Majors / Minors
Agriculture& Life
Sciences Education
Agriculture and Life Sciences Education combines food, agriculture,
and life sciences with social sciences and communications. Some students
choose the teacher certification option while others choose the communications
option. Graduates enter a variety of agricultural careers that include
working with people in agriculture, such as education, extension, agribusiness
and public agencies.
The department offers a minor in Agriculture& Life Sciences Education which
may be earned by
completion of a minimum of 15 credits, with
a minimum of two courses at the 400 level. Courses that can be taken
for a minor are 211,
310, 311, 315, 402, 412 or 418, 414, 450, 490, 496, and 499.
Curriculum & Four Year Plans Certification
Curriculum & Four Year Plans Communications
Agricultural Studies
Agricultural Studies covers the broad spectrum of agriculture
and life sciences with the flexibility for you to customize the major
to pursue your career goals. With all the flexibility, you could choose
an area of emphasis such as farm management, agronomy and crop production,
agricultural law, agricultural systems and technology, or international
agriculture. With a solid background in agriculture and life sciences,
you are prepared for a career in many areas of agriculture from production
agriculture to extension to agribusiness. The quality and flexibility
of the program make this a popular major for incoming high school students
as well as transfer students from community colleges.
Curriculum & Four Year Plans
Secondary Majors
International Agriculture
The international
agriculture secondary major provides students
with a global perspective. Students will prepare for careers overseas
or for careers in the United States with multinational companies and
agencies like the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture or the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Learner Outcomes Assessment Portfolio for the Undergraduate Curriculum
The Learner
Outcomes is a work in progress
towards documenting learning success in the Agricultural Education
& Studies program.
