Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Undergraduate Curricular Requirements
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The agricultural economics area has two programs designed to prepare students for careers in the agricultural economics profession. The agribusiness major provides students with training related to management, finance, and marketing in the agribusiness sector. The agricultural economics major provides students with the theory behind decisions concerning agricultural production, marketing, resource use, pricing, and policy. Both of these majors prepare students to pursue advanced degrees if they choose.
Core courses for B.S.Ag.Econ.
Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr) |
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The Business of Agriculture (1 cr) |
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Farm and Agribusiness Management (4 cr) |
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Agricultural Markets and Prices (3 cr) |
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Agricultural Economics I (3 cr) |
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Agricultural Economics II (3 cr) |
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Agricultural and Rural Policy (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Chemistry I or |
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Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr) |
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Principles of Economics (3 cr) |
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Principles of Economics (3 cr) |
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Technical Writing |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
One of the following (4-5 cr):
Biology and Society (4 cr) |
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Cells and the Evolution of Life (4 cr) |
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General Microbiology and Lab (5 cr) |
Agricultural Economics (B.S.Ag.Econ.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the agricultural economics core, and:
Advanced Agribusiness Management (3 cr) |
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Agricultural Markets in a Global Economy (3 cr) |
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Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (3 cr) |
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Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus or |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
Select from the following (3 cr):
Economics for Natural Resource Managers (3 cr) |
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Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr) |
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Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
Agricultural economics electives (3 cr)
Economics electives (6 cr)
Technical agriculture electives (12 cr)
Electives to total 128 cr for the degree
Agribusiness (B.S.Ag.Econ.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the agricultural economics core, and:
Enterprise Accounting (3 cr) |
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Advanced Agribusiness Management (3 cr) |
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Agricultural Markets in a Global Economy (3 cr) |
Select from the following (3 cr):
Applied Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 cr) |
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Law, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr) |
Select two of the following (6 cr):
Legal Environment of Business (3 cr) |
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Marketing (3 cr) |
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Organizational Behavior (3 cr) |
One of the following (3-4 cr):
Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry (3 cr) |
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Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
Ag economics, economics, accounting, or business electives (12 cr)
Technical agriculture electives (12 cr)
Electives to total 128 cr for the degree