To pursue a Master of Science degree, the student must be accepted by a member of the Graduate Faculty from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Acceptance will be based on admission to the Graduate School, scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), undergraduate grade point average, and availability of qualified advisors in the desired area. Students may choose either the Option I (thesis) or Option II (non-thesis) program.
(30 semester hours minimum)
| Thesis (6 semester hours) | ||
| AG 518 | Thesis (6 semester hours required) | 3-6 |
Only 6 semester hours of credit for 518 per degree will be given upon satisfactory completion of the requirement | ||
| Required Courses (9 semester hours) | ||
| AG 505 | Statistical Methods in Agriculture | 3 |
| AG 506 | Advanced Statistical Methods in Agriculture | 3 |
| AG 532 | Sci Meth Ag Research | 3 |
| Electives (15 semester hours) | ||
Additional 15 hours to be selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor. A minimum of nine elective hours must be earned in an Agricultural discipline. A minor is not required but if a student chooses to complete a minor, the required course work is four courses taken from a subject area that complements the student's major. A student must satisfy departmental comprehensive exam requirements of a minor. | ||
| Advisor Approved Graduate Ag Electives (9 semester hours) | 9 | |
| Advisor Approved Graduate Electives (6 semester hours) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
(36 semester hours minimum)
| Required Courses (6 semester hours) | ||
| AG 505 | Statistical Methods in Agriculture | 3 |
| AG 595 | Research Lit Techniques (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| Electives (30 semester hours) | ||
30 semester hours of additional courses to be selected by the student in consultation with his/her advisor. A minimum of 18 hours must be earned in an Agricultural discipline. | ||
| Advisor Approved Graduate Ag Electives | 18 | |
| Advisor Approved Graduate Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Research (6 semester hours required) | ||
| AG 595 | Research Lit Techniques (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| or AFE 595 | Research Literature and Techniques | |
| AG 504 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| or AG 505 | Statistical Methods in Agriculture | |
Directed Electives in AG/AFE (12 semester hours from the following) | ||
| AG 503 | Adult Education | 3 |
| AG 512 | Methods of Technol Change | 3 |
| AFE 570 | Instructional Management | 3 |
| AFE 571 | Program Development | 3 |
| AFE 572 | Special Populations | 3 |
| AFE 573 | Practicum in Teaching | 3 |
| AFE 574 | Assessment & Evaluation | 3 |
| AFE 575 | Community Leadership & Development | 3 |
| AFE 579 | Field Experience in Teaching | 3 |
| AFE 589 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
| AFE 597 | Special Topics | 0-4 |
School Leadership emphasis courses (21 hours from the following) | ||
| EDAD 515 | Leading Effective Schools | 3 |
| EDAD 519 | GLB/Designing Curriculum | 3 |
| EDAD 526 | Using Law in Educational Practice | 3 |
| EDAD 569 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDAD 507 | Using Evaluation and Data to Improve Learning | 3 |
| EDAD 554 | GLB/Leading the Learning Community | 3 |
| EDAD 510 | Leading Learning Communities Reflective Practicum | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Note: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
