Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Business Program

Horticulture Option

Curriculum

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

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
U.S. History/Government¹	3	COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3
BIOL 1014 Introduction to Biological Science or BIOL 2134 Principles of Biology	4	MATH 1003 College Mathematics or higher	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
ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I	3	Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3
BLAW 2033 Legal Environment of Business or AGBU 3033 Legal Environment of Agricultural Business	3	ENGL 2053 Technical Writing	3
CHEM 1113 A Survey of Chemistry and CHEM 1111 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory	4	STAT 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods	3
COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3	AGBU 2073 Principles of Agriculture Microeconomics	3
AGBU 2063 Principles of Agricultural Macroeconomics	3	AGSS 2014 Soils	4
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

Junior

Fall		Spring
Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3	AGPS 3064 Vegetable Growing	4
AGBU 3213 Career Development in Agriculture	3	AGPS 3093 Greenhouse Operation and Management	3
AGPS 3044 Plant Propagation	4	Agriculture Elective²	4
AGPS 3244 Plant Pathology	4	Elective	2
Elective	2
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	13

Senior

Fall		Spring
AGBU 4003 Agri-Business Management	3	AGBU 4023 Agricultural Finance	3
AGBU 4013 Agricultural Marketing	3	AGBU 4033 Agricultural Policy	3
AGPS 3074 Floriculture	4	AGBU 4973 Senior Seminar	3
Agriculture Elective²	3	AGPS 3083 Small Fruit and Nut Culture	3
		AGPS 4103 Crop and Garden Insects	3
Total Hours	13	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
² At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.