Identify and apply at a basic level, economic and marketing principles and strategies used in farm and agribusiness applications.
Research, evaluate, and interpret economic news and trends; and using economic theory, apply to agricultural business.
Demonstrate a practical understanding of production agriculture and challenges impacting agricultural producers and agribusinesses.
Use mathematical calculations in the analysis and decision-making process used in agribusiness management.
Discuss agricultural, biological, and technical systems and their relationship to agribusiness decision-making.
Explain economic drivers in the agricultural value chain including market drivers, cost drivers, government drivers, competitive drivers, and others.
Major Code: 1104R
**Alternative plans of study available by contacting your advisor
It is now possible to complete this degree fully through online instruction. Please contact your advisor to discuss online availability and completion options.
Fall Semester Freshman Year
| AGRI 100 | Agriculture and Natural Resources Seminar | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 104 | Agriculture Management | 4 Credits |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 Credits |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 Credits |
PROG ELEC
| Program Electives | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Semester Freshman Year
PROG ELEC
| Program Electives | 3 Credits |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II* | 3 Credits |
| GNED 101 | Introduction to General Education | 3 Credits |
| MATH 143 | College Algebra* | 3 Credits |
| HUMA GE1 | Any General Education Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fall Semester Sophomore Year
| AGRI 250 | Agricultural Markets | 3 Credits |
| HUMA GE2 | Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing Course | 3 Credits |
PROG ELEC
| Program Electives | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 100 | Concepts of Biology | 4 Credits |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester Sophomore Year
| AGRI 255 | Entrepreneurship in Agriculture | 3 Credits |
PROG ELEC
| Program Electives | 3 Credits |
| SOCS GE2 | Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course | 3 Credits |
| SCIG GE2 Any 2nd Gen Ed Science Course - 4 Credits | |
WELL GE
| WELL GE Any Gen Ed Wellness Elective - 2 Credits | 2 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Social & Behavioral Way of Knowing courses must be from 2 different disciplines (prefixes).
Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing courses must be from 2 different disciplines (prefixes).
Agriculture Program Electives (6 hours minimum)
| AGRI 102 | Plant Science in Agriculture* | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 102L | Plant Science in Agriculture Lab* | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 108 | Crop Production | 4 Credits |
| AGRI 109 | Principles of Animal Science* | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 109L | Principles of Animal Science Lab* | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 111 | Artificial Insemination of Cattle | 2 Credits |
| AGRI 121 | Pest Management* | 4 Credits |
| AGRI 158 | Applied Animal Nutrition* | 4 Credits |
| AGRI 190 | Intro to Precision Agriculture | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 201 | Wildland Plant Identification | 2 Credits |
| AGRI 203 | Principles of Range Management | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 205 | General Soils* | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 205L | General Soils Lab* | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 212 | Plant Nutrition | 4 Credits |
| AGRI 222 | Animal Reproduction and Breeding | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 240 | Forage Crops | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 254 | Principles of Animal Breeding | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 271 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology* | 4 Credits |
| EQUS 101 | Introduction to Horses | 2 Credits |
| GEOL 126 | Fundamentals of GIS* | 3 Credits |
| GEOL 126L | Fundamentals of GIS Lab* | 0 Credit |
| GEOL 155 | Introduction to GPS | 2 Credits |
| GEOL 226 | Spatial Analysis With GIS* | 3 Credits |
| GEOL 226L | Spatial Analysis with GIS Lab* | 0 Credit |
| WATR 140 | Irrigation* | 2 Credits |
| WATR 140L | Irrigation Lab* | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 120 | Science of Animal Husbandry | 3 credits |
| AND | |
| AGRI 120L | The Science of Animal Husbandry Lab | 1 Credit |
| EQUS 106 | Equine Tack and Equipment | 2 Credits |
| EQUS 230 | Introduction to Horseshoeing | 2 Credits |
| EQUS 234 | Equine Health and Care | 2 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
*Prerequisite or corequisite required.
Business, Economics, and Accounting Electives (6 hrs. minimum)
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 Credits |
| ACCT 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting* | 3 Credits |
| BUSA 265 | Legal Environment | 3 Credits |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |