Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications: Agricultural Education, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Education concentration
Students pursuing the Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, BS select from three concentrations:
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Education concentration
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Writing and Research and Public Speaking | ||
| OR | ||
| Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Communicating Agriculture | ||
| Western Cultures | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3 | |
| Non-Western Cultures | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3 | |
| US Minority Cultures | ||
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 3 |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
ACE 261 | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Intro to Statistics | ||
| Intro to Social Statistics | ||
| Social Work Statistics | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| AGED Choose from: | 3-5 | |
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| AGCM/LEAD choose from campus QRII list | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology - Physical Sciences | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Meteorology | ||
| Severe and Hazardous Weather | ||
| Climate and Global Change | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | ||
| Introduction to Energy Sources | ||
| The Oceans | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| College Physics: Mech & Heat | ||
| Natural Sciences & Technology - Life Sciences | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
| The Science of Pets and How to Care for Them | ||
| Evolution and Human Disease | ||
| Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
| Environment, Agriculture, and Society | ||
| Contemporary Nutrition | ||
| Introduction to Plant Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Introductory Microbiology and Intro Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 7 | |
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | 4 |
| And Select one course from the following: 1 | ||
| Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | ||
| Microeconomic Principles | ||
| Intro to US Gov & Pol | ||
| ACES Required | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ALEC 110 | Introduction to Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications | 3 |
| ALEC 451 | Professional Development in ALEC | 2 |
| Required Concentration (choose one): | ||
Agricultural Communications - Advertising | ||
Agricultural Communications - Journalism | ||
Agricultural Education | ||
Organizational & Community Leadership | ||
| Electives | ||
Electives to bring total to 126 hours | ||
| Total Hours: | 126 | |
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Students in the Agricultural Education Concentration must select from ACE 100 or ECON 102.
Agricultural Education concentration:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGED 220 | Prog Del in Ag & Leadership Ed | 3 |
| AGED 250 | Observation and Program Analys | 4 |
| AGED 350 | Early Field Experience | 3 |
| AGED 420 | Curr Design & Instruction | 3 |
| AGED 421 | Teaching Strategies in AGED | 3 |
| AGED 450 | Program Delivery and Eval | 4 |
| CI 473 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| EPOL 201 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or EPOL 202 | Foundations of Education-ACP | |
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 405 | General Educator's Role in Special Education | 3 |
| EDPR 442 | Educational Practice in Secondary Education | 8 |
| Technical Subject Matter Required | ||
| ANSC 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 |
| ACE 232 | Farm Management | 3 |
| HORT 100 | Introduction to Horticulture | 3 |
| FSHN 101 | The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | 3 |
| ETMA 100 | Technical Systems in Agr | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Foundations of Leadership | ||
LEAD 380 | ||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Education concentration
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. For more information, see the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ALEC 110 | 3 | ACE 100 or ECON 102 | 4 |
| ACES 101 | 2 | CMN 101 or RHET 105 | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | FSHN 101 | 3 |
| RHET 105 or CMN 101 | 4 | HORT 100 | 3 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning course from degree list | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| AGCM 220 | 3 | AGED 250 | 4 |
| AGED 220 | 3 | LEAD 260 or LEAD 380 | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | 4 | ACE 232 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences course from degree list | 4 | Life Sciences course from degree list | 3 |
| Statistics course from degree list | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| LEAD 340 | 3 | AGED 420 | 3 |
| AGED 350 | 3 | EPOL 201 or 202 | 3 |
| ANSC 100 | 4 | EPSY 201 | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | CI 473 | 3 |
| Free Elective course | 4 | ETMA 100 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ALEC 451 | 2 | AGED 450 | 4 |
| AGED 421 | 3 | EDPR 442 | 8 |
| SPED 405 | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| Free Elective course | 3 | ||
| Free Elective course | 3 | ||
| 17 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours 126 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Education concentration
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