Ag Business (CRT.AGBUS)

The Agriculture Business certificate program is designed to prepare students for employment in beginning management and sales capacities in agriculture businesses including elevators, fertilizer companies and feed companies.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.
Catalog Term Year: 2020 Spring
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Hours
AGR-040
Agricultural Mathematics 
+ OR
MAT-116
General Education Math 
*
2.5
AGR-052
Principles of Crop Production 
+ OR
AGR-204
Prin/Field Crop Science 
+++
3.0
AGR-060
Animal Husbandry 
+
3.0
AGR-050
Soils 
+ OR
AGR-205
Intro/Soil Science 
3.5
AGR-131
Agriculture Business Financing 
+
2.0
AGR-134
Business Analysis/Records 
+
2.0
--- ---
Elective 
2.0

Semester Totals
18.0
Second Semester
AGR-049
OSHA/Ag Mach Safety 
+++
1.0
AGR-111
Intro to Agriculture Software 
+++
2.0
AGR-123
Marketing of Ag Products 
+++
2.5
AGR-132
Retailing/Agri Supplies 
+++
2.0
AGR-133
Agriculture Salesmanship 
+++
2.5
AGR-041
Supervised Occupational Exp I 
+++
3.5

Semester Totals
13.5
Summer Term
AGR-120
Agriculture Economics 
++++ OR
AGR-207
Intro/Ag Economics 
3.0
AGR-053
Integrated Pest Management 
++++
3.0
AGR-042
Supervised Ocupational Exp II 
++++
2.5

Semester Totals
8.5

Total Program Hours

40.0
Suggested Electives
AGR-124
Farm Credit and Finance 
**+++
2.0
AGR-051
Soil Fertility 
**+++
2.5
AGR-063
Animal Nutrition 
**+++
2.5
AGR-151
GPS/Applications in Ag 
**+
3.0
AGR-152
Intensive Crop Scouting 
**+++
3.0