Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute

commercial swine feeding operations.
Agriculture and the Environment
Preserving the environment is vital to our future. As
an environmental ag technician you’ll work to ensure
that our natural resources are protected - and that all
ag-related chemicals and by-products entering the
environment are carefully monitored.
Future employment projections for this industry
indicate a strong continual upward growth for both
agricultural and environmental opportunities.
A laptop is required
for this option.
Learn more at www.lakeareatech.edu
Credits Required
for Graduation: 80.5
Associate of Applied
Science (A.A.S.)
Degree
As graduate of this option, you’ll help determine the
quality of our water, soil and air. On a daily basis, you
might work in the field and/or lab, collecting, testing
and analyzing natural and manufactured resources.
What can I expect?
Our 18 month option features hands-on, active
training. As a student, you’ll have plenty of
opportunities to practise what you learn through field
experience. You’ll collect real data, analyze results and
come up with creative solutions for agriculture and
the environment to exist cohesively. To make sure
you have the experience you’ll need, we also require
you to complete a resume-boosting internship.
Careers
This option will train you for a cutting edge career at
the forefront of the ag industry. You might work as a
crop scout, a feedlot designer, a nursery technician, a
conservation technician, a farm manager, or a plant/
soil technician. Many graduates have found work
with animal feeding operations, large dairies, and
ACCT 210
AED 100
AG 100
AG 102
AGR 105
AGR 110
AGR 118
AGR 167
OR
ENV 120
AGR 236
AGR 238
AGR 239
AGR 219
CHEM 106
CHEM 107
CHEM 108
CHEM 109
CIS 102
CSS 100
Agriculture - Environmental Technology Option Courses
Principles of Accounting I............ 3 credits
Automated External Defibrillator.. . . . 1/2 credit
Soil Science. ...................... 3 credits
Crop Science...................... 3 credits
Ag Safety.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
Animal Science .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Soil and Water Management. ....... 3 credits
Business Supervised Occupational
Experience II (SOE)
Internship I. ....................... 5 credits
Business Management I .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Business Management II.. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Microsoft Excel for Ag .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
Precision Farming/Data Collection.. . . 3 credits
Inorganic Chemistry Lecture .. . . . . . . . 3 credits
Inorganic Chemistry Lab. ............1 credit
Organic Chemistry Lecture. . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Organic Chemistry Lab...............1 credit
Windows Applications for Technicians.... 3 credits
Career Search Strategies.. . . . . . . . . . 1/2 credit
ENV 100 Water Quality.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
ENV 102 Introduction to Environmental Technology .. 2 credits
ENV 105 Instrumentation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
ENV 115 Environmental Sampling and Monitoring.. . 3 credits
ENV 203 Ecology............................. 3 credits
ENV 204 Geography.......................... 4 credits
ENV 210 Environmental Analysis .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
ENV 220 Water and Wastewater Technology .. . . . 3 credits
ENV 235 Hazardous Materials Compliance....... 2 credits
HAZ 100 Hazardous Materials Safety. .......... 1/2 credit
MICRO 231 General Microbiology............... 4 credits
To fulfill graduation requirements, students must select one
course in each of the areas listed. See page 96 for a complete
explanation.
Selected Mathematics Course.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Selected Social Science Course..................3 credits
Selected Communications Course. ..............3 credits
Selected Behavioral Science Course..............3 credits
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Months
AGRICULTURE
Environmental Technology Option
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