Agriculture: Agroecology Option

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A college education at Redlands costs less than the Oklahoma state average for public institutions (based on cost per credit hour). For students planning to attain a four-year degree, completing the first two at Redlands can save you thousands.

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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 seven (7) option areas of study: Agribusiness, Agricultural Communications, Agriculture Education, Agriculture Technology, Agroecology, Animal Science, or General Agriculture.

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
MATH 1513 or MATH 1483	College Algebra or Functions & Modeling	3
COL 1111	College Success	1
AGSU 1013	Intro to Agroecology and Sustainable Practice (FALL only)	3
AGRN 1214	Intro to Plant Science	4
Total		14

Freshman 2nd Semester
ENGL 1213	English Composition II	3
POLS 1113	U.S. Government	3
BISC 1114	Biology w/ Lab	4
AGSU 1024	Aquaponics (SPRING only)	4
AGSU 2043	Greenhouse Management (SPRING only)	3
Total		17

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

Sophomore 2nd Semester
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	U.S. HIST to 1877 or U.S. HIST 1877-Pres	3
AGRI 2193	Ag Internship	3
AGEC 1373	Intro to Ag Econ	3
Humanities	ART, ENGL, HUM, MUS, PHIL	3
AGSU 2223	Applied Sustainability Capstone (SPRING only)	3
Total		15