2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits | 
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1 | 12 | |
| Economics of the Food and Fiber System | ||
or ECON 2005  | Principles of Economics | |
| Biological Statistics 2 | ||
or STAT 3005  | Statistical Methods | |
or BIT 2405  | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | |
| Elementary Econometrics (Fall) 2 | ||
or ECON 3254  | Applied Econometrics | |
| Applied Economic Forecasting (Spring) 2 | ||
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Restricted Electives | 6 | |
| Commodity Investing by Students 2,3 | ||
| Agricultural Futures and Options (Fall) 2 | ||
| Agricultural Price and Market Analysis (Spring) 2 | ||
| Energy Economics (Spring) 2 | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
This minor is not available to students majoring in Agribusiness, Applied Economic Management, Environmental Economics, Management & Policy, International Trade and Development, or Food and Health Systems Economics.
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.
AAEC 4434 Commodity Investing by Students: Restricted to COINS members. This may be repeated up to 8 credit hours. This course is offered Pass/Fail only.
A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required. A minimum of 18 credits hours are required.
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