
Curriculum
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The Ag Production program consists of 59 credits of required courses, 4 credits of enterprise labs and 15 credits of ag elective courses. A complete list of all the courses available for the enterprise labs and concentration courses can be found on the bottom of the page. Choose the courses that are appropriate to your area of study.
| Core Requirement |
| Concentration Area Requirement |
| General Education Requirement |
| Elective |
| Freshman Fall Semester | ||
| AGA-156 | Intro to Soils | 3 |
| BCA-212 | Introduction to Business Computer Application | 3 |
| AGA-111 | Basic First Aid/Life Support | 1 |
| AGC-936 | Occupational Experience | 3 |
| AGS-114 | Survey of the Animal Industry | 2 |
| SDV-090 | College 101 | 0 |
| BUS-161 | Human Relations | 3 |
| Elective Courses (see list below) | 2 | |
| Total Credits - Fall Freshman | 17 | |
| Freshman Spring Semester | ||
| AGA-284 | Pesticide Application Certification | 3 |
| AGA-114 | Principles of Agronomy | 3 |
| AGC-936 | Occupational Experience | 3 |
| AGS-319 | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| MAT-110 | Math for Liberal Arts | |
| COM-781 | Written Communications in the Workplace OR | 3 |
| ENG-105 | Comp I | |
| Elective Courses (see list below) | 2 | |
| Total Credits - Spring Freshman | 17 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| AGC-317 | Agriculture Field Studies | 1 |
| AGB-437 | Commodity Marketing | 3 |
| AGM-203 | Ag Welding | 2 |
| AGA-131 | Plant Physiology | 2 |
| AGA-374 | Pest Identification | 1 |
| Elective Courses (see list below) | 1 | |
| Total Credits - Summer | 12 | |
| Sophomore Fall Semester | ||
| ACC-111 | Intro to Accounting | 3 |
| SPC-101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| AGB-327 | Prin of Farm Bus Mgmt | 2 |
| AGB-281 | Computerized Agriculture Accounting | 1 |
| AGM-102 | Farm Equipment Maintenance OR | 1 |
| AGP-242 | Precision Ag Applications | |
| AGC-936 | Occupational Experience | 3 |
| Elective Courses (see list below) | 4 | |
| Total Credits - Fall Sophomore | 17 | |
| Sophomore Spring Semester | ||
| AGB-466 | Agriculture Finance | 3 |
| AGC-210 | Employment Seminar | 1 |
| Elective Courses (see list below) | 10 | |
| Total Credits - Spring Sophomore | 14 | |
| Select Ag Electives courses from the approved list below for a total of 19 credits. At least 4 credits must be taken from the Enterprise Lab List. Ag Elective Courses: |
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| AGA-218 | Grain Harvest Handling Drying Equipment | 2 |
| AGA-352 | Soil Science & Fertilizer | 2 |
| AGA-353 | Advanced Soil Fertility | 2 |
| AGB-210 | Agricultural Law | 2 |
| AGB-436 | Grain Merchandising | 3 |
| AGC-936 | Occupational Experience | 3 |
| AGS-240 | Animal Health | 2 |
| AGS-400 | Swine Production I | 2 |
| AGS-510 | Swine Confinement Systems | 2 |
| AGS-511 | Advanced Swine Confinement Management | 2 |
| AGS-522 | Swine Grower Finisher Management | 2 |
| AGS-529 | Swine Reproduction and Management | 2 |
| AGS-556 | Intro to Beef Cow Production | 2 |
| AGS-557 | Advanced Beef Cow Production | 2 |
| AGS-558 | Grazing Systems & Forage Management | 2 |
| AGS-559 | Beef Feedlot Production | 2 |
| AGS-561 | Advanced Beef Production | 2 |
| Enterprise Labs (4 credits required): | ||
| AGA-840 | Agronomy Lab | 1 R |
| AGS-562 | Farm Enterprise Beef Feedlot | 1 R |
| AGS-565 | Farm Enterprise Swine Technician | 1 R |
| AGS-350 | Artificial Insemination of Cattle | 1 |
| AGS-563 | Farm Enterprise Experience/Cow-Calf | 1 |
| AGS-564 | Farm Enterprise Forage Management | 1 |
| AGS-566 | Farm Enterprise Swine Management | |
