| 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 | |
| MAT-125 | Statistics MAT-125 Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required.
Statistics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| 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 | |
| PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-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 | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | AGR Elective OR--- ---
AGR Elective | ||
| --- --- | HRT Elective --- ---
HRT Elective | 3.0 | |
| BIO-100 | Bio Science I ORBIO-100 This course provides an introduction to the fundamental processes and structures common to all living things along with their applications to society.
Bio Science I Course Outline | ||
| --- --- | AGR or HRT Elective --- ---
AGR or HRT Elective | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 16.0 | ||
| Suggested Electives | |||
| AGR-206 | Intro/Animal Science AGR-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 | 4.0 | |
| AGR-080 | Ignition & Electrical Systems AGR-080 Designed to develop a working knowledge of the concepts and components of farm power and machinery electrical systems. Discusses basic electrical principles of electromagnetism and use of electrical test meters, including the repair of ignition and charging systems.
Ignition & Electrical Systems Course Outline | 3.5 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 4.0 | |