COURSE CODE: 8017
Agricultural Structural Systems
SCED Code:
18403
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11
Duration: 36 Weeks
Prerequisite:
None
OSHA Compliance Required?:
Yes
CTSO:
FFA
Non-Traditional?:
F
The course will provide students with knowledge and skills for building agricultural structures and systems. Instruction will focus on the surveying, design, construction, plumbing, masonry, and electrical aspects of building systems. Students will participate in supervised agricultural experiences, leadership opportunities, and will investigate career pathways and postsecondary options.
Class Size Regulation
The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.
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 Fundamentals I (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Fabrication and Emerging Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Power Systems (36 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (18 weeks) (18 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (36 weeks) (36 Weeks)
- Energy and Power (18 Weeks)
- Livestock Production Management (36 Weeks)
- Operating the Farm Business (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36 week courses)
- Agriculture Mechanics Assessment
- Building Construction Occupations Assessment
- Carpentry Assessment
- College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)
- Construction Assessment
- Construction Masonry–Block Assessment
- Construction Masonry–Brick Assessment
- Customer Service Specialist (CSS) Examination
- Electric Power and Distribution Assessment
- Electrical Construction Technology Assessment
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- NCCER Carpentry Level One Entry-Level Assessment
- NCCER Construction Technologist Entry-Level Assessment
- Plumbing Assessment
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Construction |
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| Design/Pre-Construction |
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| Maintenance and Operations |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology |
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