Agriculture
is a broad field. AgFNR courses are designed to
prepare students for careers in all areas of agriculture. Students need to
obtain academic knowledge and skills, and learn knowledge and skills regarding
career opportunities and career entry requirements, and industry expectations.
Students have many opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer these
learned knowledge, skills, and technologies in a variety of settings.
All
AgFNR courses allow a student to receive 1 credit per
year or ½ credit per year. The length of the course is
determined by the instructor, counselor and high school principal.
The
Bosqueville AgFNR courses program offers:
Principles
of Ag, Food, and This is an introductory course designed to introduce
the student to the basics of agriculture.
Topics covered
Natural Resources include the scope and
history of agriculture, record keeping, leadership training, and basic shop
skills. Additional topics include
animal science, soil science, and horticulture. **This course is recommended for entering 9th
graders and is a full year one credit
course.**
Horticulture Science This course is designed to teach the basics
of horticulture. Topics include plant
production, landscape design, greenhouse management,
career opportunities, entrepreneurship skills, and
employment skills. **This course is
recommended for grades 10-12.
Landscape Design and This course teaches
the basic principles of landscape design.
Topics include landscape design, landscape maintenance, landscape
plants,
Turfgrass Management career opportunities, and employment
skills. **This course is recommended for
grades 10-12.
Wildlife, Fisheries, and This course covers
the topics related to wildlife and recreation management. Topics include wildlife species
identification, management of
Ecology Management wildlife species, history of wildlife
management, laws and legislation regarding wildlife management.
*Students may obtain their Hunter &
Boater Education Certification in this class. The certifications may require an
additional fee to be paid by the student.
Veterinary Medical This course is designed to
prepare students for careers in the field of animal science. Students will aquire
technical knowledge and skills
Applications related to animal systems and the workplace as
well as career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. **Recommended for students in grades 10-12.
Livestock
Production This course is designed to
prepare students for careers in the animal science fields. Animal species to be addressed in this course
may include, but are not limited to beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep,
goats, and poultry.
**Recommended for students in grades 10-12.
Small
Animal This course is
designed to prepare students for success and opportunities to learn, reinforce,
apply and transfer knowledge and skills in small
Management animal
care.
Animals may include, but not be limited to small mammals, amphibians,
reptiles, avian, dogs, and cats. **Recommended
for students in grades 10-12.
Agricultural
Mechanics and This course is designed to introduce the student to basic mechanical skills. Topics include shop safety, arc welding,
oxy-fuel cutting
Metal
Technologies and welding,
plumbing, and electrical wiring, and basic carpentry. **This
is a full year one credit course.**
Agricultural
Facilities Design This course teaches
the basics of construction of structures.
Topics include carpentry, electrical wiring, and plumbing for wood or
And
Fabrication metal buildings. **This
is a full year one credit course.**
Agricultural
Power Systems This is an
agricultural industry course designed to prepare students to maintain, repair,
and recondition agricultural vehicles and machinery. The course emphasizes basic principles of
operation while introducing students to modern high-tech components, systems
monitors, on-board computers, etc. **This is a full year one credit course.**
Practicum
in Agriculture, This course is
designed to give students supervised practical application of knowledge and
skills. This course is an Agriculture
Food, & Natural Resources Mechanic Project Construction
course. Students must have successfully
completed Ag Mechanics & Metal Technologies and Ag Facilities, Design,
& Fabrication or have instructor approval before enrolling in this course.
Principles and Elements of This is a course designed to develop skills in the design and arrangement of
flowers, foliage, and related plant materials for interior lo
Floral Design locations.
In addition, this course is designed to examine floral design in relation to
contemporary designs, business practices, specialty items, creativity, and
careers in the floral industry. **This course can be used as a Fine Arts
credit and is a 1 credit, full year course **
Advanced
Animal Science This course
teaches students the basics of animal science including selection, health,
anatomy and physiology, nutrition, and animal management. **This course can be used as a 4th Science credit and is a 1
credit, full year course**
Advanced Plant and Soil This is a course designed to
examine the interrelatedness of human, scientific, and technological dimensions
of crop production using
Science the resources of
land, soil, water, energy, and living organisms. Instruction is designed to
expand one’s knowledge of the scientific and technological dimensions of
resources necessary for crop production. **This
course can be used as a 4th Science credit and is a 1 credit, full
year course **
Professional
Communications This course blends
written, oral, and graphic communication in a career-based environment. Careers in the global economy require
individuals to be creative and have a strong background in computer &
technology applications, a strong & solid academic foundation, and a
proficiency in professional oral and written communication. **This course
can be used as a Communication Application requirement for graduation and is a
.5 credit course.
Mathematical
Applications This course is
designed for the student to apply knowledge and skills related to mathematics,
including algerbra, geometry, and data
In Agriculture, Food, & analysis in the context of agriculture,
food, and natural resources. **This course can be used as a 4th math credit taken prior
to
Natural Resources Algebra 2. It is a one credit, full year course. This class if for 11th
or 12th grade only.
Welding This course provides
students with the knowledge, skills, and technologies required for employment
in metal technology systems. **Students
must be in grades 10-12. This course is
offered with TSTC Welding Course 1323 – Welding Safety, Equipment, & Tools
and TSTC Welding Course 1307 – Welding Processes as concurrent enrollment. Students will receive 3 hours college credit
per course. *$25 lab fee applies.
**This is a full year one credit course.**
Advanced
Welding This course provides
students with advanced knowledge, skills, and technologies as they relate to
personal and career development.
Students will have opportunities to reinforce, apply, and transfer
knowledge and skills to a variety of settings and problems.
**This course is offered with TSTC Welding Course 1430 –
Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding.
Students will receive 4 hours of college credit to TSTC as concurrent
enrollment - $25 lab fee applies. Student must have successfully completed
Welding 1 or be approved by the instructor to enroll.** **This is a full year one credit course.**