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ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE

Applied Science Division

A two-year program leading to an Associate in Applied Science Degree. Courses are designed to meet the needs of students who wish to pursue a career in the broad area of agricultural business at the mid-management level. Graduates should find interesting and rewarding opportunities in agricultural sales and services. Upon completion of this program, the student has the option to capstone into a participating four-year institution.

Total Hours: 65

First Semester		Credit Hours
AGRI 1181	Introduction to Animal Science	4.00
AGRI 1222	Applied Mathematics or Elective -- Mathematics	3.00
AGRI 1242	Microcomputers in Agriculture	3.00
ENGL 1101	Rhetoric and Composition I	3.00
HEA 1101	Health Education or HEA 1102 Basic First Aid	2.00
		15

Second Semester
AGRI 1141	Agricultural Economics	3.00
AGRI 1161	Soil Science	5.00
AGRI 1210	Supervised Occupational Experience	4.00
AGRI 1221	Intro to Agricultural Occupations	1.00
AGRI 1262	Agricultural Chemicals	3.00
		16

Third Semester
	Elective	3.00
	Elective - General Education	3.00
ACCO 1101	Principles of Financial Accounting	3.00
AGRI 1263	Crop Science	4.00
PSYC 2101	Intro. to Psychology or PSYC 2106 Human Relations	3.00
		16

Fourth Semester
AGRI 1282	Feeds and Feeding	3.00
AGRI 2210	Supervised Occupational Experience	4.00
AGRI 2241	Farm Management	3.00
AGRI 2242	Marketing Agricultural Products	5.00
SPCH 1101	Principles of Effective Speaking	3.00
		18