Agricultural Education (BS): Agricultural Business Concentration
The Agricultural Education major within the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences prepares graduates to teach agriculture, serve as FFA advisors, and supervise agricultural experiences (SAE) in public and private schools.
The Agricultural Business concentration is one of seven concentrations offered for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education.
- New students interested in Agricultural Education may be eligible to apply for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at NC State.
- Student teachers of agriculture may apply for Ed Scholars through NC State.
- Many alumni pursue careers in middle and high schools, universities and community colleges, county extension offices, and in the agricultural industry.
Teacher Licensure
Completion of the B.S. program in Agricultural Education leads to teacher licensure in North Carolina for grades 6-12. Because of North Carolina’s reciprocity agreements, graduates also can pursue certification in about 35+ states. Download the Teacher Licensure Checklist to review the requirements for admissions to teacher education candidacy and help you stay on course.
For more information about this program, visit our website.
Contact
Dr. Joseph L. Donaldson
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Agricultural and Human Sciences
919.515.1758
joseph_donaldson@ncsu.edu
Dr. Travis Park
Program Coordinator, Ag Education
919.515.9441
tdpark@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| AEE 103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education | 1 | |
| or ALS 103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| or ALS 303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| Communication | |||
| COM 110 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 | |
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| CH 101 & CH 102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| Agricultural Education | |||
| AEE 101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 | |
| AEE 206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| AEE 424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE 427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 | |
| AEE 491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| Teaching Content Courses | |||
| BAET 201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| or TDE 110 | Materials & Processes Technology | ||
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | ||
| ANS 150 & ANS 151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 | |
| SSC 200 & SSC 201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| Professional Education | |||
| EDP 304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 | |
| ELP 344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| ED 311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 | |
| ED 312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 | |
| Concentration Electives | |||
| ARE 215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| or BUS 225 | Personal Finance | ||
| ARE 303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| or ARE 304 | Agribusiness Management | ||
| ARE 306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| or ARE 309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | ||
| ARE 311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| or ARE 312 | Agribusiness Marketing | ||
| ARE 321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| or ARE 332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | ||
| ARE, BUS or EC Elective | 3 | ||
| Select one of the following Economics electives: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| GEP Courses | |||
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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Courses graded "S" for Satisfactory are allowed.
- 3
Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Plant Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC 423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| ANS 215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| CS 200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| CS 210 | Lawns and Sports Turf | 3 | |
| CS 211 | Plant Genetics | 3 | |
| CS 213 | Crop Science | 3 | |
| CS 214 | Crop Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| CS 216 | Southern Row Crop Production - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 | |
| CS 218 | Southern Row Crop Production - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 | |
| CS 224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 | |
| CS 230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| CS 251 | Production of Forage Crops | 3 | |
| CS 400 | Turf Cultural Systems | 3 | |
| CS 410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| CS 411 | Crop Ecology | 3 | |
| CS 413 | Plant Breeding | 2 | |
| CS 414 | Weed Science | 4 | |
| CS 415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| CS 418 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| CS 424 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS 430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| CS 465 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| CS 480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| CS 502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| CS 518 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| CS 524 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS 541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| CS 565 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS 590 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| CS 591 | 1-6 | ||
| CSSC 492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| ENT 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| FOR 150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis | 2 | |
| FOR 172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 | |
| FOR 204 | Silviculture | 2 | |
| FOR 248 | Forest History, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| FOR 250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR 252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| FOR 260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR 261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| FOR 264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| FOR 265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| FOR 273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II | 3 | |
| FOR 293 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 294 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 295 | Special Topics in Forestry | 1-6 | |
| FOR 303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| FOR 304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| FOR 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR 319 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR 330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| FOR 334 | Operations Research Applications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR 339 | 4 | ||
| FOR 350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management | 1 | |
| FOR 353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| FOR 374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory | 3 | |
| FOR 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FOR 405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR 406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning | 4 | |
| FOR 408 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR 411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| FOR 414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| FOR 420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR 422 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 | |
| FOR 434 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR 472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR 491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| FOR 493 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 494 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 501 | Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR 502 | Forest Measurements | 1 | |
