Curriculum: Agricultural Education

Concentration: Agricultural Business

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education: Agricultural Business Concentration

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

AEE 101, Intro to CTE
AEE 103, Foundations of AEE1
BIO 181, Intro Biology ECO/DIV*
ENG 101, Academic Writing & Research
GEP Mathematical Sciences Elective*
GEP PE 1__ Elective

1
1
4
4
3
1

14

 

AEE 226, Comp. Appl. & Info Tech
BIO 183, Intro Biology-Cell/Molecular*
COM 110, Public Speaking
Economics Elective2 
GEP Mathematical Sciences Elective*
GEP Physical Education Elective

3
4
3
3
3
1

17

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

AEE 206, Intro to Teaching Agriculture
ARE 215, Small Business Accounting or
BUS 225, Personal Finance
BAE 201, Shop Processes & Mgmt or
TED 110, Materials & Processes Tech
GEP Humanities Elective*
Plant Science Elective3

3

3

3-4
3
3

15-16

 

ANS 150, Intro to Animal Science
ARE 311, Agricultural Markets or
ARE 312, Agribusiness Marketing
CH 101, Chemistry-A Molecular Sci*
CH 102, General Chemistry Lab*
GEP Additional Breadth: Math/Nat. Sci*
GEP Social Science Elective*

4

3
3
1
3
3

16

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

AEE 322, Experiential Learning in Agric
ARE 306, Agricultural Law or
ARE 309, Environ Law &Econ. Policy
EDP 304, Educational Psychology
SSC 200, Soil Science
Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP Elective* 

3

3
3
4
3

16

 

AEE 303, Adm and Sup of Student Org.
AEE 326, Teach Diverse Learn  Agric.
ARE 303, Farm Management or
ARE 304, Agribusiness Management
ELP 344 School and Society
Agricultural Business Elective4
Agriculture Elective5

3
3

3
3
3
3

18

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

AEE 327, Conduct Summer Prog in AED
AEE 426, Methods of Teaching Agric
ARE 321, Agricultural Financial Mgmt or
ARE 332, Human Res Mgmt for Agribus.
GEP Humanities Elective*
Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP Elective*
Free Electives6

1
3

3
3
2-3
4-5

16-18

 

AEE 424, Planning Agric Educ. Program
AEE 427, Student Teaching in Agric
AEE 490, Seminar in AEE

3
8
1

12

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 126
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Incoming freshmen complete AEE 103.  Transfer students may complete ALS 103 or ALS 303.
2 Select from ARE 201, EC 201, or EC 205.  Satisfies 3 credit hours of the Social Science GEP requirement.
3 Select from courses in Crop Science, Forestry, or Horticultural Science.
4 Select from courses in ARE, BUS, or EC.
5 Select from Group C Electives in Agriculture.  ARE courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
6 Total hours of free electives vary in order to allow the minimum hours required for the degree to equal 126 credit hrs.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  none
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  BIO 181, BIO 183, CH 101, CH 102
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  none.  Some courses in this category will fulfill the US Diversity and Global Knowledge co-requisite.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  ARE 201 or EC 201 or EC 205.  Some courses in this category will fulfill the US Diversity and Global Knowledge co-requisite.
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
      Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts or  Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none
Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: none

Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:  none

Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.