Agriculture, AS



Year 1 Semester 1
Fall
ENGL 1301 English Composition I

Intensive study of and practice in writing processes from invention and researching to drafting revising and editing both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices including audience purpose arrangement and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning communicating and critical analysis.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.

Note

English Composition I is a prerequisite for all 2000-level literature courses.

AGRI 1131 Agricultural Industry

Explain the history and importance of agriculture. Identify the various industries of agriculture. Assess careers in agriculture and related educational requirements. Apply verbal and written communication skills in agricultural contexts.

Credit hours
1 credit hour.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Two hours of lecture each week.
AGRI 1319 Introductory Animal Science

Scientific animal production and the importance of livestock and meat industries. Selection reproduction nutrition management and marketing of livestock. (Fall Spring)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
AGRI 1119 Introductory Animal Science Lab

Laboratory activities will reinforce scientific animal production and the importance of livestock and meat industries. Selection reproduction nutrition management and marketing of livestock. (Fall Spring)

Credit hours
1 credit hour.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lab each week.

Note

Additional course fee(s) required.

GOVT 2305 Federal Government

Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution structure and powers of the national government including the legislative executive and judicial branches federalism political participation the national election process public policy civil liberties and civil rights.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
AGRI 1307 Agronomy

Principles and practices in the development production and management of field crops including growth and development climate plant requirements pest management and production methods. (Fall Spring)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
AGRI 1107 Agronomy Lab

Laboratory activities will reinforce the fundamental principles and practices in the development production and management of field crops including growth and development climate plant requirements pest management and production methods.聽 Agriculture majors are required to enroll in AGRI 1307. (Fall Spring)聽 聽

Credit hours
1 credit hour.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lab each week.

Note

Additional course fee(s) required.

Total Credit Hours
15

Year 1 Semester 2
Spring
AGRI 2317 Introduction to Agricultural Economics

Fundamental economic principles and their application to the problems of the industry of agriculture. (Spring)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking

Application of communication theory and practice to the public speaking context with emphasis on audience analysis speaker delivery ethics of communication cultural diversity and speech organizational techniques to develop students' speaking abilities.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Prerequisites

Eligibility to enroll in INRW 0302聽

ENGL 1302 English Composition II

Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal visual and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation synthesis and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Prerequisites

ENGL 1301 or its equivalent.

HIST 1301 United States History I

A survey of the social political economic cultural and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of the pre-Columbian colonial revolutionary early national slavery and sectionalism and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity American culture religion civil and human rights technological change economic change immigration and migration and creation of the federal government.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
AGRI 1315 Horticulture

Structure growth and development of horticulture plants from a practical and scientific approach. Environmental effects basic principles of propagation greenhouse and outdoor production nutrition pruning chemical control of growth pest control and landscaping. (Fall Spring Summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture each week.
Total Credit Hours
15

Year 1 Semester 3
Summer
AGMG 2380 Cooperative Education Agricultural Business and Management General

Career-related activities encountered in the student鈥檚 area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college employer and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. (Fall spring summer)

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
One hour lecture and twenty hours of on-the-job work experience each week.
Prerequisites

Sophomore standing and approval of the agriculture faculty.

Total Credit Hours
3

Year 2 Semester 1
Fall
Choose 1 Science Course

Choose one course from the following:

 

    If applicable, additional 2 credit hours applied to 鈥淥ther Degree Requirements鈥

Choose 1 Math Course

Choose one course from the following:

Credit hours
3
CAOB Elective

Choose one 3 hour course that is not already being used to satisfy another degree or certificate requirement:
 

Communication

 Mathematics

Life and Physical Sciences

Language Philosophy and Culture

Creative Arts

American History

Government/Political Science

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Component Area Option (CAO) A

 

HIST 1302 United States History II

A survey of the social political economic cultural and intellectual history聽of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization immigration world wars the Great Depression Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture religion civil and human rights technological change economic change immigration and migration urbanization and suburbanization the expansion of the federal government and the study of U.S. foreign policy.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Choose 1 LPC Course

Choose one course from the following:

Total Credit Hours
15

Year 2 Semester 2
Spring
Choose 1 Science Course

Choose one course from the following:

 

    If applicable, additional 2 credit hours applied to 鈥淥ther Degree Requirements鈥

Choose 1 Social & Behavioral Science Course

Choose one course from the following:

ANTH 2351 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours.
COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communications 3 credit hours.
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hours.
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit hours.
GEOG 1301 - Physical Geography 3 credit hours.
GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography 3 credit hours.
PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours.
PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth and Development 3 credit hours.
SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours.
SOCI 1306 - Social Problems 3 credit hours.

Choose 1 Creative Arts Course

Choose one course from the following:

GOVT 2306 Texas Government

Origin and development of the Texas Constitution structure and powers of state and local government federalism and inter-governmental relations political participation the election process public policy and the political culture of Texas.

Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of class each week.
Total Credit Hours
12


Total Program Hours
60



PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The agriculture program at 草榴社区 provides students with a solid background in cutting edge technologies a traditional management strategies to provide leadership for the agriculture industry of the future. The combination of progressive instruction with applied labs on our working farm delivers an exceptional educational experience that provides our graduates with a competitive edge above their peers in the marketplace. 

Agriculture students are required to meet with an Ag advisor during their first semester of classes to establish their best pathway. 

 


Recommended High School Endorsement
Business and Industry

Program Director
McCracken, Rene
Faculty Advisor
Henry, Chad