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Agricultural Business: Management

Program Code: BABM AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 66 semester hours

The Agricultural Business Management Program prepares students for management positions in various agriculture businesses, including agricultural marketing and processing firms, agricultural supply and service firms, and agriculture production and management.

Program Notes*
• Select a math course with advice from an agriculture faculty advisor.
• GEO 140 (World Geography) is recommended as background for AGB 215.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

FALL 1st Semester AGB 103 AGB 105 AGB 112 AGB 135 ENG 101	SPRING 2nd Semester AGB 102 AGB 133 AGB 200 ENG 102 Humanities/Fine Arts or Social/Behavioral Sciences elective	SUMMER AGB 191

FALL 3rd Semester AGB 232 MAT 110 or MAT elective Concentration Elective Concentration Elective Humanities/Fine Arts or Social/Behavioral Sciences elective	SPRING 4th Semester AGB 155 AGB 236 AGB 290 AGB 291 Concentration elective Concentration elective

Requirements	Credit Hours
Required Program Courses (39 hours)
AGB 102 Introduction to Agricultural Economics	4
AGB 103 Introduction to Crop Science	4
AGB 105 Agricultural Applications of the Computer	3
AGB 112 Concepts in Agriculture	1
AGB 133 Introduction to Agricultural Marketing and Standards	3
AGB 135 Agricultural Business Management I	4
AGB 155 Agriculture Salesmanship	3
AGB 191 Agri-Business Work Exploration	2
AGB 200 Introduction to Soil Science	4
AGB 232 Agricultural Business and Farm Management	4
AGB 236 Agricultural Credit and Finance	2
AGB 290 Agri-Business Seminar	1
AGB 291 Agri-Business Work Experience	4

Required General Education Core Courses (15-16 hours)
ENG 101 Composition I	3
ENG 102 Composition II	3
MAT 110 Business Mathematics or MAT elective*	3-4
Humanities /Fine Arts or Social/Behavioral Sciences electives	6

Concentration Electives (Choose at least 12 hours from the following.)
AGB 101 Introduction to Animal Science	4
AGB 192 International Agricultural Field Experience	3
AGB 201 Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization	3
AGB 211 Plant Pest Identification and Control	3
AGB 212 Weed Identification and Control	1
AGB 213 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers	3
AGB 214 Precision Farming Technology	3
AGB 215* Application of Geographic Information Systems	3
AGB 216 Livestock Selection and Evaluation	3
AGB 217 Principles of Animal Feed and Nutrition	3
AGB 230 Advanced Livestock Selection and Evaluation	3
AGB 233 Grain Marketing	3
AGB 238 Grain Merchandising	3
Total Semester Credit Hours	66-67

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