Agriculture Program

Agriculture - Agroecology Option

Associates in Science

General Requirements: Total Hours: 62 Minimum GPA: 2.0

Program Description: The Associate in Science degree program is designed to lay a foundation in Agriculture studies and meet the needs of students to continue education at a four-year university. Students have a choice to select agroecology to complete your program option requirements.

Agroecology Option Requirements: 15 hours
Area	Min. Hours	Course Code	Course Description
Agriculture	3	AGSU 1013	Introduction to Agroecology and Sustainable Practices
Sustainability	4	AGSU 1024	Aquaponics
	2	AGSU 1032	Alternative Sustainable Enterprises
	3	AGSU 2043	Greenhouse Management
	3	AGSU 2223	Applied Sustainability Capstone

Plan of Study

Course Code	Course Description	Hours
Freshman 1st Semester
ENGL 1113*	English Composition I	3
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493*	U.S. HIST to 1877 or U.S. HIST 1877-Pres.	3
MATH 1513*	College Algebra	3
COL 1111*	College Success	1
AGSU 1013**	Intro to Agroecology and Sustainable Practices	3
AGRN 1214****	Intro to Plant Science	4
Total		17

Freshman 2nd Semester
ENGL 1213*	English Composition II	3
POLS 1113*	U.S. Government	3
BISC 1114*	Biology w/ Lab	4
AGSU 1024**	Aquaponics	4
HUM ELECTIVE*	ART, ENGL, HIST, HUM, MUS, PHIL	3
Total		17

Sophomore 1st Semester
CHEM 1315	Gen Chem w/ Lab	5
SPCH 1113*	Fundamentals of Speech	3
Hum Elective*	ART, ENGL, HUM, MUS, PHIL	3
MATH 1613 or MATH 2193*	Statistics or Trinonometry	3
AGSU 1032***	Alternative Sustainable Enterprises	2
Total		16

Sophomore 2nd Semester
AGRI 2193**	Ag Internship	3
AGEC 1373**	Intro to Ag Econ	3
AGSU 2043***	Greenhouse Management	3
AGSU 2223***	Applied Sustainability Capstone	3
Total		12