| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I * ORENG-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 | ||
| ENG-098 | Communications I +ENG-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 | 3.0 | |
| AGR-141 | Introduction to Agroecology +AGR-141 This course introduces ecological principles as they relate to agriculture, and includes sustainable food production systems and concepts of agroecology. Also emphasized is discussion of population ecology and plant demographics, as well as the conversion from conventional to alternative production.
Introduction to Agroecology 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-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 | 2.5 | |
| AGR-050 | Soils + ORAGR-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 | ||
| AGR-205 | Intro/Soil Science AGR-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 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication ORSPE-111 Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
Intro to Speech Communication Course Outline | ||
| ENG-121 | Composition II * ORENG-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 | ||
| ENG-099 | Communications II *+++ENG-099 Students will continue to enrich the listening, speaking, and writing skills introduced in Communications I. Emphasis is placed on research, report writing, and communication skills for the upwardly mobile career student.
Communications II Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| 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 | |
| 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-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-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-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 | |
Semester Totals |
15.5 | ||
| Summer Term | |||
| AGR-042 | Supervised Ocupational 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 Ocupational Exp II Course Outline | 2.5 | |
| AGR-120 | Agriculture Economics ++++ ORAGR-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 | ||
| AGR-207 | Intro/Ag Economics AGR-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 | 3.0 | |
| AGR-145 | Biological Pest Management ++++AGR-145 Biology of pest management will discuss the pest concerns of an organic production system. The discussion will include identification, prevention, and approved control measures within an organic system.
Biological Pest Management Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
8.5 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| AGR-143 | Organic Crop Production ++++AGR-143 Organic crop production will explore the history, production, harvesting, storage, and marketing of products. State and federal laws as they relate to organic crop production will also be discussed.
Organic 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 | Supv Occup Exp 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)
Supv Occup Exp III Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HRT-201 | Introduction to Horticulture +HRT-201 A study and introduction to the principles and practices involved in the development, production and use of horticultural crops (fruits, vegetables, greenhouse, turf, nursery, floral and landscape). Course will include a broad overview of the green industry, including propagation, production and design.
Introduction to Horticulture Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| 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 | ||
| SOS-050 | Human Relations SOS-050 Provides an understanding of the human mechanism when associated with interpersonal relationships on the job. Emphasis is placed on vocational problems connected with motivation, communication, perception and how to work with others.
Human Relations Course Outline | 2.0 | |
Semester Totals |
13.5 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| 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 | |
| HED-178 | Responding to Emergencies HED-178 The purpose of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergency course is to provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life.
Responding to Emergencies Course Outline | 2.0 | |
| AGR-044 | Supv Occup Exp 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)
Supv Occup Exp IV Course Outline | 3.5 | |
| 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-163 | Forages and Pasture Management +++AGR-163 Various forage crops will be discussed including their role in today's agriculture and grassland ecology, plant physiology, nitrogen fixation, establishing and maintaining forages, and harvesting. Pasture management including identification, establishing pastures, and intensive and rotational grazing systems will be discussed.
Forages and Pasture Management Course Outline | 2.5 | |
Semester Totals |
15.5 | ||
Total Program Hours | 68.0 | ||