Agricultural Leadership & Science Education: Agricultural Science Education, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education, Agricultural Science 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 Science Education concentration prepares students to teach agricultural science, agribusiness, agricultural mechanics and horticulture in Illinois high schools. State of Illinois certification requirements include a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment experience in agriculture. Teacher certification students must maintain a 2.5 GPA or above to remain in good standing. Review procedures are provided by the Council on Teacher Education.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership & Science Education, Agricultural Science 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 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Science Education Concentration Required | 53-55 | |
| AGED 250 | Observation and Program Analys 2 | 4 |
| AGED 350 | Early Field Experience | 3 |
| AGED 420 | Curr Design & Instruction | 3 |
| AGED 450 | Program Delivery and Eval | 4 |
| CI 473 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| EPS 201 | Foundations of Education | 3-4 |
| or EPS 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 | Intro Food Science & Nutrition | 3 |
| TSM 100 | Technical Systems in Agr | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to Leadership Studies | ||
| Training Needs Assessment | ||
| Leadership Ethics & Pluralism | ||
| Advanced Leadership Studies | ||
| Leadership in Groups and Teams | ||
| Foundations of Ag & Extn Ed | ||
| Youth Development Programs | ||
| Adult Learning Principles | ||