| Curriculum
in Agricultural Business
Administered by the Department of Economics. Students majoring
in Agricultural Business often choose elective coursework leading
to minors in the College of Business or in the College of Agriculture,
or emphasizing specific areas within agricultural business such
as finance, management, commodity analysis, research, agricultural
sales and marketing, environmental economics, farm and ranch operations,
international economics, agricultural extension, or government service.
| Cr. |
Degree Requirements |
| 12.5 |
Interpersonal and public communication
skills
Lib 160, Engl 104, 105 Engl 302 or Engl 309 or Engl 314 Sp Cm
212 or AgEds 311 |
| 17-18 |
Mathematical and computer science
Math 165, 166 or Math 140 (or 150), 160; Stat 226, 326 Com S
103 |
| 4-5 |
Physical Sciences
Chem 163-163L or Phys 111 |
| 6 |
Life and Environmental Sciences
Biol 109 or 201 A Ecl 120 or Biol 123 or other credits that
meet the environmental intensive requirement |
| 12 |
Humanities, ethics and social science
Courses in individual areas below may overlap but the total
credits taken must equal 12 or more :
Ethics
International perspectives
U.S. diversity
Humanities
Social science other than
economics |
| 12 |
Business
Acct 284, 285; Fin 301
One of the following:
Mgmt 310, 370, Mkt 340,
MIS 330, POM 320, TrLog 360
|
| 3 |
Agricultural sciences
electives
|
| 32-34 |
Economics and Agricultural Economics
Econ 101, 101L, 102, 110, 235, 301, 302 or 353, 335, 492
Nine credits of the following:
Econ 401, 402, 415, 430, 431 or 432, 437, 451, 455, 460, 466,
470, 472, 480
Five additional credits of Economics at the 300 level or higher
|
| 26-28 |
Free electives
|
| 128 |
Total credits |
| Typical
Program for the First Year |
| Cr. |
Fall |
| 4 |
Microeconomics—Econ
101, 101L |
| R |
Orientation in Economics/
Agricultural Business—Econ 110 |
| 3 |
Agricultural Science
Course |
| 3-4 |
Mathematics I —Math
165 or 140 (or 150) |
| 3 |
First-Year Composition
I—Engl 104 |
| 0.5 |
Library Instruction
— Lib 160 |
| 3 |
Environmental
Biology —Biol 123 |
| Cr. |
Spring |
| 4 |
Computer Applications
— ComS 103 |
| 3 |
Intro. to Agricultural
Markets— Econ 235 or Financial Accounting— Acct
284 |
| 3-4 |
Mathematics II—Math
166 or 160 |
| 3 |
First-Year Composition
II—Engl 105 |
| 3 |
Macroeconomics—Econ
102 |
|
