About the Courses
All courses in MATH and AAEC 2305 must be completed with a grade of C or better.
§ Electives: The degree program consists of 20 elective hours including 9 hours of required electives chosen from upper-level Business Administration, ECO, PFP/PFI, and AAEC courses not required elsewhere (this excludes AAEC 4000 and may include AAEC 4301 for students wanting undergraduate research experience), and 11 hours of free electives chosen from any other courses not used elsewhere in the degree program. Approved internship hours may count as free electives. Suggested courses for students interested in specific areas are as follows:
Agricultural Business Management: Choose electives from AAEC 3303, AAEC 4317, and appropriate upper-level courses in BA or ECO, such as BA 3301, BA 3303, BA 3304, or BA 3305, ECO 3320. (To take BA courses, students may need to decla
All courses in MATH and AAEC 2305 must be completed with a grade of C or better.
§ Electives: The degree program consists of 20 elective hours including 9 hours of required electives chosen from upper-level Business Administration, ECO, PFP/PFI, and AAEC courses not required elsewhere (this excludes AAEC 4000 and may include AAEC 4301 for students wanting undergraduate research experience), and 11 hours of free electives chosen from any other courses not used elsewhere in the degree program. Approved internship hours may count as free electives. Suggested courses for students interested in specific areas are as follows:
Agricultural Business Management: Choose electives from AAEC 3303, AAEC 4317, and appropriate upper-level courses in BA or ECO, such as BA 3301, BA 3303, BA 3304, or BA 3305, ECO 3320. (To take BA courses, students may need to declare a business minor.)
Agricultural Production (Farm or Ranch) Management: Select electives from AAEC 4317 and appropriate courses in PSS, ANSC, NRM, and BLAW.
Modules
First Year
Fall
Lab Science 4 Semester Credit Hours *
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
Ag. Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours †
Total: 16
Spring
Lab Science 4 Semester Credit Hours *
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 2305 - Fundamentals of Agricultural and Applied Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
AGSC 2301 - Agribusiness Data Analysis and Modeling with Spreadsheets 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 16
Second Year
Fall
ECO 2302 - Principles of Economics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2311 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ACOM 2302 - Scientific Communications in Agriculture and Natural Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Multicultural; or Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours ‡
Total: 15
Spring
AAEC 3301 - Agribusiness Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 3302 - Agribusiness Finance 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture; Multicultural; or Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours ‡
Total: 15
Third Year
Fall
AAEC 3315 - Agricultural Price Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 2401 - Agricultural Statistics 4 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours §
Total: 16
Spring
ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECO 3311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 4319 - Agribusiness Enterprise Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 3100 - Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours §
AAEC 3316 - Applied Risk Analysis and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total: 16
Fourth Year
Fall
AAEC Curriculum Group 6 Semester Credit Hours #
AAEC 4312 - Applied Optimization Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
AAEC 4302 - Statistical Methods in Agricultural Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives 5 Semester Credit Hours §
Total: 14
Spring
AAEC Curriculum Group 6 Semester Credit Hours #
Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours §