Agricultural Education (BS): Agricultural Engineering Technology 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.
The Agricultural Engineering Technology concentration is one of seven concentrations offered for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education.
- 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 BS program in Agricultural Education leads to teacher licensure in North Carolina for grades 6听 - 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 | |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| MA听107 | Precalculus I | 3 | |
| or听MA听111 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | ||
| Select one of the following Physics I courses: | 4 | ||
| 福利逼站 Physics I | |||
| Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | |||
| College Physics I | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Select one of the following Economics courses: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| Professional Education | |||
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 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 | |
| Agricultural Engineering Technology Concentration Electives | |||
| BAET听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| BAET听411 | Agricultural Machinery and Power Units | 4 | |
| BAE听325 | Introductory Geomatics | 3 | |
| BAET听332 | Management of Animal Environments | 4 | |
| BAET听343 | Agricultural Electrification | 4 | |
| BAET听432 | Agricultural and Environmental Safety and Health | 3 | |
| Agricultural Elective | 2 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Plant Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| ALS听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| ALS听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 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312 | 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290 | Professional Development in Crop & Soil Sciences | 1 | |
| CSSC听490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| CSSC听492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| CSSC听493 | Research Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| CSSC听495 | Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-6 | |
| 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131 | Fruit & Vegetable Production | 3 | |
| HS听144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 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480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| 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494 | Teaching 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583 | 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144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 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 |
Agriculture Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Elective | |||
| 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 | |
| EC听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| Group C - Applied Sci & Tech | |||
| AEE听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education | 1 | |
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| AEE听230 | Introduction to Cooperative Extension | 3 | |
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations | 3 | |
| AEE听311 | Communication Methods and Media | 3 | |
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听323 | Leadership Development in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| AEE听325 | Planning and Delivering Non-Formal Education | 3 | |
| AEE听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED | 3 | |
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| AEE听350 | Personal Leadership Development in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| AEE听360 | Developing Team Leadership in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| AEE听423 | Practicum in Agricultural Extension/Industry | 8 | |
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs | 3 | |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture | 8 | |
| AEE听433 | Leadership and Management of Volunteers in Agricultural and Extension Education | 3 | |
| AEE听435 | Professional Presentations in Agricultural Organizations | 3 | |
| AEE听460 | Organizational Leadership Development in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 | |
| AEE听478 | Advanced Issues in Extension Education | 3 | |
| AEE听490 | Seminar in Agricultural and Extension Education | 1 | |
| AEE听533 | Leadership and Management of Volunteers in Agricultural and Extension Education | 3 | |
| ALS听110 | Academic and Career Skills Seminar | 1 | |
| ANS听105 | Introduction to Companion Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANS听110 | Introduction to Equine Science | 3 | |
| ANS听150 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANS听151 | Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 1 | |
| ANS听201 | Techniques of Animal Care | 2 | |
| ANS听208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| ANS听225 | Principles of Animal Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS听303 | Principles of Equine Evaluation | 2 | |
| ANS听304 | Dairy Cattle Evaluation | 2 | |
| ANS听309 | Livestock Evaluation | 3 | |
| ANS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| ANS听324 | Milk and Dairy Products | 3 | |
| ANS听400 | Companion Animal Management | 3 | |
| ANS听402 | Beef Cattle Management | 3 | |
| ANS听403 | Swine Management | 3 | |
| ANS听404 | Dairy Cattle Management | 3 | |
| ANS听408 | Small Ruminant Management | 3 | |
| ANS听410 | Equine Breeding Farm Management | 3 | |
| ANS听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| ANS听440 | Animal Genetic Improvement | 3 | |
| ANS听453 | Physiology and Genetics of Growth and Development | 3 | |
| ANS听454 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| ANS听540 | Animal Genetic Improvement | 3 | |
| ANS听553 | Physiology and Genetics of Growth and Development | 3 | |
| ANS听554 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| BAE听100 | Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Technology | 1 | |
| BAE听202 | Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Methods | 4 | |
| BAE听302 | Transport Phenomena | 3 | |
| BAE听322 | Introduction to Food Process Engineering | 3 | |
| BAE听361 | Analytical Methods in Engineering Design | 3 | |
| BAE听371 | Fundamentals of Hydrology for Engineers | 3 | |
| BAE听401 | Sensors and Controls | 3 | |
| BAE听435 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BAE听451 | Engineering Design I | 2 | |
| BAE听452 | Engineering Design II | 2 | |
| BAE听462 | Machinery Design and Applications | 3 | |
| BAE听472 | Irrigation and Drainage | 3 | |
| BAE听473 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| BAE听474 | Principles and Applications of Ecological Engineering | 3 | |
| BAE听481 | Structures & Environment | 3 | |
| BAE听501 | Sensors and Controls | 3 | |
| BAE听535 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BAE听572 | Irrigation and Drainage | 3 | |
| BAE听573 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| BAET听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| BAET听323 | Water Management | 3 | |
| BAET听332 | Management of Animal Environments | 4 | |
| BAET听333 | Processing Agricultural Products | 4 | |
