Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management
This course offers instruction to students interested in careers in the recreation, parks, and tourism industries. Students will learn how to enhance the quality of life for people engaging in outdoor recreational activities. Instruction includes methods for advancing environmental conservation efforts, social equity, and health and wellness. Students will also explore the development and management of parks and recreational areas and the economic benefits and environmental effects of tourism.
Class Size Regulation
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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)
- Community Forestry and Tree Management (36 Weeks)
- Ecology and Environmental Management (36 Weeks)
- Ecology and Environmental Management (18 weeks) (18 Weeks)
- Forestry Management (36 Weeks)
- Forestry Management, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (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
- Forest Products and Processing Assessment
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Natural Resource Systems Assessment
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Agribusiness Systems |
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Food Products and Processing 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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