| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| AGR-046 | Introduction to Agricultural Occupations AGR-046 An introduction to the vast, complex business of agriculture, ways of doing business, guides for success of a person in the agricultural business of farm machinery technology and familiarizes the student with the preparation for agricultural production, business and mechanics jobs.
Introduction to Agricultural Occupations Course Outline | 1.0 | |
| AGR-205 | Intro/Soil Science ORAGR-205 Application of the basics in the physical, chemical and biological aspects in soils. Soils of Illinois and Indiana are emphasized along with concepts of fertility, conservation and field descriptions.
Intro/Soil Science Course Outline | ||
| AGR-050 | Soils AGR-050 Planned learning activities and experiences designed to cover soil development, functions of soil minerals, soil types and their class. A major study of soil types in Illinois and Indiana and their conservation practices are included.
Soils Course Outline | 3.5 | |
| AGR-206 | Intro/Animal Science ORAGR-206 Focuses on a study of beef, swine, sheep, poultry and horses and the scientific factors affecting nutrition, selection and genetics, products, environment and physiology.
Intro/Animal Science Course Outline | ||
| AGR-060 | Animal Husbandry AGR-060 Prepares students with a basic understanding of livestock care, production and management from selection through breeding and marketing of beef and dairy cattle, swine and sheep. Emphasis is placed on confinement plans and new trends.
Animal Husbandry Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| AGR-040 | Agricultural Mathematics ORAGR-040 Applications of mathematics as it applies to the operation of grain and livestock farms, agriculture business and agriculture mechanization.
Agricultural Mathematics Course Outline | ||
| MAT-115 | General Education Pathway ORMAT-115 Survey of mathematical topics including set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement and statistics. Problem-solving projects involving detailed written solutions required. Calculators and computers will be used. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-116. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
General Education Pathway Course Outline | ||
| MAT-116 | General Education Math MAT-116 Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real-life problems. Topics will include set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement, and statistics. Problem-solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used.
General Education Math Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ENG-098 | Communications I ORENG-098 Students will learn the principles of communication by listening, speaking and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication skills related to the demands of the student's career area.
Communications I Course Outline | ||
| ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway ORENG-119 Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts and writing, revising and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
Composition I Pathway Course Outline | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I ENG-120 Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words.
Composition I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| SOS-052 | Workplace Communication/Safety ORSOS-052 Provides an understanding of the human mechanism when associated with interpersonal relationship on the job. Emphasis placed on vocational motivation, communication and perception, along with Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid training to enhance safety and response skills in a workplace emergency.
Workplace Communication/Safety Course Outline | ||
| PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology ORPSY-271 Focuses on psychology as a science, presenting concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy and social psychology.
Intr/Psychology Course Outline | ||
| POS-160 | American National Government POS-160 The fundamental principles of the American Government are summarized. Such topics as federalism, civil liberties, citizenship, parties and elections, the Presidency, Congress, Judiciary and national policies and politics are discussed within the framework of the American Constitutional system.
American National Government Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.5 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| AGR-041 | Supervised Occupational Exp I AGR-041 On-the-job experience as a full-time employee in selected agriculture occupation. Must be in curriculum the degree is awarded. (Repeatable 3 Times)
Supervised Occupational Exp I Course Outline | 3.5 | |
| AGR-049 | OSHA/Ag Mach Safety AGR-049 Provides an intensified study into agricultural machinery safety. Focuses on why agricultural machinery accidents happen, how they can be prevented and how to create a safe working environment. Visual aids are utilized to display effect.
OSHA/Ag Mach Safety Course Outline | 1.0 | |
| AGR-063 | Animal Nutrition AGR-063 Covers fundamental principles of livestock nutrition with an understanding of the monogastric and ruminant digestive system, essential nutrients, feed ingredients, additives and balancing of rations. Private and commercial feed sales implications are included.
Animal Nutrition Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-112 | Computer Applic/Agriculture ORAGR-112 Covers the effective use of keyboard, manipulating agriculture files, using word processors, spreadsheets, database and presentation software and discovering available agriculture software for accounting, budgeting, record keeping and market analysis.
Computer Applic/Agriculture Course Outline | ||
| AGR-111 | Intro to Agriculture Software AGR-111 Use of computers in farm and agri-business management with emphasis on commercially available software for accounting, budgeting, record keeping and market analysis.
Intro to Agriculture Software Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| AGR-121 | Farm Business Records AGR-121 An introduction into basic farm record keeping. Prepares students to compile records associated with specific farm enterprises. Record analysis is emphasized for farm efficiency measures.
Farm Business Records Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| CHM-120 | General, Organic and Biochemistry I ORCHM-120 Fundamentals of inorganic chemistry including history, atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, gases, solids, solutions, chemical equilibria, acids, bases, salts, pH and electrochemistry.
