Agriculture Education
Agriculture Department is managed by vocationally certified Angie Karnes. Her classes include: Landscape, Floral Art, Biotechnology, Environmental Science and Agricultural Business Leadership. Mrs. Karnes and her program also offer students the opportunity to take part in the Floral Shop, Community Garden and/or FFA student organization. For more info please see Mrs. Karnes.
The following is a sample of how Agriculture taken in high school can lead to a transition in the "real" world.
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Career Cluster: Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Cluster Pathway: Animal Science/Agribusiness/Biotechnology
This Career Pathway Program of Study can serve as a guide along with other career planning materials as learners continue on a career path. Courses listed within this program are only recommended coursework and should be individualized to meet each learner's education and career goals. Note: Many items have links to external resources with more information.
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REQUIREDCREDITS |
GRADE |
English/ Language Arts (4.0 credits) |
Social Studies/ Sciences (3.0 credits) |
Math (3.0 credits) |
Science (3.0 credits) |
Fine Arts (1.0 credits) |
Health/ Fitness (2.0 credits) |
Other (7.0 credits) |
Related Career & Technical (1.5 credits) Certificate and Tech Prep (notation on HS and TP alignment) |
SAMPLE Occupations Relating To This Pathway (*indicates job in high demand) |
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SECONDARY SAMPLE COURSE OFFERINGS |
9 |
Language Arts 9 |
Intro to Bus and Geography |
Integrated I, II, III or Pre-Calc
or CTE Equivalent |
Physical Sci Or CTE Equivalent
Biology or CTE Biotech Science Elec Or CTE Equivalent
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Credits from Art Courses or CTE Equivalent |
Credits from Health and Fitness Courses or CTE Equivalent |
Elective courses
and
Advisory Portfolio and Senior Presentation
and
HS and beyond Plan
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RHS CTE COURSE OPTIONS Animal Science Biotechnology Horticulture (Landscape Design) Floral Design Natural Resources Work Based Learning
NEW MARKET OPTIONS Pre-Veterinary Technician
LEADERSHIP FFA
TECH PREP ARTICULATIONS General Horticulture Interiorscape/Floral Design CERTIFICATIONS RHS -- CTE Completer Cert
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Little or No Preparation Landscaping and Groundskeeping* Fishers and related fishing worker Graders/sorters of ag products * Farm workers, farm/ranch Some Preparation Salesperson Nonfarm animal caretaker* Agricultural Equipment Operator Animal Trainer Refuse/Recycle collectors First Line Supervisor-Landscape Pest Control Workers Meat Cutter/Processor Food Processor Medium Preparation Forest/Conservation Technicians Pesticide Handler Environmental Engineer/Tech Water/liquid waste operator Agriculture Communication Specialist Farm Manager Sales Manager Livestock Manager Dairy Herd Supervisor Ag Product Buyer/Distributor Considerable Preparation Ag Commodity Broker Ag Economist CTE--Ag Educator Ag Lender Produce Commission Manager Agriculture Inspector Fish & Game Warden Landscape Architect Dietician Quality Control Specialist Wholesale/manufacturing technical and scientific* Extensive Preparation Environmental Engineers Zoologist/Wildlife Biologist Food Scientist/Technologists Bacteriologist Bioengineer Soil and Plant Scientists |
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10 |
Language Arts 10 |
Civics |
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11 |
English Elective or Business English |
US History |
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12 |
English Electives
or
Business English |
CWP & Econ or Ap Gov |
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POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS* |
Technical Certification (instruction provided through certified training and/or testing centers) |
Apprenticeship Opportunities |
2-yr ATA or Degree (Find specific colleges at www.sbctc.ctc.edu - click colleges) |
4 -yr Degree or Advanced Training |
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Fishing and Fishery Sciences Peninsula College Grays Harbor College Agricultural Business Mgmt. Spokane Community College Walla Walla Community College |
For a list of occupations that currently post for apprenticeships, go to http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Programs/TradeDescrip/default.asp
To look up an occupation, got to https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/arts/Occupations/Occupation_Lookup.asp |
Fishing and Fishery Sciences Bellingham Technical College Heritage University Peninsula College Greenhouse Operations/Mgmt Spokane Community College Floral Design Floral Design Institute Landscaping/Groundskeeping Seattle Community College Clover Park Technical College Edmonds Community College Clark College Ornamental Horticulture Spokane Community College Water Quality/Wastewater Mgmt Green River Community College Agricultural Business Mgmt Spokane Community College Walla Walla Community College Yakima Valley Community College Dog/Pet Grooming Northwest School of Animal Massage Aquaculture Grays Harbor College |
CTE Secondary Education Teacher •· 6000 hours of work experience in the field •· Completion of a state approved CTE Teacher Preparation Program •· Passage of Basic Skills Math and English Agricultural Business Mgmt. Washington State University University of Washington State Agricultural Economist Washington State University Agronomy Washington State University Wildlife Mgmt University of Washington Washington State University Spokane Community College Entomology Washington State University Conservation/renewable University of Washington Forestry and Related Sciences Heritage University University of Washington Washington State University Landscape Architecture University of Washington Washington State University |
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*Data acquired from www.workforceexplorer.com and www.careerclusters.org Revised: 11/13/08