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 one of six (6) option areas of study: Agribusiness, Agricultural Communications, Agriculture Education, Agroecology, Animal Science, or General Agriculture.
| General Education Requirements: 37 hours | |||
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| Area | Min. Hours | Course Code | Course Description |
| Communications | 6 | ENGL 1113 | English Composition I |
| ENGL 1213 | English Composition II | ||
| Social Science | 6 | HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | U.S. HIST to 1877 or U.S. HIST 1877-Pres |
| POLS 1113 | U.S. Government | ||
| Life Science | 4 | BISC 1114 | Biology with Lab |
| Physical Science | 5 | CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry I with Lab |
| Humanities | 6 | See humanities course options | |
| Mathematics | 6 | MATH 1513 or MATH 1483 or | College Algebra or Functions & Modeling or |
| MATH 1613 or MATH 2193 | Trigonometry or Elementary Statistics | ||
| Selected General Ed Requirements | 3 | SPCH 1113 | Fundamentals of Speech |
| Institutional Requirements | 1 | COL 1111 | College Success |
| Program Requirements: 25 hours | |||
| Program Core Requirement: 10 hours | |||
| Agricultural Sciences | 6 | AGRI 2193 | Ag Internship |
| AGEC 1373 | Intro to Agriculture Economics | ||
| Agriculture Electives | 4 | AGRN 1124 or AGRN 1214 | Intro to Soil Science or Introduction to Plant Science |
| Program Option Requirements: 15 hours | |||
| Select one option from: | Agribusiness Agricultural Communications Agriculture Education Agroecology Animal Science General Agriculture |
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Program Outcomes
The purpose of this degree in agriculture is to provide both comprehensive and specialized training to prepare graduates for careers in a wide range of fields of agriculture. Eight program areas within this degree are: animal science, equine science, agronomy, horticulture, agricultural economics, farm & ranch management, agricultural communications, and general agriculture.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic concepts of agriculture.
- Demonstrate the knowledge base necessary for a successful transfer and degree attainment at a four year college or university.
- Be equipped with the skills to enter the competitive agricultural industry.
- Demonstrate lifelong learning skills that will prepare the students for the ever-changing advancements in science and technology in reference to agriculture.