Agricultural Education
The curriculum listed below is for both the teaching and learning and the leadership and communications options. Differences between the curricula for the two options are indicated. Course work is provided in various areas of agriculture, including plant and animal sciences and agricultural economics. Professional education is offered through courses in methods and techniques for training youth and adults. The professional education for the teaching and learning option prepares students for formal teaching in secondary schools (grades 6-12) while the leadership and communication option prepares students for informal teaching and training, and for other agricultural education positions in business, industry, and government.
Students in the teaching and learning option will complete a 51-hour technical core. The technical hours in the teaching and learning option will cover the requirements for the primary teaching focus area and for the secondary teaching focus area. For the primary teaching focus area, the following 32 technical hours are required: AGEC 1003 , AGEC 2003 , AGRI 1001 (1 hr.), AGRO 1001 , AGRO 2051 (4 hrs.), ANSC 1011 , ANSC 1048 , ENTM 2001 , HORT 2050 (3 hrs.), HORT 2070 (1 hr.), RNR 1004 (2 hrs.), and VETS 2020 . For the remaining technical hours, students will select an area for the secondary teaching focus. The secondary teaching focus areas include biology, business, English, math, social studies, and other areas as approved by Louisiana teacher certification. Courses from the general education requirements may be used to fulfill a portion of the secondary teaching focus course work. Students will develop a plan of study in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Students in the leadership and communication option will also complete a 51-hour technical core. The following 32 technical hours are required: AGEC 1003 , AGEC 2003 , AGRI 1001 (1 hr.), AGRO 1001 , AGRO 2051 (4 hrs.), ANSC 1011 , ANSC 1048 , ENTM 2001 , HORT 2050 (3 hrs.), HORT 2070 (1 hr.), RNR 1004 (2 hrs.), and VETS 2020 . For the remaining 19 technical hours, students will work with their advisor to select technical courses that will develop expertise to support their career goals in agricultural education. Students will develop a plan of study in consultation with a faculty advisor.
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