The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

I.   General Education Requirements

     A.  Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)

Course  No. Title  Credits
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
Two courses from any of the following 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)      

Course No. Title Credits
ECON 201 or /201H Principles of Economics I — 3
One course from Behavioral Sciences:
CRJS 230, HUEC 102, HUEC 361, HUEC 380
PSYC 200, SOCI 201, SOWK 200 or SOWK 200H — 3
Total — 6              

     C.  Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

Course  No. Title Credits
Any two (2) courses from Curriculum Area III, except ANPT 114 & PLSC 184 — 8               

      D.  Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

Course No. Title Credits
MATH 109/111H College Algebra — 3 or 4 
MATH  210 Elementary Statistics  — 3 
Total — 6 or 7

E.  Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

 Course  No. Title  Credits
 ENGL 101/101H Basic Composition I  — 3 
 ENGL 102/102H Basic Composition II  — 3
 ENGL 305 Technical Writing   — 3
 Total — 9

F.  Curriculum Area VI  (Emerging Issues)

Course No. Title Credits
EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness— 3
AGNR 111 First Year Experience Seminar  — 1
Total — 4

Total General Education Required Credits — 42-43
 
II.  Departmental Core*

 Course No. Title  Credits
 ANPT 114 Introduction to Animal Science — 4
 PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science  — 4 
 AGEC 213 Introduction to Agricultural Economics — 3
 AGME 283 Engineering Principles Applied to Agriculture  — 3
 AGRI 301 Seminar — 1
 Total — 15

III.  Major Core *

Course No. Title Credits
AGBU 223 Introduction to Agribusiness — 3 
AGBU 313 Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness — 3
AGBU 323 Agribusiness Management  — 3
AGBU 471 Agribusiness Seminar II  — 1
AGEC 333 Agricultural Price Analysis — 3
AGEC 423 Marketing Agricultural Products — 3
AGEC 433 International Agricultural Markets, Trade and Development  — 3 
AGEC 443 Farm Management — 3
AGEC 453 Agricultural Finance — 3
AGEC 463 Agricultural Policy — 3
ACCT 201 Introductory Financial Accounting I — 3
ACCT 202 Introductory Corporate & Managerial Accounting — 3
MATH 112 Calculus I  — 4
ECON  202/202H Principles of Economics I  — 3
ECON 300 Intermediate Micro Economic Theory  — 3
CSDP 220 Introduction to Computer Use  — 4    
Total — 48

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

IV.  Supportive Requirements **
(Choose a minimum of 6 credit hours from courses listed below)

Course  No. Title Credits
AGBU 300 Internship  I — 3
AGBU 371 Agribusiness Seminar I — 1
AGBU 400 Internship II — 3 
AGEC 419 Agricultural Cooperatives — 3
CSDP 240 Principles of Data Processing  — 3
ECON 301 Intermediate Macro Economic Theory — 3
ECON 304 The Economics of Black America — 3
ECON 303 Labor Economics — 3
ECON 302 Money and Banking — 3
ECON 402 Economics of Development  — 3
BUAD 302/302H Organization and Accounting Management — 3
BUAD 412 Business Law — 3
ACCT 301 Cost and Budgetary Control  — 3
BUAD 411/411H Operations Research and Decision Theory — 3  
BUAD 307 Industrial Relations — 3  
Total — 6       

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

V.  Free Electives        

   Free Electives — 8

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS — 120
 

AGRIBUSINESS
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

ANPT  114 Intro. to Animal Science — 4
ENGL  101/101H Basic Comp. I — 3
MATH  109/111H College Algebra  — 3/4
ECON  201/201H Prin. of Econ I  — 3
AGNR  111 First Year Experience Seminar — 1
Semester Total — 14/15

Spring Semester Hours

EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness — 3
ENGL  102/102H Basic Comp. II — 3
ECON  202/202H Prin. of Econ. II — 3
MATH  112 Calculus I — 4
AGME  283 Eng. Prin. of Appl. to Agric. — 3
Semester Total — 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

CURR AREA I Elective — 3
ENGL  203 Fund. of Cont. Speech  — 3
CURR AREA II Elective — 3
PLSC  184 Intro. to Plant Science — 4
AGEC  213 Introduction to Ag. Economics — 3
Semester Total — 16

Spring Semester Hours

CURR AREA I Elective — 3
AGBU  223 Intro. to Agri-Business — 3
CURR AREA III Elective — 4
CSDP  220 Intro. to Computer — 4 
Semester Total — 14

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

AGBU  313 Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness  — 3
ACCT  201 Intro. Financial Accounting — 3
Curriculum Area III Elective — 4
AGBU 323 Agri-Business Management — 3
ECON  300 Int. Micro. Econ. Theory  — 3
Semester Total — 16

Spring Semester Hours

ACCT  202 Intro. Corporate & Managerial Accounting — 3  
Supportive Course — 3 
ENGL  305 Tech. Writing — 3
Elective — 3
AGEC 333 Agricultural Price Analysis — 3
AGRI  301 Seminar — 1
Semester Total — 16
 

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

AGEC  433 Int. Agr. Mkts, Trade & Dev. — 3
AGEC  463 Agri. Policy — 3
AGEC 453 Agric. Finance — 3
Supportive Course — 3
Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
 

Spring Semester Hours

AGEC 423 Mkt. of Agric. Products — 3
AGEC  443 Farm Management — 3
Supportive Course — 3
Elective — 3
Semester Total — 12

Total Credits Required — 120

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