American FFA Degree recipients show promise for the future and have gone above and beyond to achieve excellence.
American FFA Degree
To be eligible to receive the American FFA
Degree from the National FFA Organization,
the member must meet the following
minimum qualifications:
1. Have received the State FFA Degree, have
been an active member for the past three
years (36 months) and have a record of
satisfactory participation in activities on
the chapter and state levels.
2. Have satisfactorily completed the
equivalent of at least three years (540
hours) of systematic secondary school
instruction in an agricultural education
program, or have completed at least the
equivalent of 360 hours of systematic
secondary school instruction in
agricultural education and one full year of
enrollment in a postsecondary agricultural
program, or have completed the program
of agricultural education offered in the
secondary school last attended.
3. Have graduated from high school at least
12 months prior to the national convention
at which the degree is to be granted.
4. Have in operation and have maintained
records to substantiate an outstanding
supervised agricultural experience
program, through which the member has
exhibited comprehensive planning and
managerial and financial expertise.
5. A student after entering agricultural
education must have:
a. Earned at least $10,000 and
productively invested at least $7,500; or
b. Earned and productively invested
$2,000 and worked 2,250 hours in
excess of scheduled class time.
Any
combination of hours, times a factor
of 3.56, plus actual dollars earned
and productively invested must be
equal to or greater than the number
10,000. Hours used for the purpose
of producing earnings reported as
productively invested income shall
not be duplicated as hours of credit to
meet the minimum requirements for
the degree.
6. Have a record of outstanding leadership
abilities and community involvement and
have achieved a high school scholastic
record of “C” or better as certified by the
principal or superintendent.
7. Have participated in at least 50 hours of
community service, within at least three
different community service activities.
These hours are in addition to and cannot
be duplicated as paid or unpaid supervised
agricultural experience hours.
Community Service Guidelines
8. Applicants must complete and submit
the current version of the American FFA
Degree application authorized by the
National FFA Organization.