Business Administration - Agricultural Business Option

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Coordinator - Douglas W. Lyon

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 .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
BA 301 - Managmnt & Organizatnl Behavor Credits: 4
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Sem in Strategic Mngmt Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Mgmnt Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Auxiliary Requirement:

CSIS 322 - Management Information Systems Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirement - Credits: 4

Agricultural Business Option Requirements:

AG 101 - Introductory Animal Science Credits: 4
AG 102 - Principles of Crop Production Credits: 3
AG 346 - Agricultural Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 364 - Macroeconomic Theory Credits: 4

Additional Courses

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

Agriculture:

AG 150 - Farm Records and Accounts Credits: 3
AG 202 - Weed Management / IPM Credits: 3
AG 204 - Forage Production & Management Credits: 3
AG 240 - Principles of Animal Nutrition Credits: 4
AG 301 - Range Management Credits: 4
AG 325 - Beef Science Credits: 3
AG 335 - Soils and Fertility Credits: 4
AG 390 - Special Topics - Ag Business-related - Credits: 3

Business Administration/Economics:

BA 313 - Ethical Issues in Business Credits: 3
BA 315 - International Business Law Credits: 3
BA 387 - Real Estate Credits: 4
BA 392 - Research Topics Credits: 1 to 4 - Ag Business related
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 - Ag Business related
ECON 335 - Environment/Resource Economics Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
ECON 390 - Special Topics in Econ-Ag Business-related Credits: 4

Subtotal Agricultural Business Option 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 Semester³
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 (SS)² BA 253	3 4 3 4	ACC 226 ECON 272 (SS) 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).

³By the end of the Freshman year, a student should have completed Comp 150 (or equivalent) and 30 credits.