2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3504 | Marketing Agricultural Products 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3604 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| AAEC 4424 | Ag Financial Management 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3024 | Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics 1 | 3 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| AAEC 3014 | Analytical Methods in Applied Economics 1 | 3 |
| or BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | |
| or STAT 3006 | Statistical Methods | |
| or STAT 3616 | Biological Statistics | |
| AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| or FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance | |
| or ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | |
| ENGL 3774 | Business Writing 1 | 3 |
| or ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing | |
| or ENGL 3754 | Advanced Writing and Research | |
| or ALCE 3624 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing | |
| Subtotal | 10 | |
| Option Required Courses | ||
| Major Option Core Courses | ||
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| or BCHM 3114 | Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences | |
| or BCHM 4115 | General Biochemistry | |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory 1 | 1-2 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 2215 | General Physics Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| PHYS 2216 | General Physics Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| HNFE 2204 | Medical Terminology 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 36-37 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select credits needed to complete 120 hours | 8 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| or ALCE 3634 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six hours in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
| AAEC 1006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Calculus | ||
or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Introduction to Computational Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Programming in Python | ||
| Digital Planet | ||
| Data in Our Lives | ||
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | 3 |
| or STAT 3005 | Statistical Methods | |
| or BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three hours in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three hours in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three hours in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
Pre-requisites: Some courses required for this major have pre-/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to the Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about pre-/co-requisites and enrollment requirements.
By the end of the academic year in which the student has attempted 72 hours (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing and credit by examination), “satisfactory progress” will consist of
Program Total Hours: 120 credit hours required for graduation with this degree.
GPA
In major calculation is from all AAEC and ECON classes taken. An overall GPA of at least 2.0 is required to meet the University’s minimum standard for good academic standing. Overall and in-major GPA’s of at least 2.00 are required for graduation.
Students who do not successfully complete at least two units of a single foreign language, classical language or American Sign Language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single college level foreign or classical language at the college level. Such semester hours are in addition to those normally required for graduation. Please see the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1025 or MATH 1225 | Elementary Calculus or Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| AAEC 1005 or ECON 2005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System or Principles of Economics | 3 |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus or Calculus of a Single Variable or Introduction to Computational Thinking or Introduction to Programming in Python or Digital Planet or Data in Our Lives | 3 |
| AAEC 1006 or ECON 2006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System or Principles of Economics | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2215 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2216 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry or Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences or General Biochemistry | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics or Statistical Methods or Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | 3 |
| AAEC 3504 | Marketing Agricultural Products | 3 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| COMM 2004 or ALCE 3624 | Public Speaking or Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AAEC 3014 | Analytical Methods in Applied Economics or Biological Statistics or Statistical Methods or Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | 3 |
| AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness or Introduction to Finance or Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| AAEC 3604 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | 3 | |
| HNFE 2204 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AAEC 4424 | Ag Financial Management | 3 |
| ENGL 3774 | Business Writing or Technical Writing or Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking or Advanced Writing and Research | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 2 | |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1-2 |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AAEC 3024 | Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
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