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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
AGSC 2530Poultry Processing and Products
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 1050Nursery Production and 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

Animal Science 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 1000, or other occupational courses as approved by the program chair.

Total Credit Hours:8

Total Credit Hours: 60-63