Agricultural & Extension Education

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Curriculum

Agricultural Science - Communications Minor

The Agricultural Science - Communications Minor is designed to prepare students for one of the numerous careers in agricultural communications. This minor is offered in collaboration with the College of Communications. Current minors available to agriculture majors are in the areas of Broadcasting, Journalism/Public Relations and Speech Communications. An interdisciplinary minor is also available.

FRESHMAN YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agriculture and Natural Resources	100	1
Agriculture and Natural Resources	290	3
Animal Science	160	3
Biology	130-140	8
English	101-102	6
Mathematics	119 and (123 or 125)	6
Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems	110	3
Total Hours		30

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agricultural & Extension Education	211	3
Agricultural Economics	212	3
Food Sciences & Technology	140	3
Biosystems Engineering Technology	202	3
Chemistry	100-110 or 120-130	8
Environmental & Soil Sciences	210	4
Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems	235	3
Economics	210	4
Speech	210 or 240	3
Total Hours		34

JUNIOR YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
Agricultural Economics	342	3
Animal Science	220	3
Entomology & Plant Pathology	313 or 321	3
1History Elective		3
1Humanities Elective		3
Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems	430	3
2Communications Minor		12
Total Hours		30

SENIOR YEAR
Course	Course Number	Credit Hours
2Communications Minor		6
Agriculture & Natural Resources Electives		9
Animal Science	381	3
1History Elective		3
1Humanities Elective		3
Social Sciences Elective		3
Free Electives		3
Total Hours		30
TOTAL HOURS		124

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.

²Students should select one of the minors offered in the College of Communications (See College of Communications listing in the college catalog).