Agricultural Leadership & Science Education: Agricultural Leadership Education, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education, Agricultural Leadership Education concentration
program website: https://aged.illinois.edu/
program faculty: Agricultural Education Faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
The Bachelor of Science with a Major in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education curriculum prepares students for positions requiring expertise in formal and non-formal education. Examples include teaching agriculture in the public schools; cooperative extension work; training and program development; and other education-related positions in agricultural and environmental agencies and businesses.
A minimum of 126 hours is required for graduation. Students pursuing this major select from two concentrations: agricultural leadership education or agricultural science education. Students completing the agricultural science education concentration will be eligible for Illinois teacher certification in agricultural education, and will have instruction in key pedagogical areas as well as agriculture. For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education (www.cote.illinois.edu/).
The Agricultural Leadership Education concentration prepares students for educational leadership, training and outreach positions in agricultural, extension, community and governmental agencies. Coursework focuses on designing educational/training programs, making professional presentations, leadership development, teaching/training methods and interpersonal communications. A 4 to 12-week business/agency summer internship is required. The curriculum provides the flexibility for students to specialize in a chosen area of agriculture.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education, Agricultural Leadership Education concentration
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Writing and Research and Public Speaking (or equivalent (see college Composition I requirement)) | ||
| Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Select from campus approved list. AGED 230 is recommended. | 3-4 | |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| Select one Western cultures course, one non-Western cultures course and one U.S. minority cultures course from campus approved lists. | 9 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-5 | |
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Applied Statistical Methods | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Intro to Statistics | ||
| Intro to Social Statistics | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| CHEM 102 & CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| Physical science - select from campus approved list. | 3-4 | |
| CPSC 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | 4 |
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | 4 |
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | 4 |
| ACES Required | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| Agricultural Leadership and Science Education Required | ||
| AGED 100 | Intro to Ag & Leadership Ed 1 | 2 |
| AGED 220 | Prog Del in Ag & Leadership Ed | 3 |
| AGED 230 | Leadership Communications | 3 |
| AGED 421 | Teaching Strategies in AGED | 3 |
| Required Concentration | 42-55 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | Not required for transfer students. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Leadership Education Concentration Required Hours: | 42-49 | |
| ACE 231 | Food and Agribusiness Mgt | 3 |
| ANSC 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 |
| FSHN 101 | Intro Food Science & Nutrition | 3 |
| or FSHN 120 | Contemporary Nutrition | |
| HORT 100 | Introduction to Horticulture | 3 |
| AGED 260 | Intro to Leadership Studies | 3 |
| AGED 280 | Training Needs Assessment | 2 |
| AGED 293 | Ag Leadership Internship | 1-6 |
| AGED 300 | Training and Development | 4 |
| AGED 310 | Prof Dev in Leadership Ed | 2 |
| AGED 340 | Leadership Ethics & Pluralism | 3 |
| AGED 380 | Leadership in Groups and Teams | 3 |
| AGED 451 | Professional Dev in Ag Ed | 2 |
| AGED 480 | Collaborative Leadership | 3-4 |
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Advanced Leadership Studies | ||
| Foundations of Ag & Extn Ed | ||
| Youth Development Programs | ||
| Adult Learning Principles | ||
| Mgmt and Organizational Beh | ||
| Industrial Org Psych | ||