2016-2017 Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Business Program

Animal Science Option

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  BIOL 1014 Introduction to Biological Science	4	MATH 1113 College Algebra	3
  COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3	COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3
  AGAS 1014 Principles of Animal Science	4	AGBU 1013 Principles of Agriculture Business	3
  AGBU 1001 Agriculture Orientation	1	AGPS 1024 Principles of Plant Science	4
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 2053 Technical Writing	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I	3	MATH 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods	3
  BLAW 2033 Legal Environment of Business or AGBU 3033 Legal Environment of Agricultural Business	3	AGAS 2084 Feeds and Feeding	4
  CHEM 1113 A Survey of Chemistry and CHEM 1111 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory	4	AGBU 2073 Principles of Agriculture Microeconomics	3
  AGBU 2063 Principles of Agricultural Macroeconomics	3	AGSS 2014 Soils	4
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	17

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  AGAS 3004 Reproduction in Farm Animals	4	AGAS 3104 Swine Management	4
  AGBU 3213 Career Development in Agriculture	3	Poultry Science3	3
  Agriculture Elective2	3	Agriculture Elective2	3
  Elective2	2
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  AGAS 4203 Livestock and Poultry Nutrition	3	AGAS 3014 Beef Cattle Management	4
  AGBU 4003 Agri-Business Management	3	AGAS 3933 Animal Breeding and Genetics	3
  AGBU 4013 Agricultural Marketing	3	AGBU 4023 Agricultural Finance	3
  AGPS 3023 Forage Crops and Pasture Management	3	AGBU 4033 Agricultural Policy	3
  		AGBU 4973 Senior Seminar	3
  Total Hours	12	Total Hours	16

 ¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
³One of the following AGAS 3303 Poultry Management, AGAS 3343 Regulatory Affairs of the Food Industry, or AGAS 4403.