Agricultural Education (BS): Agricultural Business Concentration
The Agricultural Education major within the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences prepares graduates to teach agriculture, serve as FFA advisors, and supervise agricultural experiences (SAE) in public and private schools.听
The Agricultural Business concentration is one of seven concentrations offered for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education.
- New students interested in Agricultural Education may be eligible to apply for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at NC State.
- Student teachers of agriculture may apply for Ed Scholars through NC State.
- Many alumni听pursue careers in middle and high schools, universities and community colleges, county extension offices, and in the agricultural industry.
Teacher Licensure
Completion of the B.S. program in Agricultural Education leads to teacher licensure in North Carolina for grades 6-12. Because of North Carolina鈥檚 reciprocity agreements, graduates also can pursue certification in about 35+ states. Download the听听to review the requirements for admissions to teacher education candidacy and help you stay on course.
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Contact
Dr. Joseph L. Donaldson
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Agricultural and Human Sciences
919.515.1758
joseph_donaldson@ncsu.edu听
Dr. Travis Park
Program Coordinator, Ag Education
919.515.9441
tdpark@ncsu.edu听
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| AEE听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education | 1 | |
| or听ALS听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| or听ALS听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| Communication | |||
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 | |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| Agricultural Education | |||
| AEE听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 | |
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 | |
| AEE听491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| Teaching Content Courses | |||
| BAET听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| or听TDE听110 | Materials & Processes Technology | ||
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | ||
| ANS听150 &听ANS听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 | |
| SSC听200 &听SSC听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| Professional Education | |||
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 | |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| ED听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 | |
| ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 | |
| Concentration Electives | |||
| ARE听215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| or听BUS听225 | Personal Finance | ||
| ARE听303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| or听ARE听304 | Agribusiness Management | ||
| ARE听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| or听ARE听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | ||
| ARE听311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| or听ARE听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | ||
| ARE听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| or听ARE听332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | ||
| ARE, BUS or EC Elective | 3 | ||
| Select one of the following Economics electives: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| GEP Courses | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
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Courses graded "S" for Satisfactory are allowed.
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Plant Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| ANS听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| CS听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| CS听210 | Lawns and Sports Turf | 3 | |
| CS听211 | Plant Genetics | 3 | |
| CS听213 | Crop Science | 3 | |
| CS听214 | Crop Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| CS听216 | Southern Row Crop Production - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 | |
| CS听218 | Southern Row Crop Production - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 | |
| CS听224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 | |
| CS听230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| CS听251 | Production of Forage Crops | 3 | |
| CS听400 | Turf Cultural Systems | 3 | |
| CS听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| CS听411 | Crop Ecology | 3 | |
| CS听413 | Plant Breeding | 2 | |
| CS听414 | Weed Science | 4 | |
| CS听415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| CS听418 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| CS听424 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| CS听465 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| CS听480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| CS听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| CS听518 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| CS听524 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| CS听565 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS听590 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| CS听591 | 1-6 | ||
| CSSC听492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| ENT听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| FOR听150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis | 2 | |
| FOR听172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 | |
| FOR听204 | Silviculture | 2 | |
| FOR听248 | Forest History, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| FOR听250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| FOR听260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR听261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| FOR听264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| FOR听265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| FOR听273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II | 3 | |
| FOR听293 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听294 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听295 | Special Topics in Forestry | 1-6 | |
| FOR听303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| FOR听304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| FOR听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR听319 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR听330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| FOR听334 | Operations Research Applications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR听339 | 4 | ||
| FOR听350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management | 1 | |
| FOR听353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| FOR听374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory | 3 | |
| FOR听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FOR听405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR听406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning | 4 | |
| FOR听408 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| FOR听414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| FOR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听422 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 | |
| FOR听434 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| FOR听493 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听494 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听501 | Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR听502 | Forest Measurements | 1 | |
| FOR听503 | 1 | ||
| FOR听504 | The Practice of Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR听506 | Silviculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| FOR听507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| FOR听508 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听509 | Forest Resource Policy | 1 | |
