animal & plant science

Career and Technical Education Department

ELECTIVE CAREER TECH COURSES

CTA6331 Animal & Plant Science (010125)

· Full Year - 0.5 credit – Grades 9, 10

· Selection Criteria: none

· Fee

Students will apply knowledge of animal and plant science to the agriculture industry. They will be introduced to the value of production animals relative to the agricultural marketplace. Students will engage in animal classification and selection, body systems, along with animal welfare and behavior in relation to the production of animals. Students will learn principles of plant anatomy and physiology, and the role of nutrition, deficiencies and growing environment on plant production. Throughout the course business principles and professional skills will be examined.

 (Students who have already taken Animal Science and Technology or Plant Science and Horticultural Science their freshman year should have priority to fill this class. Once those students have been accepted any other freshman or sophomore would be able to take it.)