Agriculture/Secondary Education Double Major - Agriculture Education Emphasis, B.A./B.S.

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General Information:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science

The D. Howard Doane Chair of Agriculture was established in 1976 as a result of an endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Doane.

The purpose of the Agriculture major is to prepare students to fill an expanding demand for persons who are basically trained in the liberal arts as well as practical and scientific aspects of agriculture.

The specific objectives are as follows: 1) demonstrate the ability to speak and write clearly and knowledgeably in the field of agriculture; 2) demonstrate the ability to recognize problems and propose solutions in animal, plant and soil management systems; 3) demonstrate knowledge of agriculture production and processing technology.

As a minimum demonstration of having met these objectives, the student majoring in agriculture will pass all courses that he is required to take as a part of his major program and will have a 2.0 grade average in those courses.

Students majoring in agriculture must select one emphasis or up to a maximum of two emphases, if desired.

Requirements:

Required core courses for all Agriculture majors: 19 credit hours

Required collateral core courses of all Agriculture majors: 9 credit hours

ENG 333 - Technical Writing *
One additional Speech (SPC) course * (3 credit hours)
One Foreign Language (SPA, GRK, or HEB) course (3 credit hours)

General Education courses specified by the major: 8 credit hours

One of the following: 4 credit hours

(must be met prior to the completion of 60 credit hours)

One of the following: 4 credit hours

(must be met prior to the completion of 60 credit hours)

Note:

(*ENG 333 and one additional speech course are not required for Agriculture Education majors)

(**BIO 104 or BIO 114 required of Animal Science Emphasis majors)

(***Required for Horticulture and Agronomy Emphases)

Agriculture Education Emphasis/Secondary Education:

Required major courses: 45 credit hours

AGR core courses (19)
AGR 353 - Farm Machinery
AGH 133 - Introduction to Horticulture
AGH 153 - Introduction to Forestry
AGT 153 - Introductory Welding
AGT 343 - Construction Technology
AGE 433 - Organization and Management of Agriculture/Technology Education
AGE 443 - Methods of Teaching Agriculture Education
AGE 453 - Agriculture Education Program Construction
Additional agriculture courses in area of concentration (2 hours)

Note:

Agriculture majors with an education emphasis must also major in secondary education (see Secondary Education section under Education for additional course requirements). Agriculture education majors must earn a C- grade or higher in all required agricultural classes, education classes and the required collateral classes of chemistry and biology.