COURSE CODE: 8022
Agricultural Business Fundamentals I
SCED Code:
18201
Virginia Extended Description:
I
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11
Duration: 36 Weeks
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite:
None
OSHA Compliance Required?:
No
CTSO:
FFA
Non-Traditional?:
F
Students develop the necessary knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes for employment in agribusinesses. The course emphasizes personal financial management practices, consumer choices, financial records, business structures and procedures, and the economics of marketing agricultural products and services. Students will participate in supervised agricultural experiences, leadership opportunities, and investigate postsecondary options.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Agricultural Business Operations II (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Fabrication and Emerging Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Power Systems (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Production Technology (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Structural Systems (36 Weeks)
- Community Forestry and Tree Management (36 Weeks)
- Ecology and Environmental Management (36 Weeks)
- Equine Science, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Floral Design II (36 Weeks)
- Floriculture (36 Weeks)
- Forestry Management, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Foundations of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (36 Weeks)
- Greenhouse Plant Production and Management (36 Weeks)
- Horticulture Sciences (36 Weeks)
- Landscaping II (36 Weeks)
- Livestock Production Management (36 Weeks)
- Operating the Farm Business (36 Weeks)
- Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management (36 Weeks)
- Small Engine Repair (36 Weeks)
- Turfgrass Management, Advanced (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36 week courses)
- Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator Examination
- Certified Private Applicator Examination
- Certified Registered Technician Pesticide Applicator Examination
- College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)
- Customer Service Specialist (CSS) Examination
- FAA Remote Pilot Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Certification Examination
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Professional Communications Certification Examination
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness Systems |
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| Animal Systems |
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Natural Resources Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Power, Structural, and Technical Systems |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Accounting |
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| Banking Services |
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| Business Finance |
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| Insurance |
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| Securities and Investments |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Marketing Communications |
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| Marketing Management |
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| Marketing Research |
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| Merchandising |
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| Professional Sales |
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