Agricultural Sciences Area (Agribusiness Track) – Bachelor of Science

Students who select this track must complete the required core courses in the area in agricultural science and 24 credit hours of requirements and electives, with advisor's approval.

Program Requirements

General Education

The following specific General Education courses must be completed:

CHEM 101 or 111	(choose one)	4
MATH 131, 135, or higher	(choose one)	3-4
AGR 499C	Senior 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 Requirements

Agricultural Sciences Core

AGR 101	Orientation to Agriculture	1
AGR 102	Agricultural Experience	1
AGR 133	Introduction to Animal Science	3
AGR 180	Introduction to Field Crops	3
	or
AGR 143	Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock	3
AGR 204	Agricultural Economics	3
AGR 215	Horticultural Science	3
	or
AGR 233	Animal Diseases and Parasites	3
AGR 251	Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics	3
	or
AGR 243	Equine Health and Disease	3
AGR 261	Information Acquisition and Analysis	3
AGR 300	Pest Management	3
	or
AGR 316	Feeds and Feeding	3
AGR 301	Farm Management	3
AGR 307	Soils	4
AGR 402, 339, or 439	Advanced Agriculture Experience/Cooperative Education	2
CHEM 201	Survey of Organic Chemistry	4
	or
CHEM 112	Principles of Chemistry II	4
Total Credit Hours:		36

Students may apply no more than 11 credit hours from AGR 235, AGR 402, AGR 476 or cooperative education courses that will count as credit toward a degree.

Agribusiness Track Requirements

ACCT 281	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Agribusiness Electives

Complete 21 hours from the following groups with courses from at least three groups.

Group A

AGR 302	Agriculture Finance	3
FIN 252	Mathematics of Finance	3
FIN 264	Personal Finance	3
FIN 342	Money and Banking	3
FIN 420	Financial Markets and Institutions	3

Group B

AGR 385	Agribusiness Management	3
AGR 405	Farm Business Analysis	3
MNGT 201	Principles of Management	3
MNGT 311	Human Resource Management	3

Group C

AGR 305	Marketing of Farm Products	3
MKT 204	Marketing	3
MKT 350	Professional Selling	3
MKT 354	Consumer Behavior	3

Group D

AGR 386	Introduction to Agricultural Policy	3
BBA 261	Business Law and Regulations	3
MNGT 362	The Legal Environment and Business Practices	3

Group E

ACCT 282	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 387	Income Tax	3
AGR 303	Land Economics	3
Total Credit Hours:		21

Free Electives

Free Electives	(chosen by student)	23
Total Credit Hours:		23

Total Credit Hours: 120