| FOR听510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| FOR听513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| FOR听514 | Woodland Stewardship | 3 | |
| FOR听519 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听522 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听531 | Wildland Fire Science | 3 | |
| FOR听532 | Wildland Firefighter | 3 | |
| FOR听534 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR听540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR听561 | Forest Communities of the Southeastern Coastal Plain | 1 | |
| FOR听562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| FOR听565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR听574 | Forest Mensuration and Modeling | 3 | |
| FOR听575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| FOR听583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| FS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| GIS听512 | Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| HS听200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| HS听202 | Home Plant Identification | 3 | |
| HS听203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 | |
| HS听204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | 3 | |
| HS听205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
| HS听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| HS听242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| HS听250 | Home Landscape Design: Creating Garden Spaces | 3 | |
| HS听252 | Landscape Graphic Communication | 2 | |
| HS听272 | Landscape Design/Build | 6 | |
| HS听280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| HS听301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| HS听302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| HS听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| HS听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| HS听357 | Landscape Grading and Drainage | 4 | |
| HS听400 | Residential Landscaping | 6 | |
| HS听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| HS听411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HS听416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听418 | Digital Media Graphic for Landscape Designers | 3 | |
| HS听420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS听421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| HS听423 | 3 | ||
| HS听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| HS听431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| HS听432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS听440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| HS听442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| HS听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| HS听475 | 3 | ||
| HS听476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS听491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| HS听492 | Horticulture Internship | 1-3 | |
| HS听493 | Research Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS听495 | Experimental Courses in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| HS听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| HS听516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听520 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS听521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听523 | 3 | ||
| HS听532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| HS听550 | Environmental Nursery Production | 3 | |
| HS听551 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听576 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS听590 | Special Problems in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| NR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| NR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| PP听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| PP听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| PP听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| SMT听202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| SSC听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| SSC听440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| SSC听540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
ARE/BUS/EC Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARE听215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| ARE听260 | Marketing and Risk Management in the Pork Industry | 1 | |
| ARE听270 | Principles of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| ARE听295 | Special Topics in Agricultural & Resource Economics (200 Level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ARE听303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| ARE听304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| ARE听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 | |
| ARE听311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| ARE听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| ARE听323 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 | |
| ARE听332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| ARE听345 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE听370 | Agribusiness New Venture Development | 3 | |
| ARE听395 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics (300 level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE听404 | Advanced Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE听412 | Advanced Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE听413 | Applied Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE听415 | Introduction to Commodity Futures Markets | 3 | |
| ARE听420 | Taxation in Agriculture, Production, and Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE听425 | Contracts and Organizations in Agriculture | 3 | |
| ARE听433 | U.S. Agricultural Policy | 3 | |
| ARE听444 | Ethics in Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE听448 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 | |
| ARE听455 | Agribusiness Analytics | 3 | |
| ARE听470 | Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Clinical Skills Development | 3 | |
| ARE听475 | Food Policy | 3 | |
| ARE听490 | Career Seminar in Agriculture & Resource Economics | 1 | |
| ARE听492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| ARE听493 | Special Problems/Research Exploration | 1-6 | |
| ARE听494 | Agribusiness Study Abroad | 1-6 | |
| ARE听495 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics | 1-6 | |
| ARE听590 | Special Topics in ARE | 1-99 | |
| BUS听225 | Personal Finance | 3 | |
| BUS听295 | Special Topics in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS听320 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS听340 | Information Systems Management | 3 | |
| BUS听350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| BUS听351 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 | |
| BUS听360 | Marketing Methods | 3 | |
| BUS听370 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| BUS听420 | Financial Management of Corporations | 3 | |
| BUS听422 | Investments and Portfolio Management | 3 | |
| BUS听425 | Advanced Personal Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS听426 | International Financial Management | 3 | |
| BUS听428 | Financial Analytics | 3 | |
| BUS听429 | Financial Modeling | 3 | |
| BUS听440 | Database Management | 3 | |
| BUS听441 | Business Data Communications and Networking | 3 | |
| BUS听442 | Information Systems Development | 3 | |
| BUS听443 | Web Development for Business Applications | 3 | |
| BUS听444 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 | |
| BUS听449 | Information Technology Capstone | 3 | |
| BUS听458 | Analytics: From Data to Decisions | 3 | |
| BUS听459 | Business Analytics Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS听460 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | |
