Agribusiness - Animal Husbandry Concentration 5307, A.S. Transfer

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A Two-Year Program Leading to the A.S. Degree

Students will learn the branch of agriculture concerned with the care and management of livestock. Students will study feeding, breeding, housing, and health care of livestock for getting maximum benefits. Livestock studied will be farm animals (domesticated animals) such as cows, sheep, chickens, bees, etc., kept by humans for a useful commercial purpose.

Major Program Requirements

ACCT 152 - Introduction to Agricultural Accounting 3 hrs -or- ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting 3 hrs
AGBS 101 - Introduction to Agribusiness Management 3 hrs
AGBS 130 - Agribusiness Leadership and Development 3 hrs
AGBS 152 - Agricultural Sales 3 hrs
AGBS 230 - Pasture and Forage Management 3 hrs -or- HORT 165 - Greenhouse Management and Hydroponics 3 hrs
AGBS 254 - Nutrient Management 3 hrs
AGBS 270 - Animal Husbandry and Management 3 hrs
AGRI 106 - Animal Agriculture 3 hrs
AGRI 206 - Principles of Animal Nutrition 3 hrs
ENTR 221 - Creating a Small Business 3 hrs

University Core Curriculum Requirements

Composition
ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs
Mathematics
MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 hrs -or- MATH 103 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs (or higher mathematics)
Speech
COMM 143 - Speech 3 hrs
Laboratory Science
Laboratory Science Elective 4 hrs
Social Science
Social Science Elective 3 hrs
Humanities
Humanities Elective 3 hrs (PHIL 212 or PHIL 215 recommended)
Writing
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 hrs -or- ENGL 205 - Business Communications 3 hrs
UCC Electives
Humanities, Science, Social Science, or Writing Elective 8 hrs
List of elective courses

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Semester I

AGBS 101 - Introduction to Agribusiness Management 3 hrs
AGRI 106 - Animal Agriculture 3 hrs
COMM 143 - Speech 3 hrs
ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs
MATH 102 - College Algebra 3 hrs -or- MATH 103 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs (or higher mathematics)

Total Hours: 15

Semester II

AGBS 152 - Agricultural Sales 3 hrs (WR/S)
AGRI 206 - Principles of Animal Nutrition 3 hrs
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 hrs -or- ENGL 205 - Business Communications 3 hrs
Laboratory Science Elective 4 hrs
Humanities, Science, Social Science, or Writing Elective 3 hrs

Total Hours: 16

Semester III

ACCT 152 - Introduction to Agricultural Accounting 3 hrs -or- ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting 3 hrs
AGBS 254 - Nutrient Management 3 hrs
AGBS 270 - Animal Husbandry and Management 3 hrs
Humanities Elective 3 hrs (PHIL 212 or PHIL 215 recommended)
Social Science Elective 3 hrs

Total Hours: 15

Semester IV

AGBS 130 - Agribusiness Leadership and Development 3 hrs
AGBS 230 - Pasture and Forage Management 3 hrs -or- HORT 165 - Greenhouse Management and Hydroponics 3 hrs
ENTR 221 - Creating a Small Business 3 hrs (WR/S)
Humanities, Science, Social Science, or Writing Elective 5 hrs

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Agribusiness - Animal Husbandry Concentration 5307, A.S. Transfer

A Two-Year Program Leading to the A.S. Degree

Major Program Requirements

University Core Curriculum Requirements

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Semester I

Total Hours: 15

Semester II

Total Hours: 16

Semester III

Total Hours: 15

Semester IV

Total Hours: 14

Total Hours: 60