Wine Business and Entrepreneurship, AAS

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The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Wine Business and Entrepreneurship is designed to prepare students to own and manage their own winery or vineyard. This academic guide is based on the 2023-2024 Missouri State University-West Plains Catalog. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

General Education Requirements

BIO 101 - Biology in Your World Credit Hours: 3
BIO 111 - Laboratory for Biology in Your World Credit Hours: 1
ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3
IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
MTH 100 - Intermediate Applied Mathematics Credit Hours: 2 or higher (except MTH 197 and MTH 297 )

Physics:

Select three (3) credit hours

PHY 100 - Survey of Physics with Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
OR
VIN 106 - Physics for the Wine Industry Credit Hours: 3

Civics:

Select three (3) credit hours

HST 121 - Survey of US History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
HST 122 - Survey of US History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
PLS 101 - American Democracy and Citizenship Credit Hours: 3

Communications / Writing II:

Select six (6) credit hours

COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ENG 221 - Writing II: Writing for the Professions Credit Hours: 3
MGT 286 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3

General Education Total Credit Hours: 24

Agriculture Business Requirements

ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
QBA 237 - Basic Business Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Agriculture Business Total Credit Hours: 6

Wine Business & Entrepreneurship

VIN 111 - Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment Credit Hours: 3
VIN 130 - New Wine Business Feasibility Credit Hours: 3
VIN 132 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting for Wine Businesses Credit Hours: 3
VIN 146 - Introduction to Enology Credit Hours: 3
VIN 202 - Legal Aspects of Vineyard and Winery Operations Credit Hours: 3
VIN 250 - Equipment Technology for the Entrepreneur Credit Hours: 3
VIN 270 - Marketing for the Small Winery Credit Hours: 2
VIN 275 - Financial Management for the Wine Business Entrepreneur Credit Hours: 3
VIN 285 - Addressing Human Resources Credit Hours: 3
VIN 290 - Vineyard and Winery Safety Credit Hours: 3
VIN 295 - Developing a Business Plan for a Commercial Vineyard/Winery Credit Hours: 3

VIN Electives:

Select a minimum of at least two (2) credit hours

VIN 272 - Winery Tasting Room Management Credit Hours: 2
VIN 280 - Winery Establishment and Design Credit Hours: 2

Wine Business & Entrepreneurship Total Credit Hours: 34

Total Credit Hours Required 64

Degree Notes:

Math requirements exclude MTH 197 and MTH 297.
Students are required to complete a minimum of three (3) credit hours of math regardless of placement.
Electives must be approved by the department.
Students should confirm transferability of courses with their transfer university before completing courses at MSU-WP.
Some VIN courses are not eligible for Missouri A+ funding.
Students must register for VIN classes through the VESTA portal at https://www.vesta-usa.org/Students