Agricultural Business AS

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The Agricultural Business Program prepares students for a number of exciting career and educational opportunities. Our students can focus their individual course of study to meet their own personal goals.

Program Outcomes:

Access agricultural financial information and markets.
Apply decision making strategies in traditional and alternative ag industries.
Explain the importance of international trade on agricultural markets.
Differentiate between marginalism and profitability.
Analyze governmental policy’s influence on cultural practices.
Analyze sales and marketing techniques in agricultural production.

A “C” or better in all required program courses & the following general education courses – math, science, basic and advanced writing.

Required Course of Study:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester - 14 credits

AGEC 1000 - Ag Orientation Minimum Credits: 1
AGEC 1010 - Agriculture Macroeconomics Minimum Credits: 3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Minimum Credits: 3
MATH 1400 - College Algebra Minimum Credits: 4
AGRI 1010 - Computers in Agriculture Minimum Credits: 3

Spring Semester - 14 credits

AW 0000 - Advanced Writing with a C or better Minimum Credits:
AGRI 2380 - Agricultural Communications Minimum Credits: 3
SCI 0000 - Science Minimum Credits:
ELEC 0001 - General Elective Minimum Credits: 1 Specialty Program Electives: Advise according to student goals (4 credits) MATH 2350, STAT 2050, STAT 2070, CHEM 1000, CHEM 1020, SPAN 1010, CMAP 1680, IMGT 2400

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester - 16 credits

ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Minimum Credits: 4
AGEC 2230 - Intro to Ag Commodities and Futures Markets Minimum Credits: 3
CNST 0000 - US & WY Constitutions Minimum Credits: 3
AGEC 1020 - Agricultural Microeconomics Minimum Credits: 3
PEL 0000 - Program Electives Minimum Credits: Specialty Program Electives: Advise according to student goals (3 credits) MATH 2350, STAT 2050, STAT 2070, CHEM 1000, CHEM 1020, SPAN 1010, CMAP 1680, IMGT 2400

Spring Semester - 16 credits

AGEC 2020 - Farm Ranch Business Management Minimum Credits: 4
AGEC 2360 - Agriculture Sales Minimum Credits: 3
or AGEC 2300 - Agricultural Marketing Minimum Credits: 3
CS 0001 - Cultural Studies other than Social & Behavioral Sciences Minimum Credits:
PEL 0000 - Program Electives Minimum Credits: Program Electives (2 credits): Include any course from the following departments: ACCT, AECL, AGEC, AGRI, ANSC, BADM, BUSN, CHEM, CROP, ECON, EQST, HORT, MATH REWM, SPAN, STAT
SOIL 2010 - Intro to Soil Science Minimum Credits: 4

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