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COURSE CODE: 8051

Turfgrass Management

SCED Code: 18054
Virginia Extended Description: III
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: Yes
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students will begin to master professional skills to establish and maintain environmentally friendly turfgrass in residential areas; golf courses; parks and recreational facilities; athletic fields; and school, industrial, and institutional campuses. The course integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts through hands-on application of sound turfgrass management and includes opportunities for industry certification. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Class Size Regulation

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.

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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.

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Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  • Sales Managers
  • Economists
  • Farm Labor Contractors
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • Graphic Designers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Environmental Service Systems
  • Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
  • Pest Control Workers
  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Economists
  • Agricultural Technicians
  • Biological Technicians
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners
  • Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  • Retail Salespersons
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • Agricultural Workers, All Other
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • Machinists
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Pathway Occupation
Science & Mathematics
  • Technical Writers
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