INTRODUCTION TO AGRISCIENCE

Course: 110021/210021 Credit: .5/Sem or 1.0/Year Offered: Semester or Year Year Taken: 9-12

Fee: $5/Sem Prereq: None

• Gain confidence working with live animals, wildlife, food science, and plants.

• Focus on exploring interest in over 350 related careers.

• Experience new ways to feed the world through biotechnology, our hydroponics lettuce growing machine, and animal science labs.

Are you interested in animals, plants, or the outdoors?  Do you enjoy hands-on experiments?  If so, this class is for you!  Check out the new era of agriculture where we will explore the school greenhouse, animal science, wildlife, marketing, biotechnology, and much more than you imagined.  This class can be taken for a semester, or full year.  Semesters can be taken during different years as well.

Semester 1 focus: introduction to agriculture, plants, large animals and conservation.

Semester 2 focus: introduction to biotechnology, food science, marketing and small animals. 

CONSERVATION

Course: 110041/210041 Credit: .5/Sem Offered: Semester I or II Year Taken: 9-12

Fee: $5/Sem Prereq: None

• Explore 100’s of careers working with wildlife from DNR biologists, foresters, and outdoor experiences.

• Gain hands-on knowledge of wildlife and how they affect Wisconsin including: wildlife & fish ecology, waterfowl management, career exploration, invasive species, and more.

• Focus on hands-on activities.

This is a hands-on course for students who love nature, hunting, fishing, trapping, and the great outdoors!  In this class you will learn about the animals, fish and wildlife you are interested in.  If you want to find a career dealing with wildlife this class will help you do that.  Activities will include: taxidermy projects, wood duck nesting studies, field trip to a fish hatchery, focus on Wisconsin wild animals/fish, scoring deer antlers, and having tons of guest speakers from the DNR who share hands-on activities and information about the wildlife all around us, and possible careers for you. 

VET SCIENCE

Course: 110121/210121 Credit: .5/Sem Offered: Semester I or II Year Taken: 10-12

Fee: $5/Sem Prereq: None Credit: Dual credit - see note below     Science Equivalency: .5 Credit Science

• Experience working with small and large animals in a vet lab, production, and pet owner setting.  Work with animals in the classroom every day.

• Explore 100’s of careers directly related to animal science and animal behavior.

• Work with animals: behavior, vet procedures, genetics, reproduction, nutrition, handling, animal rights, and more.

This is a course for students who love animals and want to learn more about animal science.  In this course we will study animal anatomy, production, rights, behavior, feeding, care, reproduction and genetics.  We will work with live animals, and you can even incorporate your own animals into class labs and projects.  Learn more about caring for your pet, or what it takes to get a career working with animals.  Activities will include having veterinarian guest speakers, having your own class lab animal, working with live animals in lab, animal behavior studies, field trips, and learning basic veterinary procedures.

NTC will grant dual credit to junior and senior students who earn a C+ or better.  Sophomore students must earn an A for credit. This course is offered for 3 college level credits for free!!!

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credits of Science toward high school graduation and college admission.  

HORTICULTURE

Course: 210101 Credit: .5/Sem Offered: Semester II Year Taken: 10-12

Fee: $5/Sem Prereq: None Credit: Dual credit-see note below               Science Equivalency: .5 Credit of Science

• Experience hands-on labs and projects and labs to expose you to real life experiences.

• Explore 100’s of careers related to plant science, agronomy, marketing, landscaping, natural resources, and numerous other careers that stem from plant production.

• Experience a sense of pride in growing plants from start to finish as you market them to our community.

This is a hands-on course for students who enjoy plants, creating landscapes, and running a greenhouse from start to finish.  You will finish the year with the annual greenhouse plant sale, selling the plants you grew, to the community.  Activities will include: designing and creating landscapes, field trips, growing your own plants in the greenhouse, business planning/marketing, agronomy, land use management, pruning trees and learning from greenhouse operators and florists.

NTC will grant dual credit to junior and senior students who earn a C+ or better.  Sophomore students must earn an A for credit. This course is offered for 3 college level credits for free!!!

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credits of Science toward high school graduation requirements and college admission.

ADVANCED CONSERVATION

Course: 110081 Credit: .5/Sem Science Equivalency: .5 Credit of Science Offered: Semester I

Year Taken: 10-12 Fee: $5/Sem Prereq: Recommended taking Conservation prior to Advanced Conservation

Credit: Dual credit available-see note below    

• Acquire skills working with wildlife, forests, soils, and natural resources.

• Explore 100’s of careers working with natural resources.

• Obtain unique school experiences that expose you to real-life projects to expose you to careers working in natural resources.

This is a hands-on course that deals with the outdoors and focuses on forestry, wildlife, and land conservation.  If you are interested in working outside, or finding a job in natural resources or the DNR – take this class.  Activities include: running a saw mill, building and putting up wood duck houses, deer processing, land zoning/descriptions, working with foresters at active logging sites, real issues in conservation, spending time at the School Forest, orienteering, soil management, and doing real-life deer population surveys.

NTC will grant dual credit to junior and senior students who earn a C+ or better.  Sophomore students must earn an A for credit. This course is offered for 3 college level credits for free!!!

Note: Course can fulfill 0.5 credits of Science toward high school graduation requirements and college admission.

INDEPENDENT STUDY AGRISCIENCE

Course: 110051/210051    Credit: .5/Sem or 1.0/Year    Science Equivalency: .5 Credit of Science Offered: Semester I/II

Year Taken: 11-12    Fee: $5/Sem

Prereq: Completed at least three Agriscience courses in one of the following pathways

    Plant Science: Intro to Agriscience (Senesters 1 and 2 ) and Horticulture

             Animal Science: Intro to Agriscience (Semesters 1 and 2) and Veterinary Science

             Natural Resources:  Intro to Agriscience ( Semester 1 or 2), Conservation, and Adv Conservation

              Diversified: Any combination of Agriscence courses, with at least two being Advanced Conservation, Horticulture, or Veterinary Science

** Students interested in enrolling must obtain instructor approval before registering for the course**

• Custom capstone course completed on your own timeline.

• Projects are designed with the instructor to meet the specific needs and interest of each student.

• Create community connections through real-life projects to expose you to career opportunities

The Independent Study in Agriscience is an advanced, self-directed course designed for Juniors and Seniors. This capstone level course is uniquely tailored to align with the student's individual goals, allowing for a custom, hands-on, project-based learning experiences.  Under instructor guidance, students select the course content and complete four main project units, concluding with a comprehensive career-related project.  Examples of projects include custom greenhouse creations, job shadowing, animal handling and restraint, and wildlife population studies. 

This course is ideal for independent learners with strong time management skills.  Students create and follow their own schedule.  Students may enroll for either a semester (Fall or Spring) or a full academic year, depending on their schedule and academic goals.