Dec 17, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural Economics, B.S.


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The Agricultural Economics program enables graduates to pursue careers in agribusiness and food industries, international marketing and trade, farm management and production, and related opportunities. Opportunities are also available in public policy for agriculture and rural America and environmental economics. These career opportunities may be found in both the private and public sectors. Economic theory is applied to problems concerning the production, marketing, and distribution of agricultural and food products and also to public policy and natural resource and environmental issues facing rural communities.

Agricultural Economics students choose one of three options (1) Agribusiness Management & Food Marketing, (2) Agricultural Economics, or (3) Advanced Studies in Agricultural Economics.

Graduation Requirements

To earn the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, students must have a minimum of 120 credit hours with at least a 2.0 grade-point average in either of the first two program options or at least a 3.4 grade-point average in the Advanced Studies option. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in each of the five agricultural economics courses required in the major. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be from upper division courses (300 and above). Remedial courses may not be counted toward the total hours required for the degree. In addition to UK Core requirements, students must complete college, departmental and support requirements.

UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements. NOTE: Students who enter/transfer into the College and have already satisfied the UK Core Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA requirement are not required to take GEN 100 .

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity


II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences


V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


X. Global Dynamics


UK Core hours: 31


Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)


NOTE: AEC 306  is both a GCCR and major requirement. Students must receive a grade of C or better in AEC 306 .

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3


TOTAL HOURS: 120


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