OVERVIEW  - The University of Florida is a public, land-grant research university, one of the most comprehensive in the United States and is home to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.  The food, agricultural, human and natural resource sciences are changing and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is changing with them to prepare students to face the demands and challenges of the twenty-first century.  Educational programs are judged by the success of graduates, and our students of yesterday are industry leaders of today.  Our statewide educational program is designed so you too can join the ranks of tomorrow’s industry leaders.  The major in Agricultural Education is administered by the Department of Agricultural Education & Communication and the student is trained to teach agriculture in the public junior and senior high schools.  This state-certified education degree prepares the student to not only teach but to advise FFA chapters, to gain a broad base of knowledge about agriculture and agribusiness, and to manage an educational program of instruction.  The demand for agriculture instructors is very high and typically 100% of Ag Ed graduates take jobs as teachers or in the private, governmental, or agricultural commodity sectors.  This major is for you if you are interested in an exciting and dynamic agricultural field!