Agribusiness Option
Students who select this option must complete the required core courses in the area of concentration in agricultural science and 24 semester hours of requirements and electives, with advisor's approval.
General Education Requirements
The following specific General Education courses must be completed:
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science |
3 |
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry or CHEM 111— Principles of Chemistry I |
4 |
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving or MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students |
3 |
General Education Capstone |
3 |
General Education Total |
37 |
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.
For the Agribusiness option, the student must complete the Agricultural Sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken:
Agricultural Sciences Core
AGR 101 — Orientation to Agriculture |
1 |
AGR 102 — Agricultural Experience |
2 |
AGR 133— Introduction to Animal Science |
3 |
AGR 143 — Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock or AGR 180 — Introduction to Field Crops |
3 |
AGR 204 — World Food |
3 |
AGR 211 — Soils |
3 |
AGR 215 — Horticultural Science or AGR 233 — Animal Disease and Parasites |
3 |
AGR 251 — Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics or AGR 243 — Equine Health and Disease |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
AGR 300 — Pest Management or AGR 316 — Feeds and Feeding |
3 |
AGR 301 — Farm Management |
3 |
AGR 402 — Advanced Agricultural Experience or |
2 |
AGR 339 — Cooperative Education or AGR 439 — Cooperative Education |
|
CHEM 201 — Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 112 — Principles of Chemistry II |
4 |
Agricultural Sciences Core Total |
36 |
Agribusiness Option Requirements
ACCT 281 — Principles of Financial Accounting |
3 |
Advanced Electives (Below) |
21 |
Option Requirements Total |
24 |
An additional 21 hours from the following groups, with courses from at least three groups, must be completed:
Group A
AGR 302 — Agriculture Finance |
3 |
FIN 252 — Mathematics of Finance |
3 |
FIN 264 — Personal Finance |
3 |
FIN 342 — Money and Banking |
3 |
FIN 420 — Financial Markets and Institutions |
3 |
Group B
MNGT 301 — Principles of Management |
3 |
MNGT 311 — Human Resource Management |
3 |
Group C
AGR 305 — Marketing of Farm Products |
3 |
MKT 304 — Marketing |
3 |
MKT 350 — Personal Selling |
3 |
MKT 354 — Consumer Behavior |
3 |
MKT 453 — Marketing Planning and Strategies |
3 |
Group D
MNGT 261 — The Legal Environment of Business Organizations |
3 |
MNGT 362 — The Legal Environment and Business Practices |
3 |
Group E
ACCT 282 — Principles of Managerial Accounting |
3 |
ACCT 387 — Income Tax |
3 |
AGR 303 — Land Economics |
3 |
Components of Degree Requirement
General Education (Core, Distribution, Capstone) |
37 |
Program Requirements |
36 |
Prerequisites, Supplements, Special Electives |
24 |
General Electives |
23 |
Total Hours |
120 |