| BAET听343 | Agricultural Electrification | 4 | |
| BAET听411 | Agricultural Machinery and Power Units | 4 | |
| BAET听432 | Agricultural and Environmental Safety and Health | 3 | |
| BAET听443 | Environmental Restoration Implementation | 3 | |
| BEC听330 | Principles and Applications of Bioseparations | 2 | |
| BEC听436 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 | |
| BEC听440 | 3 | ||
| BEC听536 | Introduction to Downstream Process Development | 2 | |
| BEC听540 | 3 | ||
| BME听203 | 3 | ||
| BME听207 | Biomedical Electronics | 4 | |
| BME听342 | 3 | ||
| BME听385 | Bioinstrumentation | 3 | |
| BME听412 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3 | |
| BME听425 | Bioelectricity | 3 | |
| BME听525 | Bioelectricity | 3 | |
| CS听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| ECI听424 | Student Teaching in Modern Foreign Languages | 12 | |
| ENT听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| FM听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FM听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| FS听324 | Milk and Dairy Products | 3 | |
| FS听435 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| FS听535 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| MSE听203 | 3 | ||
| NTR听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR听454 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| NTR听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PB听208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| PO听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| PO听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PP听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| SSC听440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听473 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| SSC听540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听573 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| USC听291 | Service Learning Program Leader Development I | 1 | |
| USC听292 | Service Learning Program Leader Development II | 2 | |
| Group C - Applied Sci & Tech | |||
| AEC听420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science | 3 | |
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations | 3 | |
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs | 3 | |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture | 3 | |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture | 8 | |
| ANS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| ANS听324 | Milk and Dairy Products | 3 | |
| ANS听330 | Laboratory Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANS听411 | Management of Growing and Performance Horses | 3 | |
| ANS听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| ANS听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| BAE听325 | Introductory Geomatics | 3 | |
| BAE听425 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| BAE听435 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BAE听525 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| BAE听535 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BBS听201 | Introduction to Biopharmaceutical Science | 3 | |
| BBS听301 | Process Validation Science | 3 | |
| BBS听426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BBS听526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BCH听220 | Role of Biotechnology in Society | 3 | |
| BEC听426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BEC听483 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| BEC听526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| BEC听583 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| BME听444 | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 3 | |
| BME听375 | Biomedical Microcontroller Applications | 3 | |
| BME听365 | Linear Systems in Biomedical Engineering | 3 | |
| BME听451 | BME Senior Design: Product Development | 3 | |
| BME听452 | BME Senior Design: Product Implementation and Strategy | 3 | |
| BME听466 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 | |
| BME听467 | Mechanics of Tissues & Implants Requirements | 3 | |
| BME听483 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| BME听484 | Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering | 3 | |
| BME听544 | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 3 | |
| BME听566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 | |
| BME听583 | Tissue Engineering Technologies | 2 | |
| BME听584 | Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering | 3 | |
| CS听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| CS听210 | Lawns and Sports Turf | 3 | |
| CS听213 | Crop Science | 3 | |
| 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230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| CS听312 | 3 | ||
| CS听400 | Turf Cultural 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424 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| CS听465 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS听524 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听565 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CSSC听490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| ECI听424 | Student Teaching in Modern Foreign Languages | 12 | |
| ENT听203 | An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping | 3 | |
| ENT听401 | Honey Bee Biology and Management | 3 | |
| ES听100 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 | |
| ES听200 | Climate Change and Sustainability | 3 | |
| ES听300 | Energy and Environment | 3 | |
| ES听400 | Analysis of Environmental Issues | 3 | |
| FM听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FM听460 | Feed Mill Operations and Leadership | 3 | |
| FM听480 | Feed Quality Assurance & Formulation | 3 | |
| FM听490 | Feed Science Seminar | 1 | |
| FM听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FOR听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FS听201 | Introduction to Food Science | 3 | |
| FS听290 | Careers in Food and Bioprocessing Sciences | 1 | |
| FS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| FS听324 | Milk and Dairy Products | 3 | |
| FS听330 | Science of Food Preparation | 3 | |
| FS听352 | Introduction to Microbiological Food Safety Hazards | 3 | |
| FS听354 | Food Sanitation | 3 | |
| FS听416 | Quality Control in Food and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| FS听421 | Food Preservation | 3 | |
| FS听426 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| FS听435 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| FS听453 | Food Laws and Regulations | 3 | |
| FS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS听475 | Problems and Design in Food and Bioprocessing Science | 3 | |
| FS听516 | Quality Control in Food and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| FS听521 | Food Preservation | 3 | |
| FS听526 | Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory | 2 | |
| FS听535 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| FS听553 | Food Laws and Regulations | 3 | |
| FS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW听311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 | |
| FW听312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 | |
