Classes Offered
Agriculture Science Pathway
The three agriculture science courses that complete the requirements for high school graduation
Ag Biology
Biology is the natural science that involves the study of life and living organisms, including their physical and chemical structure, function, development and evolution. This course gives students a good foundation in Biology with related Earth Science phenomena and Engineering applications. This course meets all NGSS standards for Biology and Engineering Design, and many NGSS standards for Earth and Space Sciences as well as a variety of Agriculture standards and frameworks.
Ag Chemistry
This course gives students a good foundation in Chemistry with related Earth Science phenomena and Engineering applications. This course meets all NGSS standards for Chemistry and Engineering Design, and many NGSS standards for Earth and Space Sciences as well as a variety of agriculture standards and frameworks.
Ag Physics
Physics is the study of matter and energy and the interaction between them. Physics is about asking fundamental questions about the world around us and trying to answer them by observing and experimenting. This course gives students a good foundation in Physics with related Earth Science phenomena and Engineering applications. This course meets all NGSS standards for Physics and Engineering Design, and many NGSS standards for Earth and Space Sciences as well as a variety of agriculture standards and frameworks.
These courses also provides an opportunity and expectation for student’s participation in the National FFA organization including FFA participation and a Supervised Agriculture Experience Project.
Elective Pathway Options
Art and History of Floral Design
An introduction to artistic and creative perception including aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, pencil, flowers, tile, and a variety of papers. Students will research and study floral trends to understand and develop an appreciation for floral design within historical and cultural, formal and casual, ceremonial and traditional, including an understanding that floral designs are affected by society, culture, history, politics, and economic influence.
Advanced Art and History of Floral Design
This course will train students in: Floral Design, Marketing, Display, Preparation, Sales, Employability Skills, Floral Identification, Cut Flower Production, Floral Career Opportunities g1017 Program projects will be marketed on campus and in the community. Students will learn leadership an d record keeping through FFA and SAE projects. This course has a lab fee of $15.00 for extended projects.
Ag Mechanics 1
This course provides theory and hands-on experiences that provide opportunities for students to develop basic knowledge and skills in agriculture mechanics. Instructional areas include the basic fundamentals of maintaining and repairing small gasoline engines, basic electricity, welding, construction, cold metal work, and operating agricultural equipment safely.
Ag Mechanics 2
This course provides theory and hands-on experiences that provide opportunities for students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in agricultural mechanics. Students will build upon the skills learned in Agriculture Mechanics 1. Instructional areas include metal working, wood working, small gas engines, construction, land surveying, electricity, plumbing and operating agriculture equipment safely. FFA and SAE are required components of this course.
Integrated Animal Science
Using animal systems and Agriculture examples as the learning vehicle, the course emphasizes a management approach to animal production. Production Agriculture and good management tactics are fundamentals and relate to all the other sciences, economics, ecosystems, and are a large key to understanding our world and its sustainability.
Advanced Animal Science
A scientific approach to the livestock industry encompassing all aspects of modern meat and fiber production and recreation from livestock. This course builds on prior knowledge gained in Integrated Animal Science. Students will be assigned quarterly livestock projects for grow out. Class projects will be marketed on campus and in the community. Students will learn leadership and record keeping through FFA and SAE projects.
Students will complete this class by taking a final at Modesto Junior College to earn articulation credits.
New Classes
Ag Foods
Agriculture Food Systems is designed to teach students science through food, the food industry, agriculture and technological advances. Students will learn about the production of food and agriculture products from planting to consumption. A hands on approach will be used as students learn about the following topics: the importance of soil, components of soil, basic plant identification, plant growth and nutrient requirements, pest control and prevention, water management, production practices and genetic engineering. Throughout the course, students will be graded on their participation in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE).
Ag Marketing
This course is designed to train students for entry-level jobs in agricultural marketing, especially so with respect to marketing in the livestock industries. This will involve student management of an approved livestock SAE project to be exhibited at the San Joaquin AgFest each June. Students will gain theory in animal husbandry and marketing livestock; students will also apply that theory in the execution of their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project. The nature of this course is interdisciplinary in that students will practice business and economic theories, apply scientific principles, utilize technology, engineer proper animal housing and calculate nutritional requirements and feed rationing (STEM). This course reinforces and extends vocational learning experiences found in all Agriculture pathways through approved entrepreneurship work experience via an approved SAE project.