The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION CONCENTRATION

I. General Education Requirements

A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)

ENGL 203 Fund. of Contemporary Speech — 3

(Plus one course in each of two disciplines) — 6

ARTS: ARTS 101, ARTS 310, MUSI 100, MUSI 109, MUSI 310H

HISTORY: HIST 201, HIST202, HIST 333, HIST 334, HIST 341, HIST 360

LANGUAGES: FREN 101 and FREN 102, GERM 101 and GERM 102, SPAN 101 and SPAN 102

LITERATURE: ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 315 or ENGL 315H, ENGL 324, ENGL 360, ENGL 403

Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

ECON 202 Principles of Economics II — 3
PSYC 200 Intro to Psychology I — 3

Total — 6

C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

BIOL 111 General Zoology — 3
BIOL 113 General Zoology Lab — 1
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I — 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I Lab — 1
ENVS 101 Intro to Environmental Science — 3

Total — 11

D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

MATH 109 College Algebra or higher — 3

Total — 3

E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
ELECTIVE (Select from ENGL 305 or ENGL 310) — 3

Total — 9

F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)

EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness — 3
AGNR 111 First Year Experience Seminar — 1

Total — 4

Total General Education Required Credits — 42

II. Departmental Core *

ANPT 114 Introduction to Animal Science — 4
PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science — 4
AGEC 213 Introduction to Agriculture Economics — 3
AGME 283 Engineering Principles Applied to Agriculture — 3
AGRI 301 Seminar — 1

Total — 15

III. Professional Core (Agriculture Education)*

EDCI 200 Introduction to Contemporary Education — 3
EDSP 200B Introduction to Special Education — 3
PSYC 305 Developmental Psychology — 3
PSYC 307 Educational Psychology — 3
EDCI 311 Comprehensive Assessment in Education — 3
AGED 313 Supervised Experience Programs — 3
EDCI 400 Senior Seminar in Education — 3
EDCI 402 Fund. of Reading Instruction — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management — 3
EDCI 427A Curriculum and Instruction in Agriculture — 3
EDCI 490A Teaching Internship — 6
EDCI 480A Teaching Internship — 6

Total — 42

* A minimum grade of C is required for each course.

IV. Supportive Requirements**

BUED 212 Computer Concepts/Applications I — 3
ELECTIVE Select (200-400 level) Agriculture courses with permission of the advisor — 18

Total — 21

** A minimum grade of C (GPA 2.0) is required for supportive courses.

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS 120

AGRICULTURE EDUCATION
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

AGNR 111 First Year Experi. Seminar — 1
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
MATH 109 College Algebra or higher — 3
ANPT 114 Intro. to Animal Science — 4
BIOL 111 General Zoology — 3
BIOL 113 General Zoology Lab — 1

Semester Total — 15

Spring Semester Hours

ENGL 102 English Composition II — 3
AGME 283 Eng. Prin. Appl. to Agric. — 3
EDSP 200B Intro. to Special Education — 3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II — 3
ELECTIVE Curr. Area I, Discipline A,B,C, or D — 3

Semester Total — 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

ENGL 203 Fund. of Contemporary Speech — 3
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I — 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I Lab — 1
EDCI 200 Intro. to Contemporary Ed. — 3
AGEC 213 Intro. to Agri. Econ. — 3
PSYC 200 Intro. to Psychology — 3

Semester Total — 16

Spring Semester Hours

ENGL Select 305 or 310 — 3
PSYC 307 Educational Psychology — 3
PSYC 305 Developmental Psychology — 3
EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness — 3
ELECTIVE Curr. Area I — 3

Semester Total — 15

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

BUED 212 Computer Concepts and Applications I — 3
PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science — 4
EDCI 427A Curriculum and Instruction in Agric. — 3
ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 4

Semester Total — 14

Spring Semester Hours

ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 4
EDCI 402 Fund. of Reading Instruction — 3
ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 3
AGRI 301 Seminar — 1
ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 3

Semester Total — 14

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

EDCI 311 Comp. Assess. in Educ. — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management — 3
AGED 313 Supervised Experience Prog. — 3
ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 3
ELECTIVE Select from Agric. courses — 4

Semester Total — 16

Spring Semester Hours

EDCI 400 Senior Seminar — 3
EDCI 490A Teaching Internship — 6
EDCI 480A Teaching Internship — 6

Semester Total — 15

Total Credit Hours 120

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