Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications: Organizational & Community Leadership, BS

for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Organizational & Community Leadership concentration

General Education Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Composition I and Speech
Select one of the following:		6-7
RHET 105 & CMN 101	Writing and Research and Public Speaking
OR
CMN 111 & CMN 112	Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II
Advanced Composition
AGCM 220	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
CPSC 241	Intro to Applied Statistics
ECON 202	Economic Statistics I
PSYC 235	Intro to Statistics
SOC 280	Intro to Social Statistics
SOCW 225	Social Work Statistics
STAT 100	Statistics
Quantitative Reasoning II
AGED Choose from:		3-5
MATH 124	Finite Mathematics
MATH 220	Calculus
MATH 221	Calculus I
MATH 234	Calculus for Business I
AGCM/LEAD choose from campus QRII list
Natural Sciences and Technology - Physical Sciences
Select one from the following:		3-4
ATMS 100	Introduction to Meteorology
ATMS 120	Severe and Hazardous Weather
ATMS 140	Climate and Global Change
CHEM 101	Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 102 & CHEM 103	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I
ENVS 101	Introduction to Energy Sources
ESE 117	The Oceans
ESE 118	Natural Disasters
GEOL 107	Physical Geology
PHYS 101	College Physics: Mech & Heat
Natural Sciences & Technology - Life Sciences
Select one from the following:		3-4
ANSC 207	The Science of Pets and How to Care for Them
ANTH 249	Evolution and Human Disease
CPSC 112	Introduction to Crop Sciences
CPSC 113	Environment, Agriculture, and Society
FSHN 120	Contemporary Nutrition
IB 103	Introduction to Plant Biology
IB 105	Environmental Biology
MCB 100 & MCB 101	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
ACE 100	Introduction to Applied Microeconomics
ECON 102	Microeconomic Principles
PS 101	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

¹: Students in the Agricultural Education Concentration must select from ACE 100 or ECON 102.

Organizational & Community Leadership concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
ALEC 393	Internship in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications	6
EPSY 201	Educational Psychology	3
LEAD 230	Leadership Communications	3
LEAD 260	Foundations of Leadership	3
LEAD 320
LEAD 321	Training and Development	3
LEAD 380
LEAD 360
LEAD 480	Collaborative Leadership	3
Select four from the following:		12-16
ACE 222	Agricultural Marketing
ACE 231	Food and Agribusiness Mgt
ACE 255	Economics of Food and Environmental Justice
AGCM 270	Ag Sales and Persuasive Communication
ANSC 100	Intro to Animal Sciences
CMN 250	Social Movement Communication
EPSY 202	Exploring Cultural Diversity
FSHN 101	The Science of Food and How it Relates to You
FSHN 120	Contemporary Nutrition
HDFS 105	Intro to Human Development
HDFS 310	Adult Development
HDFS 405	Adolescent Development
HORT 100	Introduction to Horticulture
PSYC 245	Industrial Org Psych
SOCW 321	Social Entre & Social Change

for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Organizational & Community Leadership 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	RHET 105 or CMN 101	4
ACES 101	2	Statistics course from degree list	3
CMN 101 or RHET 105	3	ACE 100, ECON 102, or PS 101	4
LEAD 260	3	General Education course	4
Language Other than English (3rd level)	4
	15		15
Second Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
AGCM 220	3	EPSY 201	3
PSYC 100	4	OCL Elective course	3
Physical Sciences course from degree list	3	OCL Elective course	3
General Education course	3	General Education course	3
Free Elective course	3	Life Sciences course from degree list	4
	16		16
Third Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
LEAD 340	3	ALEC 393	6
LEAD 230	3	LEAD 321	3
LEAD 320	3	LEAD 380	3
General Education course	4	General Education course	4
Free Elective course	3
	16		16
Fourth Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
ALEC 451	2	LEAD 480	3
LEAD 360	3	OCL Elective course	3
OCL Elective course	4	Free Elective course	4
Free Elective course	4	Free Elective course	3
Free Elective course	3	Free Elective course	3
	16		16
Total Hours 126

for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Organizational & Community Leadership concentration