General Agriculture (AAS)
The general agriculture (GNA) degree offers students the opportunity to get a degree in agriculture without having to focus on one specific area such as horticulture or animal science. The GNA degree also offers the opportunity to concentrate on specific topics. Our GNA students can choose from agribusiness management, field crop production, general livestock management, poultry management, and swine management. These areas of concentration allow students to get the broad spectrum of courses that the GNA degree offers, and also to focus on one area a little more closely. The GNA program also allows for students who come to the Agricultural Institute unsure of their specialty areas a chance to learn about our diverse fields taught here.
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Contact
Dr. Amy Johnson
Program Coordinator
2228 Williams Hall
919.515.6968
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 础骋滨听101 | Introduction to the Agricultural Institute | 1 |
| English | ||
| 奥搁罢听111 | Expository Writing 1 | 3 |
| 奥搁罢听114 | Professional Writing, Research and Reporting | 3 |
| Mathematics | ||
| 惭础础听102 | Mathematics in Agriculture and Related Sciences 1 | 3 |
| 惭础听103 | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| General Requirements | ||
| 础骋滨听191 | Professional Development | 1 |
| 础骋滨听192 | AGI External Learning Experience | 3 |
| ARE 201/201A | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 础搁贰听115 | Agribusiness Accounting | 3 |
| Select one from: | 3 | |
| Current Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of Agriculture and Rural Society | ||
| Humanities/VPA Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies 2 | 1 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 颁厂听111 | Field Crop Production | 4 |
| 础狈厂听101 | Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Industries | 3 |
| 础搁贰听104 | Agricultural Business Management | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听112 | Principles of Soil Science | 4 |
| ANS/PO Elective | 3 | |
| CS Elective | 3 | |
| ARE Elective | 3 | |
| BAE Elective | 3 | |
| ENT Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives 2,3 | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 64 | |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 2
Courses graded "S" for Satisfactory are allowed.
- 3
Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
ANS/PO Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础狈厂听102 | Animal Feeds and Nutrition | 3 |
| 础狈厂听103 | Beef Production | 3 |
| 础狈厂听104 | Swine Production and Management | 4 |
| 础狈厂听108 | Small Ruminant Production | 3 |
| ANS 241/241A | Introduction to Meat and Poultry Processing | 3 |
| ANS 242/242A | Value Added Meat and Poultry Processing | 3 |
| ANS 243/243A | Meat Safety and Quality Systems | 3 |
| 笔翱听162 | Livestock and Poultry Disease Management | 3 |
| 笔翱听201 | Poultry Science and Production | 4 |
| Poultry Science and Production Laboratory |
ARE Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础搁贰听106 | Agri Business Law | 3 |
| 础搁贰听112 | Agricultural & Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| 础搁贰听113 | Principles of Salesmanship | 3 |
| 础搁贰听121 | Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| 础搁贰听132 | Management of Personnel | 3 |
| 础搁贰听141 | Personal Financial Management | 3 |
BAE Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 叠础贰听123 | Light Equipment Technology | 3 |
| 叠础贰听133 | Agricultural Tractors and Machinery | 4 |
| 叠础贰罢听135 | Introduction to Precision Agriculture | 3 |
CS Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 颁厂听116 | Agronomic Crops - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 |
| 颁厂听118 | Agronomic Crops - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 |
| 颁厂听121 | Turfgrasses and Their Uses | 3 |
| 颁厂听122 | Principles of Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| 颁厂听151 | Forage Production | 3 |
| 颁厂听152 | Weed Control in Field Crops | 3 |
ENT Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈罢听110 | General Entomology | 3 |
| 贰狈罢听121 | Pesticides and Their Utilization | 3 |
Plant Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 颁厂听116 | Agronomic Crops - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 |
| 颁厂听118 | Agronomic Crops - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 |
| 颁厂听121 | Turfgrasses and Their Uses | 3 |
| 颁厂听122 | Principles of Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| 颁厂听151 | Forage Production | 3 |
| 颁厂听152 | Weed Control in Field Crops | 3 |
| 贬厂听111 | Plant Identification | 3 |
| 贬厂听121 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| 贬厂听131 | Fruit & Vegetable Production | 3 |
| 贬厂听141 | Greenhouse Crop Production | 3 |
| 贬厂听151 | Nursery Production | 3 |
| 贬厂听162 | Landscape Maintenance | 3 |
| 贬厂听171 | Landscape Construction | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 础骋滨听101 | Introduction to the Agricultural Institute | 1 |
| 础狈厂听101 | Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Industries | 3 |
| 惭础础听102 | Mathematics in Agriculture and Related Sciences | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听112 | Principles of Soil Science | 4 |
| 奥搁罢听111 | Expository Writing | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础骋滨听191 | Professional Development | 1 |
| 础搁贰听104 | Agricultural Business Management | 3 |
| 惭础听103 | Topics in Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| 奥搁罢听114 | Professional Writing, Research and Reporting | 3 |
| SOC听203 or SOC听241 | Current Social Problems or Sociology of Agriculture and Rural Society | 3 |
| CS Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础骋滨听192 | AGI External Learning Experience | 3 |
| 础搁贰听115 | Agribusiness Accounting | 3 |
| 颁厂听111 | Field Crop Production | 4 |
| ANS/PO Elective | 3 | |
| ARE Elective | 3 | |
| Entomology Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 19 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ARE听201A | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| BAE Elective | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP - US Diversity | 3 | |
| GEP - Health and Exercise Science | 1 | |
| Free Electives | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 64 |
- 1
惭础础听102 Mathematics in Agriculture and Related Sciences听must be completed with a C- minus or higher grade.
- 2
奥搁罢听111 Expository Writing听and听奥搁罢听114 Professional Writing, Research and Reporting听must be completed with a C-minus or higher grade for transfer to an NC听State baccalaureate program.
- 3
If听叠础贰听123 Light Equipment Technology听is taken, student must take one additional credit hour of free electives.
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- Machinery and Equipment Sales
- Agricultural Chemical Distribution
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