Agriculture, Associate of Arts

Demonstrate a practical knowledge and understanding of production agriculture and supporting industries, and identify challenges impacting agricultural producers and agribusinesses

Identify and apply basic economic and marketing principles and strategies used in farm and agribusiness applications.

Discuss agricultural, biological, and technical systems and their relationship to agribusiness decision-making.

Major Code: 1100R

**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor

Fall Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 100Agriculture and Natural Resources Seminar

1 Credit

ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits

MATH 143College Algebra*

3 Credits

AGRI 102Plant Science in Agriculture*

3 Credits

AGRI 102LPlant Science in Agriculture Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 104Agriculture Management

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 250Agricultural Markets

3 Credits

COMM 101Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3 Credits

CHEM 101Introduction to Chemistry*

4 Credits

PROG ELECProgram Electives

2 Credits

GNED 101Introduction to General Education

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

AGRI 205General Soils*

3 Credits

AGRI 205LGeneral Soils Lab*

1 Credit

HUMA GE1Any General Education Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing

3 Credits

SOCS GE2Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

PROG ELECProgram Electives

3 Credits

ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II*

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Social & Behavioral Way of Knowing courses must be from 2 different disciplines (prefixes).

Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing courses must be from 2 different disciplines (prefixes).

Spring Semester Sophomore Year

AGRI 109Principles of Animal Science*

3 Credits

AGRI 109LPrinciples of Animal Science Lab*

1 Credit

BIOL 201Biology 1*

4 Credits

WELL Wellness

2 Credits

HUMA GE2Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing Course

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

*Prerequisite or corequisite required

Program Electives (5 credits minimum)

Students must complete a minimum of 5 credit hours of coursework from the program elective options.

AGRI 108Crop Production

4 Credits

AGRI 121Pest Management*

4 Credits

AGRI 158Applied Animal Nutrition*

4 Credits

AGRI 190Intro to Precision Agriculture

3 Credits

AGRI 201Wildland Plant Identification

2 Credits

AGRI 203Principles of Range Management

3 Credits

AGRI 212Plant Nutrition

4 Credits

AGRI 222Animal Reproduction and Breeding

3 Credits

AGRI 240Forage Crops

3 Credits

AGRI 254Principles of Animal Breeding

3 Credits

AGRI 271Animal Anatomy and Physiology*

4 Credits

EDUC 201Foundations of Education

3 Credits

EDUC 202Field Experience*

1 Credit

EDUC 205Development/Individual Differences

3 Credits

GEOL 126Fundamentals of GIS*

3 Credits

GEOL 126LFundamentals of GIS Lab*

0 Credit

GEOL 226Spatial Analysis With GIS*

3 Credits

GEOL 226LSpatial Analysis with GIS Lab*

0 Credit

WATR 140Irrigation*

2 Credits

WATR 140LIrrigation Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 120Science of Animal Husbandry

3 credits

AND

AGRI 120LThe Science of Animal Husbandry Lab

1 Credit

Total Credit Hours:5

Total Credit Hours: 62