Agriculture | A.S.

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Students in the Agriculture program should plan their courses with the assistance of a faculty advisor after checking the requirements of the college to which they intend to transfer. Electives should be chosen carefully according to the desired major at the transfer institution and based on frequent consultation with the assigned Edison State faculty advisor. The courses listed reflect the minimum requirements for the Associate of Science degree. Following the General Degree Requirements will ensure that all degree and transfer requirements will be met. Additional courses or courses with higher credit value may be taken in order to meet the requirements of the major at the transfer institution.

Semester 1

AGR 101S Introduction to Agriculture	3	►Meet with advisor to align student education plan. ►Meet with transfer school representative regarding general education core requirements. ►Send high school transcript. ►Send college transcript (if applicable).
BIO 121S Intro Biology: Cells/Genetics/Evolution	4
COM 121S Fundamentals of Communication	3
ENG 121S Composition I	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective¹	3
Credit Hours	16
¹To be chosen from PSY 121S or SOC 121S.

Semester 2

AGR 121S Agribusiness I	3	►Complete FAFSA for next academic year. ►Apply for Edison State scholarship(s).
BIO 122S Animals, Plants, Ecology	4
ENG 122S Composition II	3
Math Elective¹	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective ♦ ²	3
Credit Hours	16
¹To be chosen from MTH 122S or MTH 125S.

Semester 3

AGR 131S Introduction to Animal Science OR	4	►Apply to transfer institution.
AGR 151S Introduction to Agronomy
AGR 221S Agribusiness II	3
ECO 221S Principles of Microeconomics	3
HUM 121S Introduction to Humanities	3
Humanities Elective ♦ ²	3
Credit Hours	16

Semester 4

AGR 171S Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering OR	3	►Complete FAFSA for next academic year. ►Apply for scholarship(s) with transfer institution. ►Student must complete diversity elective.²
AGR 229S Agriculture Finance
AGR 210S Current Issues in Agriculture OR	3
AGR 291L Internship Experience AND
AGR 291R Internship Seminar
GLG 121S Physical Geology	4
Humanities Elective ♦ ²	3
Credit Hours	13

Total Credit Hours | 61

♦ Student must work with advisor to determine appropriate course(s) based upon transfer school.
²Student is required to complete one designated diversity course to be chosen from social/behavioral sciences or humanities courses:
ANT 121S, GEO 123S, HST 224S, MUS 127S, REL 121S or SOC 224S.