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Four Year Plan: Agricultural Economics Major
Sample Only: Actual Schedule Prepared with Advisor
Total Credits required for the Degree =
128
Technical Agriculture elective credits required = 12
Course offerings may change from year to year.
Always check the current course catalog.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

Agricultural Economics

 

4-year plan  2009-10

 

 

Freshman

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 101

The Business of Agriculture

1

 

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking 

2

 

Core 103-149

Core Discovery  

4

 

Engl 101

Intro to College  Writing

3

 

Math 143

Pre-Calculus Algebra & Analytic Geometry

3

 

Math 144

Analytic Trigonometry

1

 

Elective

Free Elective

      0-2

 

 

TOTAL

14-16

Spring

Core 153-199

Core Discovery

3

 

Econ 202

Principles of Economics

3

 

Engl 102

College Writing and Rhetoric

3

 

Math 160

Survey of Calculus

4

 

or Math 170

Analytic Geometry & Calculus

 

Elective

Technical Ag

      2-3

 

 

TOTAL

15-16

Sophomore

 

 

 

Fall

Acct 201

Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

 

Biol 102

Biology and Society

4-5

 

or Biol 115 

Cells & the Evolution of Life

 

or MMBB 250/255 

General Microbiology/Lab

 

AgEc 278

Farm & Agribusiness Management

4

 

Econ 201

Principles of Economics

3

 

Elective

Technical Ag

          3

 

 

TOTAL

17-18

Spring

Acct 202

Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3

 

AgEc 289

Agricultural Markets & Prices

3

 

Chem 101

Introduction to Chemistry

4

 

or Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry

 

Stat 251

Principles of Statistics

3

 

Humanities

Select one that satisfies CORE requirement

   3

 

 

TOTAL

16

Junior

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 301

Ag Economics I

3

 

AgEc 356

Agriculture & Rural Policy

3

 

AgEc 451

Applied Environmental & Nat Res Economics

3

 

Econ 351

Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

 

Engl 317

Technical Writing

3

 

Elective

Technical Ag

   3

 

 

TOTAL

18

Spring

AgEc 302

Ag Economics II

3

 

Econ 352

Intermediate Microeconomics

3

 

Elective

Upper-division AgEc, Econ, Bus

   3

 

Elective

Technical Ag

3

 

Elective

Free

   3

 

 

TOTAL

15

Senior

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 481

Ag Markets in a Global Economy

3

 

International Core

if not taken as International Core Discovery

3

 

Elective

Upper Division AgEc, Econ, Bus

 3

 

Electives

Economics if needed

     6-9

 

 

TOTAL

15-18

Spring

AgEc 478

Advanced Agribusiness Management

3

 

Elective 

Upper-division AgEc, Econ, Bus

3

 

Electives

Free

   9

 

 

TOTAL

15

 

Total credits required for the degree = 128

Technical agriculture elective credits required = 12

Agricultural economics = 3

Economics Electives Credits Required = 6

Notes: Course offerings may change from year to year. Always check the current course catalog. Each student’s actual schedule is prepared with his or her advisor.