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Undergraduate Programs: Leadership Emphasis

Consult with CAFNR faculty adviser and the Undergraduate Catalog for additional degree requirements and recommended Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Courses.

General Education Requirements (37-38 Hours)

  • Communications (9):
    • English 1000 (Exposition & Argumentation)
    • Communication 1200 (Public Speaking) or Ag Ed 2220*
    • Elective
  • Mathematics (3):
    • Math 1100 (College Algebra or higher)
  • Physical and Biological Science (10-11):
    • Biology 1010 and 1020, 1200 or 1500
    • Chemistry 1100, 1310, or 1320
    • Biochemistry 2110, or 2112 Chem 1330
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (9):
    • Agricultural Economics 1041 or Economics 1014 (microeconomics)
    • Agricultural Economics 1042 or Economics 1015 (macroeconomics)
    • History 1100, 1200, 2210, 2440, 4000, 4220, or 4230 (American History) or
    • Political Science 1100 or 2100 (American/St. Government)
  • Humanistic Studies and Fine Arts (6)
    • Electives
Leadership

*3 of 9 credits of Humanistic Studies requirements met.

Professional Requirements (41 Hours)

  • Agricultural Education (20)
    • Ag Ed 1000: Orientation to Ag Ed (1)
    • Ag Ed 2220: Verbal Communications in AFNR (3)
    • Ag Ed 2250: Professional Leadership Development (3)
    • Ag Ed 2260: Team and Organizational Leadership (3)
    • Ag Ed 4320: Designing Curriculum and Instruction in Agriculture (3)
    • Ag Ed 4330: Teaching Agriculture Subjects (3)
    • Agr Ed 4993: Internship in Agricultural Education (4)*

*Capstone course for emphasis area

  • Additional Requirements (12)
    • Psych 1000: General Psychology (3)
    • Acctcy 2010: Introductory Accounting (3)
    • Ag Jrn 3210: Fundamentals of Communication (3)
    • Ag Jrn 3240: Communicating on the Web or
    • English 2030: Professional Writing
  • Supporting Courses (minimum of 9 credits)*
    • Fln Pln 2183: Personal and Family Finance (3)
    • Ru Soc 2010: Leadership in Today's World (3)
    • Ru Soc 2225: Science Technology and Society (3)
    • HRM 3253: Human Resource Management
    • Mgmt 3000: Fundamentals of Management (3)

*Additional courses as approved by adviser and adviser chair

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (33 Hours)

  • Agricultural Economics (9)
    • Ag Econ 2183: Agricultural Marketing System or
    • Ag Econ 3224: New Products Marketing (3)
    • Ag Econ 2223: Agricultural Sales (3)
    • Ag Econ Elective (3)
  • Animal Science (3)
    • An Sci 2165: Ruminant Livestock Production or
    • An Sci 2175: Monogastric Production (3)
  • Food Science (3)
    • FS 2114: Meat Classification, Grading and Judging or
    • FS Elective
  • Plant Science (3)
    • Plnt S 2075: Home Horticulture or
    • Plant Sci 2110: Plant Growth and Culture (3)
  • Natural Resources (3)
    • Soils 2100: Introduction to Soils or
    • Nat Res Elective (3)
  • CAFNR Electives and/or Minor Area (12 Hours)

Electives

  • Other Electives (16 - 17 Hours)

Additional General Education Requirements

  • Two Writing Intensive Courses (WI)
  • Math Reasoning Proficiency (MP)

Suggested General Education Electives

Communication Electives

  • Ag Ed 2220
  • English 2010, 2030
  • Foreign Language
  • Communications 3441, 3572, 3575 or 3576
  • Ag Jrn 3210, 3240
  • Rural Sociology 2225
  • Theater 1400
  • Communication and Science Disorders 1110
  • Agriculture 2190 (Intensive Spanish)

Humanistic Studies and/or Fine Arts

  • Ag Ed 2220
  • Ag Ec 3241
  • Ag Jrn 3210
  • For more course options please see:
  • Acceptable courses are designated with an "H" in the category column.
  • Only three credits from courses designed as an applied skills class may be used.
  • University exception allows 12 hours of the same foreign language to be used to complete 6 hours of Humanities requirement and 3 hours of Communication Elective.

Effective for Students Entering Fall 2008 (Revised 6/5/08).

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