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 Mechanical University (N), Tallahassee, have been designated
 by the State Board for Vocational Educati6n to give the technical
 training in agriculture and the professional training in agricul-
 tural education which will prepare teachers for the public
 schools. These institutions have also been designated to pro-
 vide instruction for in-service teachers leading to advanced
 degrees and/or certificates. The program of training at the
 two institutions will be conducted in cooperation with the State
 Board for Vocational Education through its representatives.

4.2 List of Approved Institutional Offerings. Titles of courses in
 agriculture education teacher training for which federal voca-
 tional and state matching funds may be used for reimburse-
 ment are outlined in a supplement contained in "Administrative
 Policies and Procedures Covering State Board and Approved
 Vocational Teacher Education Institutions. "

 Approved institutions of higher learning may offer additional
 elective agriculture education courses taught by approved
 agriculture education teacher trainers. Federal agriculture
 education moneys and state matching funds may be used for
 reimbursement of such courses only upon prior recommendation
 of the state supervisor and written approval of the state director.

4.3 Provision for Technical Agriculture Courses for Qualifying
 Teachers. No individual will qualify to teach vocational agri-
 culture with less than 50 semester hours of technical prepara-
 tion in agriculture in addition to courses in science.

 4.31 Areas in Technical Agriculture and Minimum Hours
 Suggested in Each Area.

 Animal Husbandry, including 10 to 15 semester hours
 Dairying and Poultry
 Farm Crops and Soils 6 to 9 semester hours
 Horticulture 9 to 12 semester hours
 Agricultural Engineering 6 to 12 semester hours
 Agricultural Economics 3 to 9 semester hours
 Forestry 3 to 6 semester hours
 Entomology 3 to 6 semester hours

 The minimum number of hours in each area provides for
 some elective courses in order to qualify individuals for
 special farming areas. At least 10 semester hours of
 electives will be required if only the minimum number
 of hours in each area is taken.