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Agriculture, Associate of Science with an Emphasis


  • Academic Year: 2019-2020
  • Division / Department: Math, Sciences & Agriculture / Agriculture
  • Degree Code: AS.AGRICULTURE
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Students knowledgeable in agricultural science and management have a full spectrum of career paths from which to choose. Individuals with a background in agriculture work in private and governmental industries in such fields as agricultural engineering, agronomy, animal breeding and genetics, animal nutrition, soil science, and wildlife science.

The recommended curriculum below is designed to meet the requirements of the core curriculum leading to an A.S. degree, with a special emphasis in agriculture. It will provide students with a general background in agriculture, as well as the opportunity to take more specific electives in order to pursue a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution.

Marketable Skills

1. Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, both written and orally, to evaluate options and implement solutions.

2. Develop qualitative and quantitative skills using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions and approaches to agricultural challenges.

3. Work effectively with others to develop teamwork and leadership skills.

4. Adopt time management skills and meet deadlines by completing a variety of tasks.

5. Understand and identify the role agriculture has on society, and how current agricultural practices will impact the future.

Semester I

AGRI 1131 The Agricultural Industry 1 hours
AGRI 1309 Computers in Agriculture 3 hours
Biology (college-level) or
Chemistry (college-level) or
Environmental Science (college-level)
4 hours
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 hours
HIST 1301 United States History I 3 hours
PSYC 1100 Learning Framework or
EDUC 1100 Learning Framework
1 hours
15 hours

Semester II

MATH 1314 College Algebra 3 hours
Biology (college-level) or
Chemistry (college-level) or
Environmental Science (college-level)
4 hours
Creative Arts elective 3 hours
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking 3 hours
HIST 1302 United States History II 3 hours
16 hours

Semester III

GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3 hours
AGRI 1319 Introductory Animal Science 3 hours
AGRI 1119 Intro Animal Science Lab 1 hours
AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics 3 hours
Social/Behavioral Science elective 3 hours
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods 3 hours
16 hours

Semester IV

GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3 hours
AGRI 1307 Agronomy 3 hours
AGRI 1107 Agronomy Lab 1 hours
Language, Philosophy, & Culture elective 3 hours
Agriculture (college-level) 3 hours
13 hours
Total hours:60 hours

Agriculture

AGRI 1107 Agronomy Lab 1 hours
AGRI 1115 Horticulture Lab 1 hours
AGRI 1119 Intro Animal Science Lab 1 hours
AGRI 1131 The Agricultural Industry 1 hours
AGRI 1307 Agronomy 3 hours
AGRI 1309 Computers in Agriculture 3 hours
AGRI 1315 Horticulture 3 hours
AGRI 1319 Introductory Animal Science 3 hours
AGRI 1329 Principles of Food Science 3 hours
AGRI 1407 Agronomy 4 hours
AGRI 1415 Horticulture 4 hours
AGRI 1419 Introductory Animal Science 4 hours
AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics 3 hours
AGRI 2330 Wildlife Conservation and Management 3 hours

Biology

BIOL 1108 Biology for Non-Science Majors I Lab 1 hours
BIOL 1109 Biology for Non-Science Majors II Lab 1 hours
BIOL 1308 Biology for Non-Science Majors I 3 hours
BIOL 1309 Biology for Non-Science Majors II 3 hours
BIOL 1322 Nutrition & Diet Therapy 3 hours
BIOL 1406 Biology for Science Majors I 4 hours
BIOL 1407 Biology for Science Majors II 4 hours
BIOL 1408 Biology for Non-Science Majors I 4 hours
BIOL 1409 Biology for Non-Science Majors II 4 hours
BIOL 1411 General Botany 4 hours
BIOL 1413 General Zoology 4 hours
BIOL 2389 Academic Cooperative 3 hours
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 hours
BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 hours
BIOL 2404 Anatomy & Physiology (specialized) 4 hours
BIOL 2420 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors 4 hours

Chemistry

CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 1409 General Chemistry for Engineering Majors 4 hours
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II 4 hours
CHEM 2389 Academic Cooperative 3 hours
CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II 4 hours

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation 3 hours
ARTS 1303 Art History I (Prehistoric to the 14th Century) 3 hours
ARTS 1304 Art History II (14th Century to the Present) 3 hours
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theater 3 hours
DRAM 2361 History of Theater I 3 hours
DRAM 2362 History of Theater II 3 hours
HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1308 Music Literature I 3 hours
MUSI 1309 Music Literature II 3 hours
MUSI 1310 American Music 3 hours

Environmental Science

ENVR 1101 Environmental Science I (lab) 1 hours
ENVR 1102 Environmental Science II (lab) 1 hours
ENVR 1301 Environmental Science I (lecture) 3 hours
ENVR 1302 Environmental Science II - Lecture 3 hours
ENVR 1401 Environmental Science I (lecture + lab) 4 hours
ENVR 1402 Environmental Science II 4 hours

Language, Philosophy, & Culture

ENGL 2321 British Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2322 British Literature I 3 hours
ENGL 2323 British Literature II 3 hours
ENGL 2326 American Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2327 American Literature I: Up to the Civil War 3 hours
ENGL 2328 American Literature II: Civil War to the Present 3 hours
ENGL 2331 World Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2332 World Literature I: Up to the 17th Century 3 hours
ENGL 2333 World Literature II: 17th Century to the Present 3 hours
ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature 3 hours
FREN 2311 Intermediate French I 3 hours
GERM 2311 Intermediate German I 3 hours
HUMA 1301 Introduction to Humanities I 3 hours
HUMA 1302 Introduction to Humanities II 3 hours
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 1304 Introduction to World Religions 3 hours
PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I 3 hours
SGNL 2301 Intermediate ASL I 3 hours

Social/Behavioral Science

ANTH 2351 Cultural Anthropology 3 hours
CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hours
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics 3 hours
ENGR 2308 Engineering Economics 3 hours
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 hours
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
SOCI 1306 Social Problems 3 hours
SOCI 2326 Social Psychology 3 hours
SOCW 2361 Introduction to Social Work 3 hours