Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Agriculture Education

If you have decided to teach agriculture courses, your certification will be for Grades 5-12. You should declare a major in the appropriate content area, and you will also take specified courses in professional education. This program includes EDU 250 or equivalent, PSY 310, EXED 330, EDU 489, one or more methods courses, and MGE/SEC 490. The following modules are covered in the first year ENG 100 - Introduction to College Writing; ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature; AGRI 108 - Rural Sociology; General Education Course B; ANSC 140/141 - Introduction to Animal Science (with a Lab); AGRO 110/111 - Introduction to Plant Science (with a Lab); MATH 116 - College Algebra; COMM 161 - Business and Professional Speaking; AGRI 175 - University Experience - Agriculture; HIST 119 - Western Civilization to 1648 OR HIST 120 - Western Civilization Since 1648. In second year, students are offered with the following modules: AGED 250 - Introduction to Teacher Education in Agriculture; AGED 475 - Youth Development in Ag Ed; PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology; AGMC 170/171 - Introduction to Agriculture Mechanization (with a Lab); General Education Course A-II; General Education Course E; CHEM 105/106 - Fundamentals of Chemistry (with a Lab); CHEM 107/108 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (with a Lab); HED 100 - Personal Health; AGRI 291 - Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation OR AGRI 491 - Data Analysis and Interpretation. Under third year, they will study the following modules ENG 300 - Writing in the Disciplines; ANSC 240/241 - Livestock Management (with a Lab); PSY 310 - Educational Psychology: Development and Learning; SPED 330; AGEC 360 - Agricultural Economics; AGMC 371/372 - Agricultural Mechanics (with a Lab); AGRO 320 - Crop Physiology OR ANSC 345 - Principles of Animal Nutrition; AGEC 361 - Farm Management; BIOL 120/121 - Biological Concepts: Cell Metabolism and Genetics (with a Lab); HORT 316/317 - Greenhouse Production (with a Lab) OR HORT 475 - Selected Topics in Agriculture; AGRI 398 - Seminar; AGRI 398 - Seminar. The fourth year study includes the following modules: AGED 470 - Methods of Teaching in Agriculture Education; EDU 489 - Student Teaching Seminar; AGED 471 - Organization and Planning in Agricultural Education; SEC 490 - Student Teaching; AGRO 350/351 - Soils (with a Lab); AGRI 494 - Contemporary Agricultural Issues; and General Education Course B.