The Environmental Science Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway is structured to introduce students to a wide range of renewable natural resources (soils, water, vegetation, wildlife, recreation), while maintaining substantial flexibility for student-centered learning in understanding and managing natural systems. It is based on a vision that combines professional competency in management skills with a strong foundation in the social and biophysical sciences. Students interested in Natural Resources are typically drawn to natural settings and environments, enjoy nature, and want to develop the professional knowledge and skills needed to conserve, steward, and manage natural resources and the environment. The continuation of the pathway provides a wide variety of opportunities to meet student needs while utilizing hands-on learning experiences. Experiential opportunities such as internships, externships, and job shadowing with natural resource-based organizations in the business, public, and non-profit sectors provide additional hands-on experiences in the final year of study.

Students enrolled in this pathway will have the opportunity to participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO). The CTSO for this pathway is FFA.

Units of Study

Required: 

• Introduction to Natural Resources - 1
• Principles of Environmental Science - 2

After completing Level 1 and Level 2, students must take one of the following courses to complete the pathway:

• Environmental and Natural Resource Stewardship - 3

and/or

• AP Environmental Science

Additional Course Offerings:

• Agriscience Summer SAE Work Experience
  • 1/3 Credit (Grades 9-11)
• Early Career Experience

College Articulation Agreements:

Students who successfully complete the Natural Resource Management pathway will receive articulated credit and be granted advanced standing at Delaware State University for the following course:

• DSU NTRS 103: Intro. to Environmental Science (3 credits)

Students who successfully complete the Natural Resource Management pathway and a Supervised Ag. Experience will receive articulated credit and be granted advanced standing at Delaware Technical Community College for the following course:

• DTCC SCI 223: Applied Ecology (3 credits)

Potential Careers:

• Botanist
• Forestry Management
• Wildlife Management
• Plant Geneticist
• Environmental Engineer
• Ecologist