AG Animal Science

New SWPK12 grant awarded to expand our Animal Science offerings!

We recently were awarded a grant of just over $900,000 to expand our Animal Science Pathway! We will be adding a Veterinary Assisting course as our Capstone class that will receive articulated college credit from Yuba Community College and will serve as one of the three pre-requisites into the Veterinary Technician program at Yuba Community College. These classes will meet in our new Agricultural Science building when it opens in February/March, will work hands on with our farm animals and community domestic pets, and will have a Mobile Animal Science Lab that can be taken off campus for Work-Based Learning opportunities. Watch here for more details as they unfold!

Courses

Introduction Course

Pirate Focus
Grade Level: 9
UC/CSU: Elective (“G”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: GFSF
Pre-requisites: None.
Dual Enrollment/Articulation: Articulation with Yuba College (COUNS 25)
Grading Scale: 4.0
Description: A comprehensive career and life planning course. Students complete the course with a 10 Year Plan for success, a Skills-Based Education Plan, the beginning of a Professional Portfolio, and a sense of relevance for their high school courses. In the context of a study of the changes that occur during a typical life span, each student will construct a personal profile of current and projected interests, aptitudes, skills, values, personality, and life and personal circumstances.

Concentrator Courses

Agricultural Animal Science
Grade Level: 11 - 12 (1oth with Teacher/Counselor Approval)
UC/CSU: Science (“D”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: 3rd year Science or CTE
Pre-requisites: Student must have passed Agricultural Biology or Biology and Integrated Math I with a “C” or better. Recommended Agricultural Biology.
Grading Scale: 4.0
Dual Enrollment/Articulation: Articulation with Yuba College (AG 45)
Description: This course will provide the student with principles in Animal Sciences along with Anatomy and Physiology focusing on the areas of mammalian production, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, nutrition, respiration, and genetics. This course is intended to successfully prepare students for entry-level employment after high school, as well as those students who plan on majoring in Agricultural Sciences at a post-secondary institution.

Capstone

Veterinary Assisting
Grade Level: 11 - 12
UC/CSU: Science (“G”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: 3rd year Science or CTE Grading Scale: 4.0
Pathway: AG Animal Science Capstone Articulation/Dual Enrollment: Articulation with YCC VETT-91 and VETT-5A Pending
Pre-requisites: Student must have passed Agricultural Animal Science and Integrated Math I with a “C” or better.
Description: This course meets one of the pre-requisites for applying to the Yuba College Vet Tech Program. (From Yuba College Catalog) Concepts of veterinary medicine are needed to function effectively as veterinary assistants, veterinary receptionists, kennel staff, or animal shelter workers. This course does not lead to the AS Degree in Veterinary Technology but can be used as a step towards entry into that program. (L)

Additional Class

DE Agricultural Leadership and Communications
Grade Level: 9 - 12
UC/CSU: Elective (“G”) requirement
Credits: 10.0
Graduation Requirement: CTE
Pre-requisites: None
Grading Scale: 4.0
Dual Enrollment/Articulation:
Description: This course is designed to promote and develop leadership in the Agriculture Industry. Through the planning and execution of numerous events for the school’s FFA chapter, students will discover how to best affect change in their communities. Students will read extensively about the nature of leadership and its different styles. Additionally, students write frequently – critically, reflectively, persuasively – and speak about real-world issues in Agriculture. Topics will include current issues in Ag legislation, the development of personal leadership skills, FFA operations, FFA Judging Teams, and exploration of past and present needs in the Ag Industry and its leaders. A supervised Agricultural Experience project is required and will be developed with the aid of the instructor. Students will help plan, organize and put on events in FFA. Students are required to complete 20 hours per semester. FFA participation and SAE, Supervised Agricultural Experience, projects will be part of the grade for this course.

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