Agriculture Education Animal Science Pathway

Required Classes: (2.0 Credits) Animal Science I (1.0) Animal Science II (1.0) Equine Science (1.0) Small and Companion Animal Science Veterinary Assistant (1.0) Elective Classes: (1.0 Credit) Agricultural Business Management (1.0) Agricultural Communication (1.0) Agricultural Leadership (1.0) Agricultural Science I (1.0) Biology-Agricultural Science (1.0) Aquaculture, Introductory (1.0) Aquaculture, Advanced (1.0) Dairy Herd Management (1.0) Equine Science A (.5) Equine Science B (.5) Farm and Ranch Management (1.0) Swine Herd Management (1.0) Veterinary Technician (1.0) Workplace Skills (.5) Summer Agriculture Program (.25) Sample Occupations

Agricultural Education Teacher Animal Geneticist Animal Nutritionist Animal Scientist Animal Technician Aquaculturalist Feed Sales Representative Herdsman Livestock Inspector Veterinarian Veterinary Technician

_____________________________________________________________________________ Workforce Trends Agriculture is a vital industry to Utahs economy. With more than 16,700 farms in the state, totaling over 11 million acres, Utah agriculturists produce crops and livestock worth over $1.4 billion annually. Students enrolled in high school agricultural courses are looking to join a $1.4billion industry in Utah and a $300-billion industry nationwide.
Source: 2007 Census of Agriculture, USDA, National Agriculture Statistics Service