| FOR 503 | 1 | ||
| FOR 504 | The Practice of Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR 505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR 506 | Silviculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| FOR 507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| FOR 508 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR 509 | Forest Resource Policy | 1 | |
| FOR 510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| FOR 513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| FOR 514 | Woodland Stewardship | 3 | |
| FOR 519 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR 520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR 522 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 531 | Wildland Fire Science | 3 | |
| FOR 532 | Wildland Firefighter | 3 | |
| FOR 534 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR 540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR 561 | Forest Communities of the Southeastern Coastal Plain | 1 | |
| FOR 562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| FOR 565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR 574 | Forest Mensuration and Modeling | 3 | |
| FOR 575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| FOR 583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| FS 462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS 562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FW 221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW 404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| GIS 512 | Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| HS 200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS 201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| HS 202 | Home Plant Identification | 3 | |
| HS 203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 | |
| HS 204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | 3 | |
| HS 205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
| HS 215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| HS 242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| HS 250 | Home Landscape Design: Creating Garden Spaces | 3 | |
| HS 252 | Landscape Graphic Communication | 2 | |
| HS 272 | Landscape Design/Build | 6 | |
| HS 280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS 290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| HS 301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| HS 302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| HS 303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| HS 304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| HS 357 | Landscape Grading and Drainage | 4 | |
| HS 400 | Residential Landscaping | 6 | |
| HS 410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| HS 411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HS 416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS 418 | Digital Media Graphic for Landscape Designers | 3 | |
| HS 420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS 421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS 422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| HS 423 | 3 | ||
| HS 428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| HS 431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| HS 432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS 433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS 440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| HS 442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| HS 451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS 462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS 471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| HS 475 | 3 | ||
| HS 476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS 491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| HS 492 | Horticulture Internship | 1-3 | |
| HS 493 | Research Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS 495 | Experimental Courses in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| HS 502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| HS 516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS 520 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS 521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS 523 | 3 | ||
| HS 532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS 533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS 541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| HS 550 | Environmental Nursery Production | 3 | |
| HS 551 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS 562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS 576 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS 590 | Special Problems in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| NR 420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR 460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR 491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| NR 520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR 560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| PP 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| PP 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| PP 502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| SMT 202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| SSC 428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| SSC 440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC 462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| SSC 540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
ARE/BUS/EC Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARE 215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| ARE 260 | Marketing and Risk Management in the Pork Industry | 1 | |
| ARE 270 | Principles of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| ARE 295 | Special Topics in Agricultural & Resource Economics (200 Level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ARE 303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| ARE 304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| ARE 309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| ARE 312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| ARE 323 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 | |
| ARE 332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| ARE 345 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 370 | Agribusiness New Venture Development | 3 | |
| ARE 395 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics (300 level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE 404 | Advanced Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 412 | Advanced Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 413 | Applied Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 415 | Introduction to Commodity Futures Markets | 3 | |
| ARE 420 | Taxation in Agriculture, Production, and Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 425 | Contracts and Organizations in Agriculture | 3 | |
| ARE 433 | U.S. Agricultural Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 444 | Ethics in Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 448 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 | |
| ARE 455 | Agribusiness Analytics | 3 | |
| ARE 470 | Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Clinical Skills Development | 3 | |
| ARE 475 | Food Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 490 | Career Seminar in Agriculture & Resource Economics | 1 | |
| ARE 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| ARE 493 | Special Problems/Research Exploration | 1-6 | |
| ARE 494 | Agribusiness Study Abroad | 1-6 | |
| ARE 495 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics | 1-6 | |
| ARE 590 | Special Topics in ARE | 1-99 | |
| BUS 225 | Personal Finance | 3 | |
| BUS 295 | Special Topics in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS 320 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS 340 | Information Systems Management | 3 | |
| BUS 350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| BUS 351 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 | |
