Agricultural Business B.S.A. with Agribusiness Risk Management Concentration

Agricultural Business B.S.A. with Agribusiness Risk Management Concentration

Eight-Semester Degree Program

Students wishing to follow the degree plan in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness should see the Eight-Semester Degree Policy in the Academic Regulations chapter for university requirements of the program.

First YearUnits
FallSpring
ENGL 10103 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Unless Exempt) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)3  
MATH 22003 Survey of Calculus (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2203) ((or higher level calculus from the State Minimum Core excluding MATH 21803) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)13  
U.S. History or Government State Minimum Core from (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.2):3  
HIST 20003 History of the American People to 1877 (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2113)
HIST 20103 History of the American People, 1877 to Present (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2123)
PLSC 20003 American National Government (ACTS Equivalency = PLSC 2003)
Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3:
AGEC 11003 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics
or ECON 22003 Principles of Microeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2203)
3  
General Elective3  
UNIV 10051 University Perspectives1  
ENGL 10203 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Unless Exempt (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)  3
SPCH 10003 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 1.2 and 5.1)  3
Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3:
AGEC 11003 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics
or ECON 21003 Principles of Macroeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2103)
  3
AGEC 23003 Introduction to Agribusiness (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.1)  3
ASTM 29003 Agricultural and Human Environmental Sciences Applications of Microcomputers
or ISYS 11203 Business Application Knowledge - Computer Competency
  3
Year Total: 16 15
 
Second YearUnits
FallSpring
Select one from:3  
AGEC 24003 Quantitative Tools for Agribusiness
MATH 21003 Principles of Statistics (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2103)
BUSI 10303 Data Analysis and Interpretation
Fine Arts or Humanities State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)2, 33  
Science State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)4  
AGEC 21403 Agribusiness Financial Records
or ACCT 20103 Accounting Principles
3  
General Elective43  
Select one of the following (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3):  3
HDFS 26003 Rural Families and Communities
PSYC 20003 General Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 1103)
SOCI 10103 General Sociology (ACTS Equivalency = SOCI 1013)
Science State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)  4
AGEC 33003 Food and Agricultural Marketing  3
Communication Intensive Elective  3
General Elective4  2
Year Total: 16 15
 
Third YearUnits
FallSpring
AGEC 33703 Futures and Options Markets3  
AGEC 34003 Farm Business Management3  
AGEC 35003 Agricultural Law I3  
General Elective46  
Fine Arts or Humanities State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2) 2, 3  3
ABRM Concentration Electives  6
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives  3
General Elective4  3
Year Total: 15 15
 
Fourth YearUnits
FallSpring
AGEC 41403 Agricultural Finance3  
ABRM Concentration Electives6  
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives3  
General Elective43  
ABRM Concentration Elective  6
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives  6
Capstone Experience (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)  1-3
Year Total: 15 13
 
Total Units in Sequence:  120
1

Students have demonstrated successful completion of the learning indicators identified for learning outcome 2.1, by meeting the prerequisites for MATH 11003 or MATH 11103.

2

The Fine Arts Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcome 3.1 include:  ARCH 10003, ARHS 10003, COMM 10003, DANC 10003, LARC 10003, MUSC 10003, MUSC 100H3, MUSC 10103, MUSC 101H3, MUSC 13303, THTR 10003, THTR 10103, or THTR 101H3.

3

The Humanities Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcome 3.2 include:  AAST 20203, ANTH 10303, ARCH 10103, CLST 10003, CLST 100H3, CLST 10103, COMM 12303, DANC 10003, ENGL 12103, ENGL 20103, GNST 20003, HIST 11193, HIST 111H3, HIST 11293, HIST 112H3, HIST 20003, HIST 20103, HUMN 112H4, HUMN 22103, LALS 20103, MRST 20103, MUSY 20003, MUSY 200H3, PHIL 20003, PHIL 200H3, PHIL 21003, PHIL 23003, THTR 10003, THTR 10103, THTR 101H3, ENGL 11103, ENGL 11203, or intermediate-level world language (usually 2003-level).

4

Students must complete 40 hours of upper division courses (3000-4000 level).  It is recommended that students consult with their academic adviser when making course selections.