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Undergraduate Program - Degree Requirements

Agricultural Education

Students with an interest in agricultural education major in Interdisciplinary Agriculture in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications. Interdisciplinary Agriculture features two tracks: Teacher Certification and Agricultural Leadership .

Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification is meant for those students who want to teach high school or college-level agriculture. Students take a variety of classes in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources as well as in the College of Education. This track provides a hands-on approach to learning to prepare tomorrow’s top agriculture teachers.

An example degree program is included below.

Interdisciplinary Agriculture Curriculum
Teacher Certification

First Year
Fall Spring
BIOL 1401 or 1402 4 PSS 1321, Agronomic Plant Science 3
ENGL 1301, Essentials of Coll. Rhetoric 3 ENGL 1302, Adv. College Rhetoric 3
MATH 1320, College Algebra 3 HIST 2300, History of U.S. to 1877 3
ANSC 1401, Gen. Animal Science 4 CHEM 1305, Essentials of Chem. I 3
    CHEM 1105, Exp. Gen. Chem. I (lab) 1
    MATH 2300, Statistical Methods 3
TOTAL 14 TOTAL 16

Second Year
Fall Spring
ACOM 2302, Science Comm. 3 COMS 2300, Public Speaking 3
AGED 2302, Tech. Use in Teaching 3 AAEC 2305, Fund. Ag. Appl. Economics 3
POLS 1301, American Govt., Org. 3 POLS 2302, American Public Policy 3
HIST 2301, History of U.S. Since 1877 3 Ag. Elective 3
AGSM 2303, Welding & Metalwork 3 Visual and Performing Arts* 3
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

Third Year
Fall Spring
AGED 2300, Intro. to Ag. Ed. 3 ANSC 3305, Appl. Animal Nutrition 3
PSS 2432, Principles & Practices of Soil 4 AGSM 3303, Engine Theory 3
PSS 1411, Principles of Horticulture 4 AGED 3313, Mgt. of SAEPs 3
ANSC 3402, Animal Genetics or PSS 3421, Prin. of Genetics 4 ENGL 2307, Intro. to Fiction 3
    Advanced Ag. Elective 3
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
EDSE 4322, Diversity Learn. Envir. 3 AGED 4304, Meth. of Tchg. Ag. Sci. 3
EDSE 4310, Learn. Cogn. & Instr. 3 AGED 4306, Student Teaching 9
AGED 3331, Ag. Youth Leadership. 3 EDSE 4311, Curr. Development 3
AGED 4308, Org. Leardership 3    
EDLL 4382, Read & Write Sec. 3    
AGSM 4302, Ag. Bldgs. 3    
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

Minimum hours required for graduation - 120
*Choose from Core Curriculum requirements.

Leadership

Agricultural Leadership focuses on a broad range of skills and abilities that includes communications, education and team building. Students in this track typically work in public or private sectors of agriculture; within ag agencies such as Extension; or in training, development, management, or sales.

An example degree program is included below.

Interdisciplinary Agriculture Curriculum
Agricultural Leadership Track

First Year
Fall Spring
Lab Science* 4 PSS 1321, Agronomic Plant Science or PSS 1411, Prin. of Horticulture 3-4
ENGL 1302, Essentials of Coll. Rhetoric 3 ENGL 1302, Adv. College Rhetoric 3
MATH 1320, College Algebra 3 HIST 2300, History of U.S. to 1877 3
ANSC 1401, Gen. Animal Science 4 CHEM 1305, Essentials of Chem. I 3
    CHEM 1105, Exp. Gen. Chem. I (lab) 1
    MATH 2300, Statistical Methods 3
TOTAL 14 TOTAL 16-17

Second Year
Fall Spring
ACOM 2301, Intro. to Ag. Comm. 3 COMS 2300, Public Speaking 3
AGSC 3301, Prin. of Ag. Leadership 3 PSS Elective 3-4
POLS 1301, American Govt., Org. 3 POLS 2302, American Public Policy 3
HIST 2301, History of U.S. Since 1877 3 AGED 2302, Tech. Use in Teaching 3
ANSC Elective 3 AAEC 2305, Fund. Ag. & Appl. Economics 3
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15-16

Third Year
Fall Spring
AGED 2300, Intro. to Ag. Ed. 3 AAEC Elective 3
ACOM 2302, Scientific Comm. 3 Advanced ACOM Electives 6
AGED 3315, Personal Leadership 3 AGED 3314, Team Leadership 3
Visual and Performing Arts* 3 Advanced AGED Elective 3
Humanities* 3    
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
Scientific Ag. Elective 4 AGED 4000, Internship 10
Advanced AGED Elective 3 AGED 4309, Cont. Issues in Ag. Leadership 3
AGED 4302, Transfer of Ag. Tech. 3    
AGED 4308, Org. Leardership 3    
Adv. Scientific Ag. Elective 3    
TOTAL 16 TOTAL 13

Minimum hours required for graduation - 120
*Choose from Core Curriculum requirements.