Catalog 2016-2017

Agricultural Science

Agricultural Science (Major Code: AS63)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Total Credit Hours:19-20

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

Total Credit Hours:6
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Students must choose one of the following courses:
COMM 1500Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

POLS 1101American Government

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Total Credit Hours:7-8
Students must choose one of the following courses:
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

Total Credit Hours:3-4
Students must choose one lecture/lab course grouping from the following list:

BIOL 1111Biology I

3

AND

BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

AND

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

AND

CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1

Total Credit Hours:4

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Agricultural Science Major

Total Credit Hours:18

Intro and Internship

AGRB 2800Agribusiness Internship

3

AGSC 1001Introduction to Agriculture

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Students must choose one of the following courses:
AGRB 1110Agribusiness Management

3

MGMT 1120Introduction to Business

3

MKTG 2010Small Business Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Students must choose one of the following courses:
AGRB 1120Leadership in Agribusiness

3

HRTM 1220Supervision and Leadership in the Hospitality Industry

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Students must choose one of the following courses:
ACCT 2145Personal Finance

3

AGRB 1150Agricultural Finance and Credit

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Students must choose one of the following courses:
AGRB 2380Agricultural Mechanics

3

AGSC 2330Agricultural Structures Design and Construction

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Agricultural Specialization

Students must choose one of the following specializations:
Total Credit Hours:12-14

Poultry Specialization

AGSC 2220Introduction to Poultry Science

3

AGSC 2260Poultry Production and Management

3

AGSC 2520Food Safety and Health in Agriculture

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Horticulture Specialization

Total Credit Hours:13-14
AGRB 2200Principles of Agronomy

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Students must choose one of the following courses:
HORT 1010Woody Plant Identification I

3

HORT 1020Herbaceous Plant Identification

3

Total Credit Hours:3
Students must choose two of the following courses:
HORT 1030Greenhouse Management

4

HORT 1100Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

3

HORT 1110Small Scale Food Production

4

HORT 1250Plant Production and Propagation

4

Total Credit Hours:7-8

Livestock Specialization

AGRB 2200Principles of Agronomy

3

AGRB 2250Survey of the Animal Industry

3

AGSC 2150Grasses and Forages in Agriculture

3

AGSC 2270Livestock Production and Management

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Agricultural Electives

Students must choose from AGRB, AGSC, ESCI, GIFS, HORT, VETT, or other occupational courses as approved by the program chair.

Total Credit Hours:8

Total Credit Hours: 60-63