to FFA

1 Practical Art credit

A course designed for instruction in animal science, agricultural mechanics, career exploration, leadership and personal development, and supervised agricultural experience. Units may include agribusiness, natural resources, and food science. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Who: Sophomores or 2nd Year FFA Members

1 Practical Art/Elective credit

A course designed for instruction in animal agriculture components including animal species, health, and nutrition, plant management pertaining to the forestry industry, parliamentary procedure, and additional instruction in agricultural mechanics, career development, leadership, and supervised agricultural experience. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class.

Prerequisite: Ag Science 1

Credit also counts as Fine Art

Who? Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

.5 Elective or Fine Art credit

This semester-long course will offer students the opportunity to learn plant identification, floral maintenance and running a floral shop. Students will learn principles of design, design arrangements, sales, careers, leadership, record keeping, and have a supervised agricultural experience. Students will also participate in the National FFA Organization and learn much needed leadership skills. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II 

Ag Science 1, 2 and this course together counts as 1 Science Credit

Who? Juniors and Seniors

1 Elective credit

This course develops a basic understanding of greenhouse techniques. The production of greenhouse crops will be used to demonstrate procedures such as plants started from cuttings, seeds, grafts, and layering. Students will manage their own crop as a greenhouse project. Students will also grow plants for the greenhouse sale in the spring. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class.

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Who: Juniors and Seniors

1 Elective credit

This course utilizes metal working in the development and construction of major metal shop projects. Metals I will consist of eight tests over various metalworking practices, a small and medium project. Metals II will consist of three to four tests over advanced metalworking practices and several medium or two large projects. Metals II students must apply for the class with a list of projects that they plan to build during the school year before they are allowed in the class. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class.

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Who? Juniors and Seniors

1 Elective Credit

This course utilizes wood working in the development and construction of major woodshop projects. Students will be required to build a small, medium and large project in class in order to receive credit for the class. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class.

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Ag Science 1, 2 and this course together counts as 1 Science Credit

Who? Juniors and Seniors

1 Elective Credit

Advanced study in animal production, management, marketing, nutrition, breeding, production records, selection, animal health, waste management, and biotechnology may be included in this course. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

GPA Weighted: Dual Credit through State Fair Community College

Who? Juniors and Seniors

.5 Elective Credit

This course will help students develop the skills needed to participate in a sales type career in a project based context. Students will build their understanding of sales and complete a capstone project. Students will also start their own cooperative as a class and work to potentially turn a profit and sell various made items This class also covers budgeting, economics, and today’s agriculture issues. This is a dual credit class offered through State Fair Community College. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Who? Juniors and Seniors

.5 Elective Credit

This course includes electrical wiring, electrical motors, concrete masonry, plumbing and sewage disposal, farm fences, product handling and processing equipment, and farm buildings. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Credit counts as Personal Finance credit

Who? Sophomore, Junior, Seniors

.5 Personal Finance Credit

This semester course is designed to inform the student on money making decisions for their future. Students learn about budgeting, credit scores and building credit, insurance, taxes, investing and retirement. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II

Ag Science 1, 2, this course and an additional .5 Ag Science credit together counts towards a Science Credit

Available during SPEAR hour as well

Who? Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Seniors

.5 Elective Credit

This spring semester course is a general agriculture knowledge class. Students will learn specific agriculture objectives when they choose a particular Career Development Event or Leadership Development Event over the course of the semester.  FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class. 

Prerequisite: Ag Science I

Ag Science 1, 2, this course and an additional .5 Ag Science credit together counts towards a Science Credit

Who? Junior and  Seniors

.5 Elective Credit

This semester course is designed to learn the relationship between science, food and nutrition. Application of food science for the selection, preservation, processing, packaging, distribution and use of safe food will be learned. FFA membership is required and FFA activities are conducted in class 

Prerequisite: Ag Science II