2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3004 | Agricultural Production and Consumption Economics 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3024 | Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics 1 | 3 |
| 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 3015 | Internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics | 1 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| 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 | 19 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| AAEC 3604 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| or AAEC 3314 | Environmental Law | |
| AAEC 3324 | Environment and Sustainable Development Economics 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 4324 | Rural and Regional Development Policy 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| or FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance | |
| or ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| International Agricultural Development and Trade 1 | ||
| Environmental Economic Analysis and Management 1 | ||
| Economics of Poverty and Discrimination 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Analytical Methods | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Econometrics 1 | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
or BSE 4344 | Geographic Information Systems for Engineers | |
| Methods of Regression Analysis 1 | ||
| Applied Economic Forecasting 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select nine hours of AAEC courses (six hours must be at the 3000 level or higher) | 9 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| Area of Specialization (18 hours) – AAEC advisor must approve area of specialization courses and the student must file an area of specialization form with the AAEC undergraduate office. Students should consider minors or double majors. At least 9 hours must be at the 3000 level or higher (unless noted otherwise for a minor in another academic department). Students majoring in Community Economic Development are not eligible to minor in any of the AAEC minors 3 | 18 | |
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select seven credit hours of free electives | 7 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking (1A) | 3 |
| or ALCE 3634 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credit 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 | ||
| Select six credit hours in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | ||
or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Introduction to Computational Thinking (5F) | ||
| Introduction to Programming in Python (5F) | ||
| Digital Planet (5F) | ||
| Data in Our Lives (5F) | ||
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (5A) 1 | 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 credit hours in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three credit hours in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credit hours in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
AAEC minors: Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship (ABAE), Environmental Economics (EECO), Development and International Trade (DAIT), Agricultural and Applied Economics (AEMN), and Commodity Market Analytics (CMAM).
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.
Satisfactory progress: 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.
Can take any of the classes below as an AAEC-restricted elective:
Foreign Language Requirement: 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.
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