Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

DRAFT CMS until August 14, 2026.

AA21 Animal Science I

Course Type: Developed

Course Outcomes:

  1. Connect career exploration to essential employability skills required for success in an agriculture career.
  2. Describe the primary uses and breeds of common food and companion animals.
  3. Describe the basic principles of animal nutrition and health.
  4. Understand basic animal behavior to safely work with food and companion animals.
  5. Understand the principles of animal selection.

Standard/Objective NumberStandard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT Designation
1.00Understand leadership and employability skills.7%B2 Understand Conceptual
1.01Understand FFA opportunities available to students.2%B2 Understand Conceptual
1.02Understand employability skills.2%B2 Understand Conceptual
1.03Understand proper meeting management.3%B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00Understand work-based and experiential learning in animal science.8%B2 Understand Conceptual
2.01Understand careers in the animal industry.2%B2 Understand Conceptual
2.02Understand a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE).6%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00Understand the economic impact and current trends and issues in animal science.13%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.01Understand the economic impact of the animal science industry.4%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.02Understand current trends in the animal science industry.4%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.03Understand animal welfare issues and the benefits of producing healthy animals.5%B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00Understand quality traits and criteria used to evaluate animals.24%C2 Understand Procedural
4.01Remember terminology used to describe animals.6%A1 Remember Factual
4.02Understand industry standards to select food and companion animals.8%B2 Understand Conceptual
4.03Classify animals by comparing their physical traits to justify their relative rank in an ordered placing.10%C2 Understand Procedural
5.00Remember characteristics and functions of animal reproductive systems.16%B1 Remember Conceptual
5.01Remember characteristics and functions of reproductive systems for mammals.8%B1 Remember Conceptual
5.02Remember characteristics and functions of avian reproductive systems.8%B1 Remember Conceptual
6.00Understand digestives systems and nutritional components.16%B2 Understand Conceptual
6.01Remember the characteristic structures and basic functions of monogastric, ruminant, and pseudo-ruminant digestive systems.8%B1 Remember Conceptual
6.02Understand the functions of nutrients and how they are utilized within various animal digestive systems.8%B2 Understand Conceptual
7.00Understand best management practices in animal science.16%B2 Understand Conceptual
7.01Understand animal behavior.8%B2 Understand Conceptual
7.02Understand animal handling systems.8%B2 Understand Conceptual