Agriculture/Bioscience Pathway
11th and 12th Graders
Overview
Successful completion of this pathway could provide students with the tools to address feeding the growing world population, designing pharmaceuticals, and working in agriculture, medicine, environmental, or veterinary fields with a capstone course taking a molecular view through biotechnology. Embedded in this pathway is the Nebraska Department of Education Pathway Level Program of Study, “Plant systems: Biotech.”
Student Experience & Projects
- Student Clubs FFA & SkillsUSA
- Field Trips & Guest Speakers
- Internships & Job Shadows
- Hands-on Learning
Program of Study
Year 1
Semester 1
- AGR1003: Intro to Ag & Natural Resource Systems
- BIOS1010: General Biology (or)
*BIOS1400: Biology I
Semester 2
- AGRI1131: Crop & Food Science
- AGRI1152: Crop & Food Science Lab
- *BIOT1400: Intro to Biotechnology I
Year 2
Semester 1
- HORT1130: Intro to Horticulture
- AGRI1010: Fundamentals of Animal Biology
- *CHEM1090: General Chemistry I (or)
CHEM1050 – Chemistry & the Citizen
Semester 2
- HORT1154: Greenhouse Management
- AGRI1177: Companion Animals (or)
*BIOT2400: Intro to Biotechnology II
*Biotechnology National Certification Track
LPS Graduation Requirement Classes
Students will also take an LPS graduation requirement class each semester, one day per week, from the following course options (assigned by TCA): Government & Politics, Economics, Psychology or English.
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