Ag/Bioscience Pathway11th & 12th Graders

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OverviewSuccessful completion of this pathway could provide students with the tools to address feeding the growing world population, designing pharmaceuticals, and working in agriculture, medicine, environmental, or veterinary fields with a capstone course taking a molecular view through biotechnology. Embedded in this pathway is the Nebraska Department of Education Pathway Level Program of Study, “Plant systems: Biotech.”

Student Experience & ProjectsStudents will participate in FFA meetings, community garden programs, composting, farmer’s markets, farm-to-table programs, rain gardens, drip irrigation, the reduce-reuse-recycle program, community service events, industry tours, service learning projects, job shadows, and internships.

Possible Careers• Biotechnology Labs• Agriculture Field

Work• Environmental

Management• Landscaping• Horticulture• Livestock

Production• Agribusiness Firms• Federal

Government

Field TripsGene Seek, Zoetis, Prairieland Dairy, Licor, Teledyne Isco, UNL Plant Pathology, Great Plain Livestock Consulting, Grow With The Flow Aquaponics, Deer Springs Vineyard

Guest Speakers• Ed Woeppel, Nebr.

Co-Op Council• UNL Beef Lab• UNL Crop Sensor• Nebraska Pork

Producers• Mat Halbrock, Ag• Community Crops

Dual Credits: Earn up to 29 Southeast Community College credits.29

AwardsLand Judging: 1st Place Area, 12th Place StateState FFA: Silver in Ag Demo, 2nd Place Bio-TechnologyState SkillsUSA:• State Champion in Showcase: Natural Resources/Agriculture/Food Demo• State Champion in Spirit of America

Ag/Bioscience Pathway

8800 O Street | Lincoln, NE 68520 | 402.325.4700 | thecareer.academy

TCA helps you get ahead in college and helps you prepare for college!

– Chae, LNS

First Semester Second Semester

AGRI 1003 (3.0) Intro to Ag and Natural

Resource Systems

BIOS 1010 (4.0) General Biology

AGRI 1131 (3.0) Crop & Food Science

AGRI 1152 (1.0) Crop & Food Science

Lab

CHEM 1050 (4.0) Chemistry and the

Citizen

Dual Credits Available

29

YEAR 1 CLASSES Junior (or Senior if pathway is not full)

First Semester Second Semester

AGRI 1010 (4.0) Fundamentals of Animal Biology

BIOT 1400 (4.0) Intro to Biotechnology I

w/Lab

AGRI 1211 (4.0) Fundamentals of Ag

Marketing

BIOT 2441 (3.0) Quality Assurance for

Biosciences

YEAR 2 CLASSES Returning TCA Senior

Learning about things that relate to our future careers.

– Sally, LSW

First Semester Second Semester

Senior English Seminar English

(10 LPS credits)

Course completed over two semesters earning 5 credits each semester

First Semester Second Semester

11th LPS Gov’t & Politics

(5 LPS credits)

12th LPS English

(5 LPS credits)

11th LPS Economics

(5 LPS credits)

12th LPS English

(5 LPS credits)

Additional high school courses taken at TCA to meet graduation

requirements

(Students earn 30 LPS credits per year toward the 245 LPS credits required for

graduation).

Information subject to change.

Recommended Classes to TakeRecommended pre-TCA courses to take at your home high school Highly Recommended: Agribusiness (if offered) | Encouraged: High School Chemistry

Related Associate of Applied Science Degrees Offered at SCCAAS Degrees: Agriculture Business & Management Technology, Energy Generation Operations, Horticulture & Turfgrass Management. Certificates: Precision Agriculture