State FFA Degree

Overview

The following items must be met for State FFA Degree Candidates:

All items the Nebraska FFA State Degree Candidate Checklist must be answered “Yes” for the candidate to qualify for the degree.

• Candidate must have been an active FFA member for at least the immediate past 24 months
• Candidate must hold the Greenhand and Chapter FFA Degrees.
• Applicant must have completed at least two full years/four semesters (360 hours) of agriculture classes, or all of the agriculture classes offered at the school last attended.
• Candidate Inventory Statements – Placement (most will have none) Entrepreneurship – ensure accurate inventory numbers with complete descriptions
• Non-cash income and expense must be balanced
• Accuracy Check for the Balance Sheet & Growth must be “Met.”
• Candidate has a record of at least 25 hours of community service in at least two different activities.
• Student must qualify for the degree with earnings, productively invested and hours.
  • • A student must have productively invested at least $1,000 and must show SAE earnings of at least $3,000
    • OR A student must have productively invested at least $3,000 and must show SAE earnings of at least $1,000
    • OR A student must have productively invested at least $1,200 and must show SAE earnings of at least $1,200 and must show that [(3.56 factor x quantity of unpaid hours) + value of productively invested assets] = at least 5,000 and must show that [(3.56 factor x quantity of unpaid hours) + SAE earnings] = at least 5,000.
• Candidate must have performed at least 10 procedures of parliamentary law.
• Candidate must have presented at least a six-minute speech on a topic relating to agriculture or FFA.
• Candidate must have participated in planning and completing the chapter Program of Activities.
• Candidate must have earned at least 500 points for FFA activities.
• Candidate must have earned at least 150 points for FFA activities above the chapter level.
• Using the FFA application in AET, Checklist of Minimum Qualifications are MET.
• All electronic signatures and approvals must be obtained.
• A minimum of two years of consecutive records for a comprehensive SAE which correlates to a current proficiency award area and must accompany the application, all in the AET.
• Interview and pass the State FFA Degree Assessment with a minimum of 70%.
• All record book components included on the Nebraska FFA State Degree Candidate Checklist must be included.
  • • Agricultural Science Courses
    • FFA Offices (must have been an officer or served on a committee)
    • POA Committees
    • Journal (minimum leadership points and service hours are verified in the State Degree application)
    • SAE Summary (must have the following for each experience)
      • SAE Plan (SAE agreements)
      • Journal – Experience related
      • Annual Review
      • Operating Expense (if entrepreneurship SAE)
      • Income and Expense Related to the SAE
      • Profit/Loss Report
      • Non-Current/Capital Inventory (if applicable)
      • Profit/Loss Statement (combines all experiences and years)
      • Balance Sheet (combines all experience and years)SAE Summary (must have the following for each experience)