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Agriculture

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Text Box: Associate in Science Degree Agriculture Sales and Service

Student Learning Outcomes

Agriculture Sales and Service graduates will be able to demonstrate a/an:
1.         Basic proficiency in a wide range of specific approved practices in Agriculture Business Management, Equine Management, or Technology in Agriculture. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, and V.)
2.         Basic proficiency in the use of financial and precision farming computer software. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, and V.)
3.         Ability to develop and implement a herd health program and/or a crop rotational plan for production agriculture. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V, and VI.)
4.         Ability to develop and use the newest marketing and management tools to make both more effective marketing and management decisions. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
5.         Basic understanding of specific livestock production practices of our region. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, III, and V.)

General Education Requirements

  • Group I – Communication and Technology
  • Group II – Natural Sciences
  • Group III – Expressions of Human Civilization
  • Group IV – Understanding Human Civilization
  • Group V – Multi-Cultural Studies selected from Groups III & IV
  • Group VI – Health and Wellness

TOTAL GEN. EDUC. SEMESTER HOURS

Agricultural Sales and Services Major Core Courses

  • ARSC 114 – Introduction to Animal Science
  • BOTE 247 – Spreadsheet Applications
  • AGEC 244 – Introduction to Agricultural Marketing

TOTAL MAJOR CORE COURSES

12
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9
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3

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OPTIONS
Students must select and complete one option, Agriculture Business Management, Equine Management, or Technology in Agriculture, to complete the Associate Science Degree in Agriculture Sales and Service.

The on-line Equine Management Option courses will have substantial attached fees.  See the Department of Agriculture and Technical Studies Chair for more information.

Agriculture Business Management Option

  • PLSC 110 – World Food Crops
  • ARSC 123 – Feeds and Feeding
  • SOIL 210 – Introduction to Soil Science
  • AGEC 246 – Introduction to Agricultural Finance
  • AGRI 297B – Agriculture Management Internship
  • Select one course from the following
    • VETS 339 – Animal Health
    • PLSC 225 – Principles of Crop Production
    TOTAL OPTION COURSES

AGRI 297B –Agricultural Management Internship must be taken prior to receiving this degree. This must be taken on a full-time basis, preferably during the summer months.





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Equine Management Option

  • ARSC 160 – Equine Nutrition
  • ARSC 161 – Equine Business Management
  • ARSC 162 – Equine Reproduction
  • ARSC 163 – Equine Health & Diseases
  • ARSC 164 – Equine Behavior, Ground Work, & Safety
  • ARSC 263 – Stallion Management
  • ARSC 262 – Equine Anatomy & Selection
  • ARSC 297A – Equine Training Techniques I
  • ARSC 297B – Equine Training Techniques II
  • Select one course from the following:
    • ARSC 265 – Equine Marketing
    • ARSC 267 – Equine Facility Management

TOTAL OPTION COURSES











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ARSC 297A and 297B – Equine Training Techniques I & II must be taken prior to receiving this degree option.  These internship experiences must be taken on a full-time basis preferably during the student’s first year of the academic program.

Technology in Agriculture

  • CSCI 200 – Database Applications
  • H&CE 241 – Leadership and Presentation Technology
  • AGRI 280 – Computers in Agriculture
  • AGRI 297A – Agriculture Management Internship
  • AGRI 299 – Special Topics
  • ARSC 336 – Introduction to Range Management
  • ARSC 336L – Introduction to Range Management Planning Lab
  • PLSC 380 – Applied Arc GIS

TOTAL OPTION COURSES

3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3

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