General, Organic and Biochemistry I Course Outline | ||
| CHM-101 | Physical Science II CHM-101 An introductory discussion of chemical principles. Presents a balance between basic knowledge needed to understand the uses of chemicals and applications of chemicals in everyday life.
Physical Science II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
14.5 | ||
| Summer Term | |||
| AGR-042 | Supervised Occupational Exp II AGR-042 On-the-job experience as a full-time employee in selected agriculture occupation. Must be in curriculum the degree is awarded. (Repeatable 3 Times)
Supervised Occupational Exp II Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-053 | Integrated Pest Management AGR-053 Students will develop a working knowledge of agricultural chemicals as they relate to herbicides and insecticides. Students should have a working knowledge of calibration and maintenance of agricultural chemical equipment. Identification of major weed species and their control is emphasized.
Integrated Pest Management Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| AGR-207 | Intro/Ag Economics ORAGR-207 Principles of economics applied to problems in agriculture, marketing of agricultural products, agricultural policy and the role of agriculture in the U.S. and world economies.
Intro/Ag Economics Course Outline | ||
| AGR-120 | Agriculture Economics AGR-120 An introduction to basic economic concepts of the agricultural sector with emphasis on costs, revenue, price determination, supply and demand and farm policy.
Agriculture Economics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
8.5 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| AGR-204 | Prin/Field Crop Science ORAGR-204 Designed to develop a working and scientific knowledge of modern crop production as a germination, growth, reproduction, tillage and weed control of agricultural field crops. Emphasis is also placed on fertility, diseases and insects.
Prin/Field Crop Science Course Outline | ||
| AGR-052 | Principles of Crop Production AGR-052 Designed to develop needed skills involved in production of the major field crops in central Illinois and Indiana. Plant growth, crop choice, tillage, planting and sowing for maximum yields are emphasized.
Principles of Crop Production Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| AGR-090 | Principles of Agri Mechanics AGR-090 Covers the fundamentals of basic preventive maintenance for tractors and familiarizes the student with setting and adjusting sprayers, tillage equipment, planters and combines.
Principles of Agri Mechanics Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-043 | Supervised Occupational Experience III AGR-043 On-the-job experience as a full-time employee in selected agriculture occupation. Must be in curriculum the degree is awarded. (Repeatable 3 Times)
Supervised Occupational Experience III Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| AGR-122 | Farm Management AGR-122 Economics principles applied directly to the organization and operation of Midwest farms are discussed. Management effectiveness in cropping and livestock systems and resource utilization for maximum profit are stressed.
Farm Management Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| --- --- | Career Elective --- ---
Career Elective | 1.5 | |
Semester Totals |
12.5 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| AGR-051 | Soil Fertility AGR-051 Enables those involved with soils and crops to make intelligent and efficient use of fertilizer materials available.
Soil Fertility Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-123 | Marketing of Ag Products AGR-123 An introductory course covering farm marketing strategies, futures markets, cash markets for livestock and grain and general problems in pricing major agricultural commodities.
Marketing of Ag Products Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-124 | Farm Credit and Finance AGR-124 An introduction to financing statements, capital and credit needs of farmers, sources of credit and problems of borrowers and lenders.
Farm Credit and Finance Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| AGR-044 | Supervised Occupational Experience IV AGR-044 On-the-job experience as a full-time employee in selected agriculture occupation. Must be in curriculum the degree is awarded. (Repeatable 3 Times)
Supervised Occupational Experience IV Course Outline | 3.5 | |
| COM-111 | Intro to Speech Communication ORCOM-111 Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences.
Intro to Speech Communication Course Outline | ||
| ENG-121 | Composition II ENG-121 Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
Composition II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
13.5 | ||
Total Program Hours | 65.5 | ||
| Suggested Electives | |||
| AGR-054 | Crop Harvesting/Drying/Storage AGR-054 Fundamentals of harvesting, drying and storage. Opportunities of various systems are explored through visits to different sites and systems.
Crop Harvesting/Drying/Storage Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-151 | GPS/Applications in Ag AGR-151 This class is designed to provide students the opportunity to become familiar with global positioning systems as they relate to agriculture and develop a working knowledge of variable rate systems.
GPS/Applications in Ag Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| AGR-152 | Intensive Crop Scouting AGR-152 Scouting skills are taught with emphasis on insects and plant diseases. Life cycles, prevention and control measures are discussed.
Intensive Crop Scouting Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| CDL-043 | Dual Credit CDL Theory CDL-043
Dual Credit CDL Theory | 3.5 | |
| CDL-090 | Careers in CDL CDL-090 Designed for students interested in a career requiring a Commercial Driver's License. This course covers topics in job searching, career readiness, practical living, personal values and the impact of behaviors.
Careers in CDL Course Outline | 3.0 | |