| BUS 360 | Marketing Methods | 3 | |
| BUS 370 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| BUS 420 | Financial Management of Corporations | 3 | |
| BUS 422 | Investments and Portfolio Management | 3 | |
| BUS 425 | Advanced Personal Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS 426 | International Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS 428 | Financial Analytics | 3 | |
| BUS 429 | Financial Modeling | 3 | |
| BUS 440 | Database Management | 3 | |
| BUS 441 | Business Data Communications and Networking | 3 | |
| BUS 442 | Information Systems Development | 3 | |
| BUS 443 | Web Development for Business Applications | 3 | |
| BUS 444 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 | |
| BUS 449 | Information Technology Capstone | 3 | |
| BUS 458 | Analytics: From Data to Decisions | 3 | |
| BUS 459 | Business Analytics Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS 460 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | |
| BUS 461 | Channel and Retail Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS 462 | Marketing Research | 3 | |
| BUS 464 | International Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS 465 | Traditional and Digital Brand Promotion | 3 | |
| BUS 466 | Personal Selling | 3 | |
| BUS 467 | Product and Brand Management | 3 | |
| BUS 468 | Marketing Strategy | 3 | |
| BUS 469 | Digital Marketing Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS 470 | Operations Modeling and Analysis | 3 | |
| BUS 472 | Operations Planning and Control Systems | 3 | |
| BUS 473 | Supply Chain Strategy | 3 | |
| BUS 474 | Logistics Management | 3 | |
| BUS 475 | Purchasing and Supply Management | 3 | |
| BUS 476 | Decision Modeling and Analysis | 3 | |
| BUS 479 | Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS 495 | Special Topics in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS 498 | Independent Study in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS 501 | Strategic Management Foundations | 3 | |
| BUS 554 | Project Management | 3 | |
| BUS 571 | High Growth Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS 590 | Special Topics In Business Management | 1-6 | |
| EC 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 305 | A Closer Look at Capitalism | 3 | |
| EC 336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| EC 348 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 | |
| EC 351 | Econometrics I | 3 | |
| EC 404 | Money, Financial Markets, and the Economy | 3 | |
| EC 410 | Public Finance | 3 | |
| EC 413 | Industrial Organization | 3 | |
| EC 431 | Labor Economics | 3 | |
| EC 449 | International Finance | 3 | |
| EC 451 | Econometrics II | 3 | |
| EC 468 | Game Theory | 3 | |
| EC 474 | Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 | |
| EC 490 | Research Seminar in Economics | 3 | |
| EC 495 | Special Topics in Economics | 1-6 | |
| EC 498 | Independent Study in Economics | 1-6 | |
| FTM 482 | Global Brand Management in Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| M 100 | Personal and Professional Identity Development | 1 | |
| MBA 577 | Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II | 3 | |
| MIE 201 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 | |
| MIE 305 | Legal and Regulatory Environment | 3 | |
| MIE 310 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| MIE 330 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| MIE 335 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | |
| MIE 412 | Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs | 3 | |
| MIE 413 | New Venture Planning | 3 | |
| MIE 419 | Entrepreneurship Practicum | 3 | |
| MIE 432 | Employee Relations | 3 | |
| MIE 434 | Compensation Systems | 3 | |
| MIE 435 | Leadership and Management | 3 | |
| MIE 436 | Training and Development | 3 | |
| MIE 438 | Staffing | 3 | |
| MIE 480 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 | |
| MSE 577 | Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II | 3 | |
| PRT 406 | Sports Law | 3 | |
| ST 350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| AEE 101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 |
| AEE 103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education 2 | 1 |
| BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE 226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 |
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| COM 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE 206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE 215 or BUS 225 | Small Business Accounting or Personal Finance | 3 |
| BAET 201 or TDE 110 | Shop Processes and Management or Materials & Processes Technology | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANS 150 & ANS 151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 |
| ARE 311 or ARE 312 | Agricultural Markets or Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| CH 101 & CH 102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE 322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE 306 or ARE 309 | Agricultural Law or Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 |
| EDP 304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 |
| SSC 200 & SSC 201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE 303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 |
| AEE 326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 |
| ARE 303 or ARE 304 | Farm Management 1 or Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| ED 311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| ED 312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| ELP 344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| Agricultural Business Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE 327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AEE 426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE 321 or ARE 332 | Agricultural Financial Management or Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| Free Electives 3 | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE 424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 |
| AEE 427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 |
| AEE 491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
A minimum grade of C- is required for graduation. A minimum grade of C is required for teacher licensure.
- 2
Incoming freshmen complete AEE 103 Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education. Transfer students may complete ALS 103 Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or ALS 303 Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences.
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Total hours of free electives vary in order to allow the minimum hours required for the degree to equal 120 credit hrs.
Career Opportunities
The Agricultural Business Management Program prepares graduates for careers in management, marketing, sales, finance, supply chain, entrepreneurship, and related fields. The program has sufficient flexibility to provide more extensive course work in science and math for those students desiring to prepare for advanced graduate study. The concentration in biological sciences prepares graduates for management, marketing, and sales careers in fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health care, environmental protection, and food processing. Graduates specializing in agribusiness entrepreneurship are trained in value creation and prepared to address the strong demand in agtech, biotech, and foodtech.
Career Titles
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Technician
- Aquaculture Specialist
- Bank and Branch Managers
- Buyer
- Farm and Ranch Manager
- Farm Management Advisor
- Farm Product Buyer
- Farm Products Purchasing Agent
- Farmers and Ranchers
- Financial Analyst
- Food & Drug Inspector
- Greenhouse and Nursery Manager
- Insurance Agent
- Loan Officer
- Market Research Analyst
- Purchasing Manager
- Real Estate Broker
- Sales Representative (Agricultural Products)
- Winemaker / Vinter
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