Agriculture

Brentsville High school is the only site for this program. All agriculture courses will count toward meeting the one-credit practical arts requirement for graduation.

BASIC PLANT SCIENCE (8006)
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Basic Plant Science is a one-year, single-period course. Plant Science includes instruction in forestry, soils, fertilizers, vegetable production, resource conservation, and career opportunities in horticulture.
School offering course: 1

BASIC HORTICULTURE SCIENCES AND PRACTICES (8034)
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Basic Plant Science is recommended
Credit: 1
Basic Horticulture is a one-year, single-period course. Basic Horticulture includes turf grass production, landscaping and maintaining home grounds, use of pesticides, fruit tree production, career opportunities in horticulture, and supervised occupational experience programs.
School offering course: 1

NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT (8038)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: Basic Plant Science
Credit: 1
Nursery and Landscape Management emphasizes landscape installation, maintenance, and management. The course focus is on landscape design, site preparation, construction, and maintenance. Additional course work will cover important topics such as nursery management, business operations, and leadership development.
School offering course: 1

HORTICULTURE OPERATIONS (8036)
Grade: 12
Prerequisite: Nursery and Landscape Management
Credit: 1
Horticulture Operations is a one-year occupational preparation course offered at the twelfth grade level. Units of instruction include growing greenhouse crops; producing and maintaining nursery crops; establishing, maintaining, and designing landscape planting; establishing and maintaining turf grass; flower shop and garden center operations.
School offering course: 1

1-Brentsville, 2-Gar-Field, 3-Osbourn Park, 4-Potomac, 5-Stonewall, 6-Woodbridge, 7-Hylton, 8-Forest Park, 9-Battlefield, 10-Freedom