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Agricultural Sciences Area (Agriculture Education Track) – Bachelor of Science

Program Competencies

Students graduating from the Agricultural Sciences (Agriculture Education) – Bachelor of Science degree program should possess the following:

  1. Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills and basic math skills that will allow the individual to collect, analyze, interpret and present information that is used within the agriculture industry.
  2. An understanding of the basic concepts of the physical and biological sciences and how these sciences are applicable to the field of agriculture.
  3. An understanding of the importance of the arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences and health sciences to humankind.
  4. An understanding of and literacy in all disciplines of agriculture, especially to include the disciplines of animal science, equine science, agronomy, soils, horticulture, agricultural mechanics, pest management, agricultural economics, and farm management.
  5. The ability to use effective planning in course organization in agricultural education.
  6. The ability to plan daily instructional programs in agricultural education.
  7. An understanding of occupational experience programs and their role in agricultural education.
  8. An understanding of Future Farmers of America and supervised agricultural experience and their role in agricultural education.
  9. An understanding of effective management of instructional programs in agricultural education.

Assessment

  1. Exit examination, which covers all core classwork.
  2. Surveys of graduating students, alumni, advisory groups, and employers.
  3. Teacher certification examination for students in the Agriculture Education track.

Program Requirements

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program. This track is designed and approved for students who wish to teach agriculture education in public schools in Kentucky or are interested in Cooperative Extension. Students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the TEP. Students must have an overall GPA standing of 2.75 in their area courses before they will be permitted to take agricultural education courses. Students must be approved by the agricultural staff and recommended for certification.

General Education

The following specific General Education courses must be completed:

MATH 135 or higher(choose one)

3
CHEM 101 or 111(choose one)

4
AGR 499CSenior Seminar in Agriculture

3
Total Credit Hours:37

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Core Requirements

AGR 101Foundations of Agriculture

3
AGR 102Agricultural Experience

1
AGR 133Introduction to Animal Science

3
AGR 180Introduction to Field Crops

3
AGR 204Agricultural Economics

3
AGR 261Software Applications in Agriculture

3
AGR 301Farm Management

3
AGR 307Soils

4
AGR 402Advanced Agricultural Experience

3
CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4
Total Credit Hours:30

Agr Education Track Requirements

AGR 215Horticultural Science

3
AGR 251Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3
AGR 300Pest Management

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Agr Education Track Electives

Select one course from each area below.

Agricultural Mechanics

AGR 350Farm Power and Machinery Management

3
ETM 387Fundamentals of Metallurgy and Joining Technology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Animal Science

AGR 222Livestock Evaluation

3
AGR 243Equine Health and Disease

3
AGR 316Feeds and Feeding

3
AGR 330Livestock Improvement

3
AGR 336Dairy Production

3
AGR 337Poultry Production

3
AGR 342Horse Production

3
AGR 343Beef Production

3
AGR 344Swine Production

3
AGR 345Sheep Production

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Soil Science

AGR 311Soil Conservation

3
AGR 312Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Professional Education Requirements

CTE 207Foundations of Career and Technical Education

3
CTE 388Methods of Curriculum Development*

3
CTE 392Methods of Instructional Technology*

3
CTE 470Methods of Instruction*

3
CTE 478Student Teaching Practicum*

12
CTE 496Organization and Management of the Laboratory

2
EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3
EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children

3
EDUC 476Content Area Literacy*

3
Total Credit Hours:35

Total Credit Hours: 120