The Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications B.S. - Agricultural Education Emphasis is designed to prepare graduates for careers as teachers at the high school level, as well as leaders within the agricultural industry and related governmental agencies. A graduate with this major should possess competencies in technical and production agriculture, methods and techniques of teaching, planning courses and programs for classroom instruction, and organizing and conducting community and on-farm agricultural instruction and demonstration programs. This major requires a minimum 2.75 GPA.
| Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| See the Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Required courses in the major | ||
| AG 1131 | Intro To Agriculture | 1 |
| ANS 1319 | Introduction to Animal Science * | 3 |
| ANS 1119 | Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory | 1 |
| AEC 2317 | Agricultural Economics * | 3 |
| or AEC 314 | Farm Management | |
| ALC 3311 | Contemporary Issues in Agriculture Leadership, Education, and Communications | 3 |
| AGED 3301 | Experiential Learning and Leadership | 3 |
| AGED 371 | Agricultural & Youth Leadershi | 3 |
| ALC 4301 | Professional Presentations in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications | 3 |
| ALC 4312 | Senior Portfolio in Agricultural Leadership and Communications | 3 |
| Choose one of the following sequences: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Horticulture and Introduction to Horticulture Laboratory * | ||
or | ||
| Introduction to Plant Science & Agronomy and Applied Plant Science Lab * | ||
| Agricultural Education Emphasis | ||
| FDSC 1329 | Principles of Food Science | 3 |
| AGED 2301 | Agricultural Education Fundamentals and Curriculum Design | 3 |
| AMC 2303 | Agricultural Welding Techniques | 3 |
| AMC 315 | Agri Systms Technology Mgmt | 3 |
| ANS 317 | Livestock Management Techniques | 3 |
| PLS 309 | Soil Science | 3 |
| PLS 329 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
| PLS 303 | Introduction to Floral Design | 3 |
| or PLS 430 | Greenhouse Management | |
| AG 423 | Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| AMC 428 | Laboratory Management in Agricultural Mechanization | 3 |
| PSY 300 | Learning Processes and Development | 3 |
| RDG 380 | Comprehension and Vocabulary in Middle and High Schools | 3 |
| AGED 3300 | Introduction to the Profession of Agricultural Education | 3 |
| AGED 470 | Methods of Teaching Agricultural Science and Technology | 3 |
| AGED 471 | The Program of Instruction in Agricultural Science and Technology | 3 |
| AGED 404 | Supervised Experience Programs | 3 |
| AGED 465 | Student Tch Secondary Sch | 6 |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
This course fulfills the Core Curriculum Requirements
A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in all courses in this Major with the exception of the Support Course a grade of “D” is acceptable.
Students must earn a 2.75 GPA to be eligible for teacher certification.
