2016-2017 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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 aim of the agriculture major is to prepare students to fill an expanding demand for persons trained in the liberal arts along with the practical, scientific, and technical aspects of agriculture. The department seeks to develop students and graduates who embody the College’s vision and five-fold mission.

The department’s objectives for students majoring in agriculture are that they will:

  • develop the ability to speak and write clearly and knowledgeably about agriculture, while demonstrating intellectual and social proficiency in their specific field of emphasis (Academic);
  • recognize the value of hard work in defining problems and proposing solutions in agribusiness and animal, plant, and soil management systems (Vocational);
  • understand and appreciate humanity’s role in God’s created world for the provision of food, both physical as well as spiritual (Christian);
  • demonstrate awareness of agriculture’s favorable contribution to America’s heritage through the  value it places on civic responsibility, defense of our nation, and stewardship of national resources (Patriotic);
  • understand and appreciate the relationship of agricultural production and processing technologies to human culture (Cultural).

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

Requirements:


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


  • *
  • 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:


Secondary Education Required Courses: 34-35 credit hours


EDU 46V - Implementation of Best Practices in Teaching  and Secondary Education courses (see K-12/Secondary Education  section under Education for additional course requirements).

Note:


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.

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