Agricultural Business B.S.A. with Agricultural Economics Concentration

Agricultural Business B.S.A. with Agricultural Economics 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. The Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness major has three concentrations: Agricultural Business Management and Marketing, Pre-Law, and Agricultural Economics.

First YearUnits
FallSpring
ENGL 10103 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)3  
MATH 22003 Survey of Calculus (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2203) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)13  
HIST 20003 History of the American People to 1877 (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2113) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.2)
or HIST 20103 History of the American People, 1877 to Present (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 2123)
or PLSC 20003 American National Government (ACTS Equivalency = PLSC 2003)
3  
AGEC 11003 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)
or ECON 22003 Principles of Microeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2203)
3  
UNIV 10051 University Perspectives1  
ASTM 29003 Agricultural and Human Environmental Sciences Applications of Microcomputers
or ISYS 11203 Business Application Knowledge - Computer Competency
3  
ENGL 10203 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (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 21003 Principles of Agricultural Macroeconomics (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)
or ECON 21003 Principles of Macroeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2103)
  3
AGEC 23003 Introduction to Agribusiness (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.1)  3
AGEC 21403 Agribusiness Financial Records
or ACCT 20103 Accounting Principles
  3
Year Total: 16 15
 
Second YearUnits
FallSpring
AGEC 24003 Quantitative Tools for Agribusiness
or MATH 21003 Principles of Statistics (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2103)
or BUSI 10303 Data Analysis and Interpretation
3  
MATH 20503 Finite Mathematics3  
Fine Arts or Humanities University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)2, 33  
General Electives43  
Science University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)4  
Social Sciences University Core from (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3):  3
PSYC 20003 General Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 1103) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)
or HDFS 26003 Rural Families and Communities
or SOCI 10103 General Sociology (ACTS Equivalency = SOCI 1013)
Science University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)  4
AGEC 33003 Food and Agricultural Marketing  3
General Electives4  2
AGEC Concentration Elective  3
Year Total: 16 15
 
Third YearUnits
FallSpring
AGEC 34003 Farm Business Management3  
AGEC 33703 Futures and Options Markets3  
AGEC 35003 Agricultural Law I3  
ECON 30303 Microeconomic Theory3  
Communication Intensive Elective3  
Fine Arts or Humanities University Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)2, 3  3
ECON 31303 Macroeconomic Theory  3
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives  3
General Electives4  6
Year Total: 15 15
 
Fourth YearUnits
FallSpring
AGEC 41403 Agricultural Finance3  
AGEC Concentration Elective3  
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives6  
General Elective43  
AGEC Concentration Elective  3
Agribusiness Core Directed Electives  3
Capstone Experience (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)  1-3
AGEC 4010V Internship in Agribusiness (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)
or AGEC 40401 Agribusiness Capstone
General Electives4  6
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 11103, ENGL 11203ENGL 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, or Intermediate-level world language.

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.