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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 2011-2012

 

Freshman

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 101

The Business of Agriculture

1

 

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking 

2

 

ISEM 101

Integrated Seminar  

3

 

Engl 101

Intro to College  Writing

3

 

Math 143

Pre-Calculus Algebra & Analytic Geometry

3

 

Elective

Technical agricultural

2-4

 

 

TOTAL

14-16

Spring

Chem 101

Introduction to Chemistry

4

 

or Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry

 

Engl 102

College Writing and Rhetoric

3

 

Econ 202

Principles of Economics

3

 

Math 160 or
math 170                                           

Survey of calculus
Analytic Geometry & calculus

4

 

Elective

optional

      2-3

 

 

TOTAL

16-17

Sophomore

 

 

 

Fall

Acct 201

Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

 

AgEc 278

Farm & Agribusiness Management

4

 

Biol 102

Biology and Society

4-5

 

or Biol 115 

Cells & the Evolution Life of

 

or MMBB 250/255 

General Microbiology/Lab

 

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

 

Stat 251

Principles of Statistics

3

 

Humanities

Select one that satisfies CORE requirement

3

 

Elective

Technical Ag

            3

 

 

TOTAL

15-16

Junior

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 301

Ag Economics I

3

 

AgEc 356

Agriculture & Rural Policy

3

 

AgEc 451

Applied Environmental & Nat Res Economics

3

 

or AgEc 477

Law, Ethics, and the Environment

3

3

 

Engl 313

Business Writing

 

or Engl 317

Technical Writing

3

2-3

 

Elective

Technical Ag

 

Elective

Upper-division AgEc, Econ, Bus

          3

 

 

TOTAL

17-18

Spring

AgEc 302

Ag Economics II

3

 

AgEc

Upper-div. Agricultural Economics

3

 

Econ 352

Intermediate Microeconomics

3

3

 

Elective

Technical Ag (if needed)

Elective

Upper-division AgEc, Econ, Bus

         6

 

TOTAL

15

 

Senior

 

 

 

Fall

AgEc 481

Ag Markets in a Global Economy

3

 

Elective

Upper Division AgEc, Econ, Bus

 6

 

Electives

major related

     6-9

 

 

TOTAL

12-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring

AgEc 478

Advanced Agribusiness Management

3

 

Electives

major related

     9-12

 

 

TOTAL

12-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.