| BUS听461 | Channel and Retail Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS听462 | Marketing Research | 3 | |
| BUS听464 | International Marketing | 3 | |
| BUS听465 | Traditional and Digital Brand Promotion | 3 | |
| BUS听466 | Personal Selling | 3 | |
| BUS听467 | Product and Brand Management | 3 | |
| BUS听468 | Marketing Strategy | 3 | |
| BUS听469 | Digital Marketing Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS听470 | Operations Modeling and Analysis | 3 | |
| BUS听472 | Operations Planning and Control Systems | 3 | |
| BUS听473 | Supply Chain Strategy | 3 | |
| BUS听474 | Logistics Management | 3 | |
| BUS听475 | Purchasing and Supply Management | 3 | |
| BUS听476 | Decision Modeling and Analysis | 3 | |
| BUS听479 | Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Practicum | 3 | |
| BUS听495 | Special Topics in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS听498 | Independent Study in Business Management | 1-6 | |
| BUS听501 | Strategic Management Foundations | 3 | |
| BUS听554 | Project Management | 3 | |
| BUS听571 | High Growth Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| BUS听590 | Special Topics In Business Management | 1-6 | |
| EC听202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC听302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC听305 | A Closer Look at Capitalism | 3 | |
| EC听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| EC听348 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 | |
| EC听351 | Econometrics I | 3 | |
| EC听404 | Money, Financial Markets, and the Economy | 3 | |
| EC听410 | Public Finance | 3 | |
| EC听413 | Industrial Organization | 3 | |
| EC听431 | Labor Economics | 3 | |
| EC听449 | International Finance | 3 | |
| EC听451 | Econometrics II | 3 | |
| EC听468 | Game Theory | 3 | |
| EC听474 | Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 | |
| EC听490 | Research Seminar in Economics | 3 | |
| EC听495 | Special Topics in Economics | 1-6 | |
| EC听498 | Independent Study in Economics | 1-6 | |
| FTM听482 | Global Brand Management in Textiles and Apparel | 3 | |
| M听100 | Personal and Professional Identity Development | 1 | |
| MBA听577 | Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II | 3 | |
| MIE听201 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 | |
| MIE听305 | Legal and Regulatory Environment | 3 | |
| MIE听310 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| MIE听330 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| MIE听335 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | |
| MIE听412 | Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs | 3 | |
| MIE听413 | New Venture Planning | 3 | |
| MIE听419 | Entrepreneurship Practicum | 3 | |
| MIE听432 | Employee Relations | 3 | |
| MIE听434 | Compensation Systems | 3 | |
| MIE听435 | Leadership and Management | 3 | |
| MIE听436 | Training and Development | 3 | |
| MIE听438 | Staffing | 3 | |
| MIE听480 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 | |
| MSE听577 | Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II | 3 | |
| PRT听406 | Sports Law | 3 | |
| ST听350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| AEE听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 |
| AEE听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education 2 | 1 |
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE听215 or BUS听225 | Small Business Accounting or Personal Finance | 3 |
| BAET听201 or TDE听110 | Shop Processes and Management or Materials & Processes Technology | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANS听150 &听ANS听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 |
| ARE听311 or ARE听312 | Agricultural Markets or Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE听306 or ARE听309 | Agricultural Law or Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 |
| SSC听200 &听SSC听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 |
| AEE听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 |
| ARE听303 or ARE听304 | Farm Management 1 or Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| ED听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| Agricultural Business Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| ARE听321 or ARE听332 | Agricultural Financial Management or Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| Free Electives 3 | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 |
| AEE听491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
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A minimum grade of C- is required for graduation. A minimum grade of C is required for teacher licensure.
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Incoming freshmen complete AEE听103 Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education. Transfer students may complete ALS听103 Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or ALS听303 Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences.
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Total hours of free electives vary in order to allow the minimum hours required for the degree to equal 120 credit hrs.
Career Opportunities
The Agricultural Business Management Program prepares graduates for careers in management, marketing, sales, finance, supply chain, entrepreneurship, and related fields. The program has sufficient flexibility to provide more extensive course work in science and math for those students desiring to prepare for advanced graduate study. The concentration in biological sciences prepares graduates for management, marketing, and sales careers in fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health care, environmental protection, and food processing. Graduates specializing in agribusiness entrepreneurship are trained in value creation and prepared to address the strong demand in agtech, biotech, and foodtech.
Career Titles
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Technician
- Aquaculture Specialist
- Bank and Branch Managers
- Buyer
- Farm and Ranch Manager
- Farm Management Advisor
- Farm Product Buyer
- Farm Products Purchasing Agent
- Farmers and Ranchers
- Financial Analyst
- Food & Drug Inspector
- Greenhouse and Nursery Manager
- Insurance Agent
- Loan Officer
- Market Research Analyst
- Purchasing Manager
- Real Estate Broker
- Sales Representative (Agricultural Products)
- Winemaker / Vinter
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This career, major and education planning system is available to current NC State students to learn about how your values, interests, competencies, and personality fit into the NC State majors and your future career. An NC State email address is required to create an account. Make an appointment with your to discuss the results.
This career, major and education planning system is available to current NC State students to learn about how your values, interests, competencies, and personality fit into the NC State majors and your future career. An NC State email address is required to create an account. Make an appointment with your to discuss the results.
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(Available to prospective students)
A career assessment tool designed to support prospective students in exploring and choosing the right major and career path based on your unique personality, interests, skills and values. Get started with Focus 2 Apply and see how it can guide your journey at NC State.
A career assessment tool designed to support prospective students in exploring and choosing the right major and career path based on your unique personality, interests, skills and values. Get started with Focus 2 Apply and see how it can guide your journey at NC State.
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