Agriculture Economics 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 in agriculture and economics. Requirements and electives are listed below.
General Education Requirements
The following specific general education courses must be completed:
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science or BIOL 160 or BIOL 171 |
3 |
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry or CHEM 111— Principles of Chemistry |
4 |
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving, or MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students (or higher) |
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 Science Core
AGR 101 — Orientation to Agriculture |
1 |
AGR 102 — Agricultural Experience |
2 |
AGR 133 — Introduction to Animal Science |
3 |
AGR 180 — Introduction to Field Crops or |
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AGR 143 — Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock |
3 |
AGR 204 — World Food |
3 |
AGR 211 — Soils |
3 |
AGR 215 — Horticultural Science or AGR 233 — Animal Disease and Parasites |
3 |
AGR 251 — Intro. to Agricultural Mechanics or AGR 243 — Equine Health & Disease |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
3 |
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AGR 301 — Farm Management |
3 |
AGR 402 — Advanced Agricultural Experience or |
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Approved Cooperative Education |
2 |
CHEM 201 — Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 112 — Principles of Chemistry II |
4 |
Agricultural Sciences Core Total |
36 |
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Agriculture Economics Required Courses |
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ECON 202 — Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
ECON 350 — Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
ECON 351 — Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
Total |
9 |
An additional 15 semester hours must be completed from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 302 — Agriculture Finance |
3 |
AGR 303 — Land Economics |
3 |
AGR 386 — Introduction to Agricultural Policy |
3 |
ECON 410 — History of Economic Thought |
3 |
ECON 447 — International Economics |
3 |
FIN 342 — Money and Banking |
3 |
FIN 373 — Investments |
3 |
MATH 354 — Business Statistics |
3 |
Total |
15 |
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Components of Degree Requirement |
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General Education (Core, Distribution, Capstone) |
37 |
Program Requirements |
36 |
Prerequisites, Supplements, Special Electives |
24 |
General Electives |
23 |
Total Hours |
120 |