Veterinary Science (Cum Laude Recognition)
This class will introduce the students to basic veterinary practices used in today’s animal
industries. Terminology and disease presentation and prevention will be discussed. Students
will have the chance to take temperatures, do fecal cultures for parasites, and examine sperm
cell motility, which are just a couple of the many labs students will part take in during class.
Students will also practice giving shots to oranges and grapefruits. The students will also study
the birth, lactation and growth of the litters of baby pigs born in the large animal lab.
Youth Apprenticeship Agricultural
Level 1: 1/2 credit per semester for every 180 hours of paid work based experience
Prerequisite: Junior/Senior with an identified agriscience career major
If the student is serious about a career in the agriscience area, then this program is for them.
This program involves being enrolled in courses that allow the student to gain the competencies
needed for Plant Science or Animal Science. Plant science includes positions in horticulture
(landscaping and greenhouse) and Animal Science includes Veterinary Technician or production
agriculture. Students interested in Plant Science need to enroll in Plant Science/Greenhouse
Management, Landscaping Design and/or Biotechnology. Students interested in Animal Science
need to enroll in a minimum of two of the following courses: Animal Science, Small Animal
Science, Advanced Animal Science, and/or Veterinary Science. Students must complete 450
hours of work experience and attain the competencies to obtain the Agriscience Youth
Apprenticeship Certificate.
Level 2: 1/2 credit per semester for every 180 hours of paid work based experience
Prerequisite: Agriscience Youth Apprenticeship Level 1, Senior
Students will need to have completed the competencies of the Level 1 Youth Apprenticeship.
They will then move into an individualized program for agriculture and continue to take courses
specified above in their career pathway.
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