COURSE CODE: 8039

Landscaping II

SCED Code: 18054
Virginia Extended Description: II
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Landscaping I
OSHA Compliance Required?: Yes
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

Landscaping II will allow students to gain practical experiences in landscape design, landscape construction, and landscape maintenance. Students will use technology; plant and soil science; landscaping tools, equipment, and machinery; and business management fundamentals to prepare for a variety of landscaping employment and postsecondary educational opportunities. Students will explore the management of landscape enterprises and continue to develop the soft skills necessary for success in the landscaping industry. 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.

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
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Environmental Service Systems
  • Pest Control Workers
  • Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Plant Systems
  • Biological Technicians
  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Floral Designers
Food Products & Processing Systems
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Food Scientists and Technologists
Natural Resources Systems
  • Microbiologists
  • Natural Sciences Managers
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
  • Conservation Scientists
  • Foresters
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians
  • Forest and Conservation Workers
  • Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Pathway Occupation
Science & Mathematics
  • Microbiologists
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • Technical Writers

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