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Agriculture in Arizona
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Arizona offers AgriScience and Veterinary Assisting with many A-F credentials; CTE and vocational agriculture students are exempt from state child labor sections, and applicators must be 18.
State program: AgriScience 01.0000.00; Veterinary Assisting 01.8301.00
What a high school can deliver
A-F credentials such as BASF Plant Science, Certified Veterinary Assistant and Elanco, plus the TSA; applicator certification waits until 18.
Credentials students can earn
AMSA Meat Evaluation, BASF Plant Science, Certified Nursery Professional, CVA, Elanco (two), Fear Free, NCCER Agricultural Technology and others (A-F); YQCA and WPS training (CTED only); TSA
Age and hour requirements
Private, golf and commercial pesticide applicators 18 (R3-3-208); no age to take the exam. Under 16: no ladder work above 5 feet (A.R.S. 23-232).
Other agencies involved
None for the program. Arizona Department of Agriculture certifies applicators; the Veterinary Medical Examining Board governs assistants (A.R.S. 32-2201, 32-2211).
Who can teach it
Standard CTE Agriculture (SCTA) or Standard Specialized (SSCTEA) certificate; Veterinary Assisting also accepts SCTHC or SSCTEHC; Cooperative Education Endorsement for DCE and co-op.
Child labor rules for work placements
No permits; no state hour limits at 16-17. Under 16: no ladder or scaffold work above 5 feet and no picking or pruning from ladders above 8 feet (A.R.S. 23-232); the state tractor item covers only tractors without a rollover protective structure and seatbelts, so the federal tractor order governs. A.R.S. 23-235 exempts career education students and vocational agriculture and 4-H trainees. Federal farm orders apply under 16.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; none of the agriculture credentials on the state list count for community college credit (Confirm locally).
Where to go next
Agriculture in other states
Other pathways in Arizona
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
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- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
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- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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