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Courses for Agricultural Business Majors
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
2004-2005

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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 22 semester hours.
Major Requirements
       Semester Hours
MIS 1503, Microcomputer Applications 3
ACCT 2003, Principles of Accounting I 3
ACCT 2013, Principles of Accounting II 3
AGEC 4073, Agricultural Business Management 3
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

Major Requirements total 30 semester hours.

Please note:  If you are considering attending graduate school, it is strongly recommended you take MATH 2143, Business Calculus.

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
MATH 2143, Business Calculus 3
Electives in MATH, ECON, MGMT, AGEC, etc. 6
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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