Agricultural Business, A.A.S.
Entry Time
Fall or Spring
Award
Associate of Applied Science degree
2 years (4 terms)
Agricultural Business students study sales, finance, safety, commodity markets, economics, entrepreneurship, farm and industry management, agronomy, animal science and precision farming to prepare for careers in the agricultural industry.
Career Opportunities
- ag banks and credit unions
- crop scouting
- cooperatives
- fertilizer applications
- data collection from research/analysis
Degree Requirements
| Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AGC-116 | Professionalism in Ag | 1 |
| COM-723 or ENG-105 | Workplace Communications or Composition I | 3 |
| AGA-114 | Principles of Agronomy | 3 |
| AGS-113 | Survey of the Animal Industry | 3 |
| AGB-133 | Introduction to Ag Business | 3 |
| AGC-103 or CSC-116 | Ag Computers or Information Computing | 3 |
| AGC-123 | Applied Ag Concepts | 1 |
| Term Totals: | 17 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematics I - Agriculture | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Algebra Mastery 1 | ||
| AGB-470 or ACC-152 | Farm Records, Accounts, Analys or Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AGC-210 | Employment Seminar | 1 |
| Approved industry internship required for graduation as outlined by internship supervisor | ||
| AGB-323 | Ag Procedures and Safety | 1 |
| AGB-336 | Agricultural Selling | 3 |
| MGT-145 | Human Relations in Management | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 14 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Humanities or History/Culture Course | 3 | |
| AGB-330 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| AGB-466 | Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AGC-420 | Issues in Agriculture | 3 |
| BIO-208 | Ag Bio and Chem | 3 |
| SPC-101 or ENG-106 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Composition II | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 18 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| AGB-235 | Intro to Agriculture Markets | 3 |
| AGP-333 | Precision Farming Systems | 3 |
| AGB-331 | Entrepreneurship in Agriculture | 3 |
| AGB-101 or ECN-130 | Agricultural Economics or Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| AGB-252 | Ag Industry Business Mgmt | 3 |
| Approved Agriculture Elective | 1 | |
| Term Totals: | 16 | |
| Program Totals: | 65 | |
Agriculture Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGS-350 | Artificial Insemination of Cattle | 1 |
| AGA-154 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3 |
| AGA-170 | Fertilizer Management | 3 |
| AGA-216 | Row Crop and Forage Production | 4 |
| AGA-221 | Field Crop Harvesting/Drying | 4 |
| AGA-376 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| AGS-214 | Domestic Animal Physiology | 3 |
| AGS-319 | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| AGS-356 | Livestock Behavior and Welfare | 3 |
| AGS-425 | Swine Systems Management | 3 |
| AGS-441 | Livestock Housing & Equipment | 3 |
| AGS-531 | Swine Reproduction and Management | 3 |
| AGS-512 | Beef Breeding/Nutrition | 3 |
| AGS-516 | Beef Science Management | 2 |
| AGS-502 | Cow Calf Production | 2 |
| AGS-500 | Beef Industry Management | 3 |
| AGA-283 | Pesticide Appl Certification | 2 |
| AGP-405 | Ag Applications of GIS | 3 |
| AGP-420 | Geospatial Data Collection | 3 |
| AGP-435 | Advanced Precision Farming: Software Software | 3 |
| AGP-438 | Precision Ag Hardware Machinery Servicing | 2 |
| AGP-440 | Ag Applications of Digital Imagery | 3 |