| FW听313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| FW听314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| FW听353 | Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| FW听403 | Urban Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| FW听411 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 | |
| FW听453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| FW听460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| FW听465 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| FW听511 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 | |
| FW听560 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| FW听565 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| GPH听201 | Fundamentals of Global Public Health | 3 | |
| HS听432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| IDS听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听350 | International Sustainable Resource Use | 4 | |
| NR听406 | Conservation of Biological Diversity | 3 | |
| NR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NTR听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| PO听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 | |
| PO听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding | 4 | |
| PO听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PP听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| TE听466 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 | |
| TE听467 | Mechanics of Tissues & Implants Requirements | 3 | |
| VMP听401 | Poultry Diseases | 4 | |
| VMP听420 | Disease of Farm Animals | 3 | |
| Group C - Applied Sci & Tech | |||
| AEC听419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| AEC听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| AEC听519 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| BAET听323 | Water Management | 3 | |
| ANS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| ANS听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| ANS听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| BIO听227 | Understanding Structural Diversity through Biological Illustration | 3 | |
| BME听204 | 3 | ||
| BME听217 | Biomedical Electronics Laboratory | 1 | |
| BME听298 | Biomedical Engineering Design and Manufacturing I | 2 | |
| BME听398 | Biomedical Engineering Design and Manufacturing II | 2 | |
| CS听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| CSSC听490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| ENT听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| FM听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FM听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FOR听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FS听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| FS听435 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| FS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS听535 | Food Safety Management Systems | 3 | |
| FS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| FW听460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| FW听560 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| HS听200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| HS听203 | Home Plant Propagation | 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411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HS听416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| HS听423 | 3 | ||
| HS听431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| HS听440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| HS听442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| HS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| HS听516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听523 | 3 | ||
| HS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| IDS听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听300 | Natural Resource Measurements | 4 | |
| NR听303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR听400 | Natural Resource Management | 4 | |
| NR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听421 | Wetland Science and Management | 3 | |
| NR听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR听484 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 4 | |
| NR听500 | Natural Resource Management | 4 | |
| NR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听521 | Wetland Science and Management | 3 | |
| NR听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NTR听420 | 3 | ||
| NTR听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听201 | Poultry Science and Production | 3 | |
| PO听201A | Poultry Science and Production | 3 | |
| PO听202A | Poultry Science and Production Laboratory | 1 | |
| PO听290 | Exploring Opportunities in Poultry Science | 1 | |
| PO听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs | 3 | |
| PO听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 | |
| PO听410 | Production and Management of Game Birds in Confinement | 3 | |
| PO听411 | Agrosecurity | 3 | |
| PO听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 3 | |
| PO听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听433 | Poultry Processing and Products | 3 | |
| PO听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听533 | Poultry Processing and Products | 3 | |
| PP听315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 4 | |
| PP听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| PP听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| SSC听185 | Land and Life | 3 | |
| SSC听342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 | |
| SSC听421 | 3 | ||
| SSC听440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听442 | Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| SSC听452 | Soil Classification | 4 | |
| SSC听461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 | |
| SSC听462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| SSC听470 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| SSC听540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听570 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| TOX听201 | Poisons, People and the Environment | 3 | |
| TOX听401 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
| TOX听415 | Ecotoxicology | 4 | |
| TOX听501 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
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 |
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| MA听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 |
| ANS听150 &听ANS听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| BAET听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 |
| PY听211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Agriculture Elective | 2 | |
| SSC听200 &听SSC听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| BAE听325 | Introductory Geomatics | 3 |
| BAET听343 | Agricultural Electrification | 4 |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 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 |
| BAET听332 | Management of Animal Environments | 4 |
| BAET听411 | Agricultural Machinery and Power Units | 4 |
| ED听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| BAET听432 | Agricultural and Environmental Safety and Health | 3 |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| Agriculture Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 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 |
- 1
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.
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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