4040 Agricultural Business
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to agribusiness, marketing, sales, agricultural economics, and management of farm and agriculturally related enterprises. It comprises the study of agribusiness-related careers, farm safety management, responsibilities of management, government organizations and regulations, basic microeconomics and macroeconomics, agricultural credit, recordkeeping and accounting, cash flow, introduction to taxes, marketing, history and current activities of agricultural cooperatives, purchasing, laws of significance to agriculture, and management decision aids. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4030 Agricultural Mechanics
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to engineering, welding, surveying, maintenance of agricultural/agribusiness power units and equipment, and participation in technical fields supporting agricultural enterprises. It comprises the study of safety, measurement and computation, hand and power tool use, welding, hot and cold metal work, hand and power woodworking, basic design and construction, plumbing, basic electrification, electrical safety and power, rope work, surveying, basic agricultural equipment maintenance and operation, internal combustion engine theory, and small engine repair. Also included are irrigation equipment planning, installation, maintenance and operations, and hydraulics. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4070 Agriscience
The instructional program introduces individuals to tasks related to preparation for further study in one of the specific subject-matter-related areas such as agricultural plant production or forestry and material resources and eventual entry into an agriculturally related occupation. It comprises the study of animal physiology, animal organ systems, life-sustaining systems and function at the cellular level, genetics and inheritance, animal and plant health management, livestock evaluation, animal and plant nutrition, and irrigation. The program provides an introduction to agribusiness structures, agricultural recordkeeping, marketing, and computer applications and includes California agriculture and resources, agriculture and society, leadership, and participation in Future Farmers of America. In addition, it presents critical thinking processes and scientific inquiry, communication skills, the supervised occupational experience, employability skills, including resume development and job-seeking/retention skills and attitudes, career alternatives, parliamentary procedure, and human behavior as it relates to leadership development. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4020 Animal Science
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to ownership, management and operation of animal production and processing enterprises, or the support of animal production and processing. It comprises the study of livestock facilities, nutritional principles, feeds and feeding, physiology and life processes, function of organ systems, genetics, inheritability and its value to breeding programs, prevention/diagnosis/treatment of common health problems, livestock pest control and prevention, animal behavior, common approved management practices, pasture and range lands management, animal waste management, and carcass processing. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4060 Forestry and Natural Resources
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to production, management, and protection of forest crops for multiple use. Conservation and improvement of other natural resources such as land, air, wildlife, and water for economic and recreational purposes are also included. In addition, the program includes the study of careers, historical and current forest policies, interrelationships of forest ecosystems, plant physiological needs, identification (dendrology), soil management and watershed protection, measurement and surveying, Christmas tree production, disease and pest control, forest fire science, timber harvesting techniques and equipment, cruising methods, compass and map use, and communication skills useful to personnel management. Students will also study resource management, multiple-use management applications, renewable and nonrenewable resources, pollution problems and solutions, water resources, fish and game management and identification, and human impact on natural resources. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4050 Ornamental Horticulture
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to the production, processing, and marketing of foliage plants, shrubs, and trees; landscape design and installation; nursery operation and management; and floriculture-related occupations. It comprises the study of botanical classification and plant identification, photosynthesis, plant physiology and growth characteristics, sexual and asexual propagation, pest and disease management and control, nutritional needs and soil media preparation, irrigation, purchasing and sales, pruning, maintenance skills, floriculture skills, and landscape design and installation. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4010 Plant and Soil Science
This instructional program prepares individuals to perform tasks related to production of crops and plants of agricultural importance. It comprises the study of botanical classification, photosynthesis and respiration, cellular biology, physiology, growth requirements and fertilizers, sexual and asexual propagation techniques, entomology, pest and pathogen control, including chemical and non-chemical methods, soils and soil chemistry, basic tillage and preparation techniques, soil conservation and irrigation techniques, pruning skills for trees and vines, and an introduction to harvesting techniques in California. Student participation in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Supervised Occupational Experiences (SOE) is a planned and graded component in all courses in this category.
4098 Other Agriculture Course
This designation is for any agriculture course not identified in the series of courses outlined on the CBEDS (California Basic Educational Data System) assignment code list.
4099 Department Chair
This course is for a department head whose responsibilities may include but not be limited to curriculum coordinator, lead teacher, or department supervisor.
