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    Mar 28, 2024  
2008 - 2009 Catalog of Courses 
    
2008 - 2009 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration - Agricultural Business Option


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Coordinator - Eric L. Huggins

The Business Administration major - Agricultural Business option integrates agriculture, economics, and business administration to prepare students for professional careers in the agribusiness sector. These include positions in agricultural finance, product development, marketing and distribution, and agribusiness management. Flexibility within this option allows students to concentrate in a specific area of study, including general agriculture, animal science, or agronomy.

A STUDENT STUDYING THE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS OPTION MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:


General Education - Credits: 39


See General Education Requirements .

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41


Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4


Auxiliary Department Requirements:


Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 4


Additional Courses


Plus 12 credits from the list below; at least two courses must be taken from each category:

Business Administration/Economics:


Subtotal Other Departmental Requirements - Credits: 26¹


Total Major Requirements - Credits: 74-75


Free Electives (variable)


TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120


Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

1 The 26 credits used to satisfy an option in Agricultural Business may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor, or option within SOBA.
 

Business Administration Major Suggested Course Sequence¹


  Freshman Fall Semester       Freshman Winter Semester    
  COMP 125  or COMP 150 
GEN ED (SC1)
GEN ED (HI)2
GEN ED (AH)
  3-4
4
3-4
3-4
  COMP 126  or COMP 150 
GEN ED (SC2)
GEN ED (AH)
MATH 110 
ES 100 /PE
  3-4
3-4
3-4
4
1
  Total Credits   13-16   Total Credits   14-17
               
  Sophomore Fall Semester       Sophomore Winter Semester    
  COMP 252 
ACC 225 
ECON 262  (SS1)
BA 253 
  3
4
3
4
  ACC 226 
ECON 272  (SS1)
BA 260 
Free Elective
Free Elective
  4
3
3
3
3
  Total Credits   14   Total Credits   16
               
  Junior Fall Semester       Junior Winter Semester    
 

BA 301 
MK 350 
BA 380 
CSIS 322 

  4
4
4
4
 

BA 353 
Major Elective
Major Elective
Upper Level Econ or SOBA QR Requirement

  4
4
4
4
  Total Credits   16   Total Credits   16 
               
  Senior Fall Semester       Senior Winter Semester    
  Free Elective
EGC
Major Elective
Major Elective
  4
3-4
4
3-4
 

BA 496 
Major Elective
EGC
Free Elective

  4
3-4
3-4
4
  Total Credits   14-16   Total Credits   14-16
               

1 In order to graduate in four years, the recommended number of credits per semester is 15 credits (8 semesters X 15 credits = 120 credits for graduation).

2 There is a specific group of lower level Gen. Ed. Courses. The group contains AH, HI, and SS courses. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in that group with at least 1 course from HI, 2 courses from AH, and 1 from SS (both Econ 262 and 272 will satisfy this SS requirement).

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