Total Hours: 120
The Departmental CORE Policy includes AAEC 2301 , AAEC 3315 , and AGSC 2301 . All students expecting to graduate on schedule are strongly advised to complete the CORE before beginning their senior year. Students failing to do so may delay their graduation date.
† Agricultural elective must be selected from PSS 1321 , NRM 1300 , NRM 1401 , or ANSC 1401 .
All courses in MATH and AAEC 2305 must be completed with a grade of C or better.
2.75 GPA required for ACCT 2300 and ACCT 2301 .
As part of the macroeconomics sequence, completion of ECO 2302 , with a grade of C (or better), is a prerequisite for ECO 3311 .
§ Electives: The degree program consists of 21 elective hours including:
- 9 hours of directed electives chosen from upper-level ECO, PFP/PFI, BA, and AAEC courses not required elsewhere (this excludes AAEC 4000 and may include AAEC 4301 for students wanting undergraduate research experience), and
- 12 hours of free electives chosen from any other courses not used elsewhere in the degree program. Approved internship hours may count as free electives.
Suggested elective courses for students interested in specific areas are as follows:
Agricultural Business Management: Consider electives from AAEC 3303 , AAEC 3305 , AAEC 4317 , and appropriate upper-level courses in BA or ECO, such as BA 3301 , BA 3303 , BA 3304 , or BA 3305 , ECO 3320 . (To take BA courses, students may need to declare a business minor.)
Agricultural Production (Farm or Ranch) Management: Select electives from AAEC 4317 and appropriate courses in PSS, ANSC, and NRM.
Students may earn a minor by careful use of elective hours.