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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 150, 250; Engl 302 or Engl 309 or Engl 314; Sp Cm 212 or AgEdS 311
17	Mathematical and computer science
	Math 160, Econ 207, or Math 165, Econ 207, or Math 165, 166 Stat 226, 326 Com S 103 or Dept Approved course
4-5	Physical Sciences
	Chem 163-163L or Phys 111
6	Life and Environmental Sciences
	Biol 101 or 211; NREM 120 or Biol 173 or other credits that meet the environmental intensive requirement
15	Social science, humanities, and ethics
	Courses in individual areas below may overlap but the total credits taken must equal 12 or more Ethics International Perspectives U.S. diversity Humanities (if the student has taken a humanities course among the ethics, international perspectives, or U.S. diversity requirements, the humanities requirement may be fulfilled by taking a course in a social science other than economics) One of the following: Mgmt 310, 370, Mkt 340, MIS 330, OSCM 320, or LSCM 360
12	Business
	Acct 284, 285 Fin 301 One of the following: Mgmt 310, 370, Mkt 340, MIS 330, OSCM 320, or LSCM 360
6	Electives in agricultural, food, or natuaral resouces sciences
26.5	Economics
	Econ 101, 101L, 110, 235, 301,302 or 353 Two Economics courses numbered 400-489. Six credits of Economics courses numbered 300 or higher
28-29	Free Electives
128	Total credits

Typical Program for the First Year
Cr.	Fall
4	Microeconomics Econ 101, 101L
0.5	Orientation in Economics/ Agricultural Business Econ 110
4	Mathematics I—Math 160 or 165
4	Computer Applications ComS 103
3	Critical Thinking and Communication: Engl 150
0.5	Library Instruction Lib 160
Cr.	Spring
3	Intro. to Agricultural Markets Econ 235
3-4	Mathematics II—Econ 207 or Math 166
3	Macroeconomics—Econ 102
3	Environmental Biology—Biol 173
3	Agricultural, Food, or Natural Resources Science Course