2023-2024 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness | 3 |
| AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| AAEC 3504 | Marketing Agricultural Products | 3 |
| AAEC 3604 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| AAEC 4424 | Ag Financial Management | 3 |
| AAEC 3024 | Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics | 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 |
| AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 3774 | Business Writing 3 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 10 | |
| Option Required Courses | ||
| Major Option Core Courses | ||
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry 4 | 3 |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1-2 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2215 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 2216 | General Physics Laboratory | 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 | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| HNFE 2204 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Subtotal | 36-37 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select credits needed to complete 120 hours | 8 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Pathways to General Education 5 | ||
| 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 6 | 3 |
| AAEC 1006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System 6 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Select one of the following: 7 | 3 | |
| Elementary Calculus | ||
| Introduction to Computational Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Programming in Python | ||
| Digital Planet | ||
| Data in Our Lives | ||
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics 8 | 3 |
| 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 | |
Or BIT 2406 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, or STAT 3006 Statistical Methods or STAT 3616 Biological Statistics
Or FIN 3104 Introduction to Finance or ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting
Or take ENGL 3764 Technical Writing, or ENGL 3754 Advanced Writing and Research or ALCE 3624 Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing
Or take BCHM 3114 Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences; or BCHM 4115 General Biochemistry
The total number of Pathways General Education Requirements credit hours will vary depending upon whether Pathways courses are used to meet specific requirements in Part II, III or IV. Some Pathways courses may also fulfill departmental requirements, but the credit hours may not be counted twice.
Or take ECON 2005 Principles of Economics-ECON 2006 Principles of Economics
Or take MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable-MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable. Students considering graduate school in applied economics are encouraged to take MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable-MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable
Or STAT 3005 Statistical Methods or BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling
120 credit hours required for graduation with this degree.
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.
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.
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
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