Ecology and Environmental Management
Students develop conservation competencies and skills through the understanding of environmental concerns. Instructional content includes the care, management, and preservation of soil, air, water, forests, and wildlife. Students identify and discuss prevalent environmental problems and learn methods and practices used to preserve natural resources and maintain a healthy ecology. Teachers incorporate specific environmental concerns and issues common to the local community. This course supports components of biology and chemistry and emphasizes leadership activities and opportunities in FFA.
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 Business Management III (36 Weeks)
- Agricultural Business Operations II (36 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (18 weeks) (18 Weeks)
- Applied Agricultural Concepts (36 weeks) (36 Weeks)
- Biological Applications in Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture (36 Weeks)
- Biotechnology Foundations in Agricultural and Environmental Science (36 Weeks)
- Community Forestry and Tree Management (36 Weeks)
- Forestry Management (36 Weeks)
- Forestry Management, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Plant Systems (36 Weeks)
- Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management (36 Weeks)
- Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (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
- Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Examination
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Natural Resource Systems Assessment
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Teaching and Training |
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| Foreign Service |
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| Governance |
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| National Security |
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| Planning |
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| Public Management and Administration |
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| Regulation |
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| Revenue and Taxation |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Science and Mathematics |
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