Agriculture Education Option
This area of concentration is designed and approved for students who wish to teach agriculture education in the public schools in Kentucky or are interested in Cooperative Extension.
Students must complete the required core courses in the area of concentration in agricultural science and 44 semester hours of requirements and electives, with advisor's approval.
General Education Requirements
The following specific general education courses must be completed:
AGR 204 — World Food |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science or BIOL 160 — Introduction to Biological Principles or BIOL 171 — Principles of Biology |
3 |
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry or CHEM 111 — Principles of Chemistry I |
4 |
MATH 131 — Math. 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.
Agricultural Sciences Core
For the Agricultural Education option, the student must complete the Agricultural Sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken.
AGR 101 — Orientation to Agriculture |
1 |
AGR 102 — Agricultural Experience |
2 |
AGR 133 — Introduction to Animal Science |
3 |
AGR 180 — Introduction to Field Crops |
3 |
AGR 204 — World Food |
3 |
AGR 211 — Soils |
3 |
AGR 215 — Horticultural Science |
3 |
AGR 251 — Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
AGR 300 — Pest Management |
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 |
36 |
Option Requirements of Agricultural Education
Agriculture Courses
Approved Agricultural Mechanics Elective |
3 |
Approved Animal Science Elective |
3 |
Approved Soil Science |
3 |
Approved Agricultural Electives |
6 |
Total |
15 |
Professional Education Courses:
CTE 207 — Foundations of Vocational Education |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDSP 230 — Teaching the Exceptional Student |
3 |
CTE 388 — Methods of Curriculum Development |
3 |
CTE 392 — Methods of Instructional Technology |
3 |
CTE 470 — Methods of Instruction |
3 |
CTE 478 — Student Teaching Practicum |
12 |
Total |
29 |
Components of Degree Requirement
General Education (Core, Distribution, Capstone) |
37 |
Program Requirements |
36 |
Prerequisites, Supplements, Special Electives (Teacher Education Program) |
44 |
General Electives |
3 |
Total Hours |
120 |
Teacher Certification
Students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the TEP. Students must have an overall GPA standing of 2.5 in area of concentration courses before they will be permitted to take agricultural education courses. Students must be approved by the agricultural staff and recommended for certification.