Agricultural Education
Agricultural Education majors may choose from two options. The curriculum in agricultural education is designed to provide professional preparation for extension agents, for teachers of agricultural education and for persons in agriculture service areas where the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences essential to teaching are desirable attributes.
Agricultural education graduates are employed by high schools, area vocational schools, community colleges, Extension Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Rural Development and other state and government agencies.
Professional courses in teacher training are provided in agricultural education, education and psychology. Persons preparing to teach spend 10-12 weeks in an approved high school agriculture department as student teachers. Students not planning to teach must substitute an approved internship program with an agricultural agency. Students in agricultural education gain leadership experiences through the Collegiate FFA Chapter or Collegiate 4-H.
Broadfield Teaching Option
The broadfield teaching option permits a student to choose a balanced program among animal science, plant and soil science, agricultural economics and agricultural mechanics. Graduates are eligible to receive a class two (standard) teaching certificate which permits them to teach in high schools and qualifies them as instructors of agricultural education under National Vocational Education Acts. To teach in an approved program, a teacher must have completed 2000 hours of practical agriculture production or agribusiness experience.
Students in this option may elect to strengthen their curriculum by taking additional courses in animal or plant science, agricultural economics and agricultural mechanization.
Relations Option
The relations option is designed specifically to educate students for entry-level employment in the Extension Service or public agriculture sector. It provides broad-based education in the six subject matter areas: animal science, plant science, economics, education communications and mechanics. An internship in a local Extension office or an approved internship program with an agricultural agency is required.
Curricula in Agricultural Education
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BROADFIELD TEACHING OPTION
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt | 3 | |
| ARNR 102--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt Lab | 1 | |
| CHEM 121--Intro Gen Chemistry | 4 | |
| ECON 101--Econ Way of Think | 3 | |
| EDCI 102--In-School Experience | 1 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| HDHL 106--Drug Hlth Issue for Ed | 1 | |
| Take one of the following: | 3 | |
| MATH 105--Algebra for College Students | 3 | |
| MATH 150--Liberal Arts Math | 3 | |
| PS 102--Plnt Sci,Res,& Envir | 3 | |
| AGED 105--Microcomputers in Agri | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 6 | |
| 34 | ||
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| TE 207--Materials and Processes | 4 | |
| AGED 251--Leadership Dev for Agr | 3 | |
| AGED 253--Ag Ed in Pub Schools | 3 | |
| EDCI 209--Ed Psy Hum Dev Adol | 3 | |
| ENGL 221--College Writing II | 3 | |
| HDCF 150--Lifespan Human Devlpmt | 3 | |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 9 | |
| 31 | ||
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| AGEC 210--The Economics of Ag Business | 3 | |
| AGED 314--Power Syst Oper Contrl | 4 | |
| AGED 316--Agricult Trans Systems | 4 | |
| AGED 400--Seminar | 1 | |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| EDCI 320--Found of Instr Compute | 2 | |
| EDCI 360--Found of Assmnt | 2 | |
| HDCF 356--Exceptional Needs | 3 | |
| MET 315--Welding Tech I | 4 | |
| VTMB 271--Funct Anatomy Dom Anml | 4 | |
| PS 332--Hortiscience | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 3 | |
| 34 | ||
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| AGED 333--Const Tech | 3 | |
| AGED 355--Teaching Practices | 1 | |
| TE 406--Curr & Facilities Plan | 3 | |
| EDSD 352--Methods Teach Ag & Te | 3 | |
| EDSD 413--Professional Issues | 2 | |
| EDSD 464--Teach Content Read Strat | 1 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry * | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics ** | 3 | |
| EDSD 410--Student Teaching | 10/12 | |
| University Core and Electives | 2 | |
| 28 |
A minimum of 128 credits is required for graduation; 43 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.
| * | MATH 150 is the prerequisite for PS 318. |
| ** | MATH 105 is the prerequisite for STAT 216. |
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION RELATIONS OPTION
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED 251--Leadership Dev for Agr | 3 | |
| ARNR 100--Intro Animal Science | 3 | |
| ARNR 101--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt | 3 | |
| ARNR 102--Prin of Rnglnd Mgmt Lab | 1 | |
| CHEM 121--Intro Gen Chemistry | 4 | |
| ECON 101--Econ Way of Think | 3 | |
| WRIT 101W--College Writing I | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | 3 | |
| MATH 105--Algebra for College Students | 3 | |
| MATH 150--Liberal Arts Math | 3 | |
| AGED 105--Microcomputers in Agric | 3 | |
| PS 102--Plnt Sci,Res,& Envir | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 4 | |
| 33 | ||
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| BIOL 102--Molec & Cellular Biol | 4 | |
| ECON 201--Intro Micro Theory | 3 | |
| EDCI 209--Ed Psy Hum Dev Adol | 3 | |
| ENGL 221--College Writing II | 3 | |
| HDCF 150--Lifespan Human Devlpmt | 3 | |
| LRES 201--Soil Resource | 3 | |
| University Core and Electives | 15 | |
| 34 | ||
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| AGEC 321--Econ of Ag Mktg | 3 | |
| AGEC 341--Farm & Ranch Managemnt | 3 | |
| AGED 309--Phil & Prog in Ext | 3 | |
| ENTO 204--Insect Biology | 3 | |
| Take one of the following: | ||
| PS 318--Biometry * | 3 | |
| STAT 216--Elementary Statistics ** | 3 | |
| VTMB 271--Funct Anatomy Dom Anml | 4 | |
| University Core and Electives | 15 | |
| 34 | ||
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| AGED 417--Crit Think Food & Fiber | 3 | |
| AGED 476--Internship | 4-8 | |
| AGED 355--Teaching Practices | 1 | |
| EDSD 452--Methods Teach Ag & Te | 3 | |
| HDCF 343--Working With Adults | 3 | |
| Univ Core and Selected Electives | 6-10 | |
| 20-28 | ||
| 23 Credits With Advisor Approval | Credits | |
| AOT 405--Tech in Precision Ag | 3 | |
| AOT 425--Water Management | 3 | |
| AGED 200--Seminar | 1 | |
| ARNR 240--Prin Natrl Res Ecology | 3 | |
| ARNR 320--Animal Nutrition | 4 | |
| ARNR 321--Physiology of Reprod | 4 | |
| ARNR 437--Grazing Management | 3 | |
| BUS 201--Managerial Communication | 3 | |
| BUS 341--Marketing | 3 | |
| ENGL 329--Professional Writing | 3 | |
| MKTG 345--Professional Selling | 3 | |
| MKTG 443--Promotion | 3 | |
| PS 242--Crop Identification | 1 | |
| PS 332--Horticulture Sci | 3 | |
| PS 342--Forages | 3 | |
| LRES 325--Remote Sensing | 2 | |
| LRES 357--GPS Fund/App in Mapping | 3 | |
| LRES 443--Weed Ecology & Mgmt | 3 | |
| TE 331--Electronic & Video Communicatn | 4 |
A minimum of 128 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.
| * | MATH 150 is the prerequisite for PS 318. |
| ** | MATH 105 is the prerequisite for STAT 216. |
