Dec 13, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural Education and Advocacy 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Advocacy requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
AED 110 - INTRODUCTION TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
ASC 101 - DOMESTIC ANIMAL BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
ASC 102 - INTRODUCTION TO LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTION Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

AED 362 - FIELD EXPERIENCE IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
EDP 203 - TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS IN REGULAR CLASSROOMS Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AEC 302 - AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 4
AED 371 - ADVISING A CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION Credit(s): 3
AEN 252 - FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION FOR TECHNICAL SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
FAM 357 - ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
PLS 366 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE Credit(s): 4

Year 3

First Semester

AED 580 - FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
PLS 210 - THE LIFE PROCESSES OF PLANTS Credit(s): 3
OR
PLS 386 - PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
AEN Course Credit(s): 3
ASC Course Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AED 583 - DESIGNING CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
AEC Course Credit(s): 3
NRE or FOR Course Credit(s): 3
Agriculture Elective Credit(s): 1-3
Agriculture Elective Credit(s): 1-3

Year 4

First Semester

AED 586 - METHODS OF TEACHING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
Agriculture Elective Credit(s): 1-3
PLS Course Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1-4
Elective Credit(s): 1-4
Elective Credit(s): 1-4

Second Semester

AED 592 - TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 12