ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
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Courses for Agricultural Business Majors
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
2002-2004

General Education Requirements

Specific General Education Requirements:
Students with this major must take the following:
CHEM 1013, General Chemistry I
CHEM 1011, Laboratory for General Chemistry I
ECON 2313, Principles of Macroeconomics
SCOM 1203, Oral Communication

General Education Curriculum for Baccalaureate Degrees totals 46-49 semester hours.
 

College of Agriculture Core Courses

College of Agriculture Core Courses total 34 semester hours.
Major Requirements
       Semester Hours
ECON 2323, Principles of Microeconomics 3
MKTG 3013, Marketing 3
MGMT 3153, Organizational Behavior OR 3
  MGMT 3123, Principles of Management
ACCT 4003, Managerial Accounting OR 3
   AGEC 4063, Financial Analysis of Agribusiness 3
AGEC 4033, Agricultural Law OR 3
       LAW 2023, Legal Environment of Business 3
AGEC 4083, Agricultural Policy and Current Issues 3
AGRI 3203, Animal and Plant Metabolism 3

Major Requirements total 21 semester hours.

Emphasis Area
Students may select from one of the following career specialty
areas or consult an advisor and design a program to meet the
student's particular career goals
Agricultural Communications
Semester Hours
JOUR 2023, News Reporting 3
JOUR 3003, Feature and Magazine Article Writing 3
JOUR 3023, Advertising and the Print Media 3
Electives in Communication 9
Agricultural Communications emphasis area totals 18 semester hours.
 
Agricultural Finance
Semester Hours
AGEC 4053, Agricultural Finance 3
ECON 3323, Money and Banking 3
FIN 3713, Business Finance 3
Electives in AGEC, FIN, ECON, etc. 9
Agricultural Finance emphasis area totals 18 semester hours.
 
Farm Management
Semester Hours
AGEC 3053, Commodity Futures Markets 3
AGEC 4013, Farm Appraisal 3
AGEC 4053, Agricultural Finance 3
Electives in PSSC, ANSC, AGEN, etc. 9
Farm Management emphasis area totals 18 semester hours.
 
Agricultural Marketing and Management
Semester Hours
AGEC 3053, Commodity Futures Markets 3
AGEC 4023, International Commodity Marketing 3
MKTG 3043, Retailing  OR 3
   AGEC 3063, Agricultural Sales and Services
Electives in AGEC, MKTG, MGMT, etc 9
Agricultural Marketing and Management emphasis area totals 18 semester hours.
 
Agricultural Economics
Semester Hours
ECON 3313, Microeconomic Analysis 3
ECON 3353, Macroeconomic Analysis 3
QM 3523, Operations Management 3
Electives in MATH, ECON, MGMT, AGEC, etc. 9
Agricultural Economics emphasis area totals 18 semester hours.

Electives
  Students have 13 semester hours of electives.

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS ARE 129-132.
 
 


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