Agricultural Sciences-Agricultural Education Grades 6-12 Concentration

Freshman Fall - 14 hours

• AGRI 111 - Introduction to Agriculture (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• ANSC 101 - General Animal Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)

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  Choose one of the following:

• MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Freshman Spring - 17 hours

• Elective - 1 hour
• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning General Education Elective  - 3 hours (Except MATH 113, MATH 170, or PHIL 102)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• AGRI 101 - Introduction to Plant Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Fall - 16 hours

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 245 - Educational Technology Foundations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 211 - Educational Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Spring - 14 hours

• AGEC 201 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• EDUC 200 - Entrance into Teacher Education (Cr. 0)
• EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multicultural and Special Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 205 - Fundamentals of Planning Instruction in Secondary Schools (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• NRCM 211 - Dendrology and Plant Communities of the Louisiana Coastal Plain (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Fall - 19 hours

• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• AGEN 302 - Shop (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• AGRO 301 - Soils (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• AGRO 331 - Agronomic Pest Control (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• ANSC 422 - Parasites of Domestic Livestock (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ANSC 423 - Diseases of Farm Animals (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Spring - 17 hours

• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• AGEC 401 - Principles of Farm Management (Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• AGRI 340 - Junior Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• ANSC 301 - Applied Animal Nutrition (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 261 - Adolescent Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Senior Fall - 14 hours

• AGRI 401 - Agricultural Statistics (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• AGRI 441 - Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 412 - Secondary Classroom Management and Field Experience (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 440 - Practicum in Secondary Education (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)

Senior Spring - 9 hours

• EDUC 468S - Student Teaching (Cr. 9 or 12)  (Must accrue 9 credit hours)

Note:

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in EDTC 245, ENGL 101, and ENGL 102, as well as in all AGEC, AGEN, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, EDUC, NRCM, PSYC, SPED, and WMGT courses.

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.