AgriBusiness-Associate in Applied Science
As the world encounters an exponentially increasing human population, agriculture faces a new paradigm of feeding the world while preserving biological diversity and preserving our delicate ecosystems. The Agribusiness Curriculum investigates areas of industrial, commercial, sustainable, natural, and organic methods through a series of courses designed to instruct students in modern advanced technological practices to prepare them for the past and future challenges in the fertilizer, seed, feed, chemical, equipment and food industries.
Thus, students are prepared for the current and future challenges in fertilizer, seed, feed, chemical, equipment and food industries in areas of mid-management and sale position.
Required Courses
First Semester
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| AGRI 180 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 |
| AGRI 106 | Computing Applications in Agriculture | 3 |
| Math or Science Elective | 3-5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Second Semester
| AGRI 202 | Supervised Occupational Experience | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Communication Elective | 3 |
| INFO 245 | Employment Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Third Semester
| BACC 100 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| General Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester
| AGRI 290 | Supervised Occupational Experience. | 3 |
| BOFF 225 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| Agriculture Elective | 1-4 |
| General Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Agriculture Electives
Total Credit Hours: 62-65
For Associate in Applied Science degree, in addition to 3 hours in Communications and 3 hours in Science or Math, the student must complete an additional 9 hours of General Education coursework from any General Education category.