Agriculture Science Program

Agriculture Science Certification Program

Our Agricultural Science Program (Agriscience) offers extensive coursework in mechanical fabrication, tool handling, animal and plant husbandry, and an overall understanding of animal and agricultural science. In addition to this wide range of focused curriculum and training, students continue to play a lead role in the annual Rhode Island Home Show as well as having the opportunity to become active members of our award winning Narragansett FFA (Future Farmers of America) Team. Students help facilitate the school's annual Mariner Marketplace, where they grow and sell plants and other farm fresh options for the season as well as fresh maple syrup hand crafted by students in the ”Sugar Shack.” Many of the program’s classes are taught in the school’s state-of-the-art greenhouse, which was imported from Holland.

There are four Agriscience certificates available: Pet First Aid, Pesticide Safety, Floriculture, and OSHA. To be eligible for an Agriscience-related certificate, students will have had to complete a four course continuum in the program; two of those courses must be Agriscience I and II, which are full year courses. Therefore, to obtain a certificate, students must enroll in Agriscience I no later than the beginning of their sophomore year.

Any student eligible to attend Narragansett High School is automatically eligible for enrollment in the Agricultural Science Program. To obtain a certificate, requirements are listed below.

PET FIRST AID
Professional and Communication Skills; OSHA Certification
Agriscience I 
Agriscience II 
Agriscience III: Animal Science or Animal Handling 

PESTICIDE SAFETY
Professional and Communication Skills; OSHA Certification
Agriscience I 
Agriscience II 
Agriscience III: Plant Science
Agriscience Elective

OSHA/EQUIPMENT SAFETY
Professional and Communication Skills; OSHA Certification
Agriscience I
Agriscience II
Agriscience Elective: Landscape Construction or Landscape Design
Agriscience Elective: Ag Mechanics I or II

FLORICULTURE
Professional and Communication Skills/OSHA Certification
Agriscience I
Agriscience II
Introduction to Floriculture 
Advanced Floriculture

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