Business Administration/Agricultural Business Option

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The Business Administration major with the agricultural business option integrates agriculture, economics, and business administration to prepare students for professional careers in the agribusiness sector. These include positions in agricultural finance, product development, marketing and distribution, and agribusiness management. Flexibility within this option allows students to concentrate in a specific area of study, including general agriculture, animal science or agronomy.

A student studying agricultural business must complete the following requirements:

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ..........32-44

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Common SOBA Requirements ..........38
Quantitative Reasoning Requirements ..........4
Auxiliary Requirements ..........4

Other Departmental Requirements:
**=Meets Thematic Studies I requirements; credits counted under General Education
Econ 364W Macroeconomics*** ..........4
**Ag 101T Introductory Animal Science **
Ag 102 Principles of Crop Production ..........4
Ag 346 Agricultural Marketing ..............................3
Plus 12 credits from the list below; at least two courses must be taken from each category:
Agriculture:
Ag 150 Farm Records and Accounts ..........3
Ag 202 Integrated Pest Management/Weed Control ..........4
Ag 204 Forage Production and Management ..........3
Ag 235 Soils and Soil Fertility ..........4
Ag 240 Principles of Animal Nutrition ..........4
Ag 300 Agricultural Issues in Society ..........3
Ag 301 Range Management ..........4
Ag 325 Beef Science ..........3
Ag 390 Special Topics ..........3

Economics:
Econ 330 Production Economics and Agribusiness ..........4
Econ 361 Managerial Economics ..........4
Econ 390 Special Topics ..........4
BA 387 Real Estate ..........4
BA 401W Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management ......3
BA 437 Internship in Business ..........3
Econ 335 Environmental Economics ..........4

Total Other Departmental Requirements ....................23

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ..........69****

FREE ELECTIVES ..........7-19

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION ..........120

***Completion of this course fulfills the Group W requirement for students in the agricultural business option.
****The 23 credits used to satisfy an option in Agricultural Business may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor or option.

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