Agriculture Education AAS

 

Gain a fundamental understanding of the science and art of agriculture and natural resources.

Explore careers related to agricultural education including school and community-based opportunities.

Visit agricultural education facilities and discuss program management and operation.

Identify agricultural education curriculum areas and explore curriculum resources.

Describe the total program model in agricultural education and the interrelationship between classroom/laboratory instruction, Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), and FFA.

Outline the skills, attributes, experiences, and characteristics needed to achieve a career in agricultural education, communications, or leadership.

Examine the field of teaching and pedagogy and develop an identify as an educator.

Develop introductory skills in technical areas including ag mechanics, welding, greenhouse production, and livestock management.

Fall Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 100Agriculture and Natural Resources Seminar

1 Credit

AGRI 104Agriculture Management

4 Credits

MATH 143Precalculus I: Algebra

3 Credits

AGRI 181Intro to Ag Education

1 Credit

ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits

EDUC 201Foundations of Education

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring Semester Freshman Year

AGRI 109Principles of Animal Science*

3 Credits

AGRI 109LPrinciples of Animal Science Lab*

1 Credit

AGRI 102Plant Science in Agriculture*

3 Credits

CHEM 101Introduction to Chemistry*

4 Credits

OR

BIOL 201Biology 1*

4 Credits

AGRI 102LPlant Science in Agriculture Lab*

1 Credit

COMM 101Fundamentals of Oral Communication

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Fall Semester Sophomore Year

AGRI 250Agricultural Markets

3 Credits

AGRI 205General Soils*

3 Credits

AGRI 205LGeneral Soils Lab*

1 Credit

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

3 Credits

EDUC 205Development/Individual Differences

3 Credits

EDUC 204Families Communities & Culture

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring Semester Sophomore Year

WELD 100Beginning Welding

3 credit hours

HORT 234Greenhouse Management*

3 Credits

PROG ELEC
Program Electives

4 Credits

AGRI 108Crop Production

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:14

Program Electives (Minimum of 7 Credits)

AGRI 121Pest Management*

4 Credits

AGRI 158Applied Animal Nutrition*

4 Credits

AGRI 190Intro to Precision Agriculture

3 Credits

AGRI 203Principles of Range Management

3 Credits

AGRI 212Plant Nutrition

4 Credits

AGRI 222Animal Reproduction and Breeding

3 Credits

AGRI 271Animal Anatomy and Physiology*

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:0-7

Total Credit Hours: 60