Agriculture, AAS

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The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Agriculture prepares students for a careerinthe agriculture field. The AAS in Agriculture provides students with a fundamentalknowledge in animal science, plant science, soils and agricultural business, plusadditional agriculture courses to meet their individual career goals. 60 Credit Hours

General Education Requirements

CIS 101 - Computers for Learning Credit Hours: 3
COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3

IDS:

Select two (2) credit hours

IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
IDS 115 - Career Exploration Credit Hours: 1

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

Mathematical Science:

Select three (3) credit hours

MGT 130 - Business Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
OR
MTH 100 - Intermediate Applied Mathematics Credit Hours: 2 or higher (except MTH 197 and MTH 297 )
OR
TEC 101 - Fundamental Math Skills for the Trades Credit Hours: 2

General Education Total Credit Hours: 17

Agricultural Requirements

AGR 101 - Animal Science Credit Hours: 4
AGR 103 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 4
AGR 112 - Introduction to Agricultural Business Credit Hours: 3
AGR 215 - Soils Credit Hours: 3
AGR 297 - Global Agriculture and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
AGR 299 - Internship in Agriculture/Veterinary Assistantship Credit Hours: 1-3

Agriculture Electives:

Select 23 credit hours of AGR or other electives as approved by thedepartment.

Agriculture Total Credit Hours: 43

Total Credit Hours Required 60

Degree Notes:

Math requirements exclude MTH 197 and MTH 297 .
Students are required to complete a minimum of three (3) credit hours of mathregardlessof placement.
Electives must be approved by the department.
Students should confirm transferability of courses with their transfer universitybeforecompleting courses at MSU-WP.