Agricultural & Extension Education

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Curriculum

Agricultural Science - Agricultural Education Concentration

The Agricultural Science - Agricultural Education concentration is designed to prepare students to meet teacher certification requirements for agricultural education in the public schools. Teacher certification is given in collaboration with the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Progression toward completion of a degree and licensure in agricultural education requires acceptance to the Teacher Education Program by a board of admissions. The admissions process begins at the time of matriculation to UT whether the student enters as a freshman or transfer student.
Students must maintain a 2.7 undergraduate cumulative GPA to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. It is important to note that all professional education courses must be passed with a minimum letter grade of “C” or better or they must be repeated.

FRESHMAN YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agriculture and Natural Resources	100	1
Agriculture and Natural Resources	290	3
Animal Science	160 or 280	3
Biology	101-102 or 130-140	8
English	101-102	6
Mathematics	119 and (123 or 125)	6
Economics	201	4
Total Hours		31

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agricultural Economics	212	3
Agricultural & Extension Education	211	3
1Humanities Elective		3
Agricultural & Extension Education	201	1
Biosystems Engineering Technology	202	3
Chemistry	100-110 or 120-130	8
Environmental and Soil Sciences	210	4
Food Science & Technology	269	3
Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems	110 and 235	6
Speech	210	3
Total Hours		36

JUNIOR YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agricultural Economics	342	3
Agricultural & Extension Education	345	3
Educational Psychology	210	3
Cultural Studies	400	2
Education Psychology	401	2
Special Education	402	2
Entomology & Plant Pathology	313 or 321	3
1Agricultural Sciences Elective		3
1History Elective		3
1Health Elective		3
Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems	430	3
Total Hours		30

SENIOR YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agricultural and Extension Education	434	3
Agricultural and Extension Education	435 and 436	12
Agricultural and Extension Education	420	2
Biosystems Engineering Technology	452	3
Animal Science	381	3
1History Elective		3
1Humanities Elective		3
Total Hours		29
TOTAL HOURS		126

¹Lists of appropriate electives are available and should be selected in conference with academic advisor. Students are encouraged to take some of the history and humanities courses at the 300 and 400 level. 3 hours of the humanities, history, social sciences electives must be a writing emphasis course.