BS-AGEDAS - Agricultural Education, Agricultural Studies track, B.S.

Descriptive Information

College/School

Ag and Natural Resources

Department(s)

Dept of Agricultural Education and Communication

Program Title

Agricultural Education, Agricultural Studies track, B.S.

Program Description

The Agricultural Education major, Agricultural Studies track, is designed for students who desire to pursue education related careers such as educational specialists for industry, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Agricultural Education provides the foundation courses for students to earn a degree in agriculture along with the professional education courses preparing them as education specialists. The discipline specific courses are paired with courses that prepare students to teach and work with diverse student populations in an agricultural setting. Courses include Curriculum Planning, Teaching Students with Special Needs, Pedagogy and Instructional Methods, Instructional Design, and Program Planning in Agricultural Science. The additional coursework for Agricultural Education majors is diverse. Students choose coursework from several areas: Animal Science, Plant and Soil Science, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Wildlife, and Agricultural Economics.

Students in other majors may also earn a Minor in Agricultural Education.

Information

The Agricultural Education program requires 123 semester credit hours plus course and one PE activity course for a total of 126 semester credit hours.

Major

Agricultural Education

Concentration

Agricultural Studies

Program Information

Core Curriculum: Areas A-E (42 hours)

Area F Courses: 18 hours

Track Courses: 33 hours

Elective Courses: 30 hours

Type: Completion requirement

Additional Comments:

Choose 30 hours from the following (Minimum of 15 hours must be 3000- or 4000-level courses).

course - Agricultural Records Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Applied Economics Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Introduction to Agricultural Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Agricultural Marketing Practicum Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Advanced Agricultural Marketing Practicum Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Commodity Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Agricultural Financial Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Food and Agricultural Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Agribusiness Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Food and Agricultural Policy Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Problem Solving in Agricultural Technology and Systems Management (ATSM) Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Metal Fabrication Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Precision Agriculture Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Special Topics in Agricultural Engineering Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Power Equipment II Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Drainage, Irrigation, and Erosion Control Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Issues in Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Event, Fundraising, and Sponsorship Planning for Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Experiential Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Floral Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Leadership in Agriculture Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Special Topics in Agricultural Education Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course- Special Topics in Agricultural Education Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Special Topics in Agricultural Education Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Fundamentals of Plant Protection Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Turf and Ornamental Pest Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Weed Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Plant Disease Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Insect Pest Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Soils and Fertilizers Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Field Crop Production Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Forage Crops and Pastures Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Soil Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Introduction to Poultry Science Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Elements of Dairying Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Food Animal Evaluation and Selection Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Herd Health Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Physiology of Reproduction Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Meat Production, Processing and Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Applied Animal Nutrition Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Fundamentals of Computer Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3 AND
course - Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
course - Education in Rural Contexts Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Natural Resource Conservation Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Forestry for Educators Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Wildlife Management for Educators Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Farms, Factories, and Food Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Principles of Plant Science Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Landscape Design Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Woody Ornamental Plant Identification Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Turfgrass Science and Technology Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Fruit and Vegetable Production Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Insect and Nematode Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Environmental Issues in Urban Agriculture Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Selling and Negotiating Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Leadership and Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Rural Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Hours Required for the Degree: 123 hours

Additional Information

Notes

Students should follow their advisor’s recommendations for appropriate selections in Core Curriculum Area A1, Area A2, and Area D.
Credit toward graduation not allowed for the following combinations of science courses:
- Principles of Biology and non-Science Biology courses (see Biology Course Descriptions for specifics),
- Principles of Chemistry and non-Science Chemistry courses (see Chemistry Course Descriptions for specifics), and
- Principles of Physics and non-Science Physics courses (see Physics Course Descriptions for specifics).
The maximum number of hours that will be awarded for credit for completion of internships is 9 credit hours.
When a course is authorized in multiple areas of a degree program, students completing the course to meet requirements of one area must take a different course in the subsequent area(s) to meet the requirements of the subsequent area(s) (i.e., No course can be counted multiple times in a degree program).
A baccalaureate degree program requires at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Upper division is defined as 3000- and 4000-level courses.