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22 Agriculture
Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture in the College of Natural
and Applied Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science
Degree in Agricultural Business, Agronomy, Animal
Science, General Agriculture, and Range Science and the
Associate of Science Degree in Range Animal Production.
It also offers a cooperative Bachelor of Science degree in
conjunction with work in Vocational Agriculture Teaching
in other institutions and a pre-professional program in
Veterinary Medicine. Current faculty members are listed
at the end of this section.
INTRODUCTION
Modem agriculture is dynamic and challenging, demanding
men and women with scientific knowledge, business
ability, skill, and ambition. The challenge in the field is to
produce more and higher quality food and fiber for exploding
world populations. If modern farm practices were applied
to the world's fertile land, there would be no excuse
for food shortages.
ACU agriculture graduates are qualified for work in Civil
Service or Extension Service, in agriculture-business, or on
farms and ranches. There are more than 500 different
agriculture professions. More than one-fifth of ACU
graduates obtain advanced degrees qualifying them for research
or teaching. Agricultural research at federal, state,
and industrial levels now employs about 30,000 scientists.
All teachers in the Department of Agriculture at ACU
hold the doctorate in their teaching field. The department
conducts research projects in range, agronomy, and animal
science. It operates several farm and ranch enterprises to
provide laboratory situations and employment for students.
The department sponsors various judging teams,
clubs, an honor society, and a rodeo club. The judging
teams have consistently won high honors in national competition.For information on available scholarships in Agriculture,
see the chairman of the department.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Admission Requirements
Before being admitted to this program, a student must
satisfy the requirements listed under "Initial Academic
Programs," p. 15.
General Education Requirements
General Education requirements for the BS are listed on
p. 19.
Departmental Core Requirements
Departmental core requirements for the BS in all majors
are as follows:1. Required science courses, 23 hrs.: CHEM 111, 112,
113, 114, 243; BIOL 112, 113; and three hours of advanced
Biology. The Agricultural Business major requires
only 12 hours of science: CHEM 113, 114;
and six hours of Biology.
2. Required courses in Agriculture, 19 hrs.: AGRI 111,
112, 252, 233, 553, and 590.
Major Requirements for the BS in Agricultural Business
The BS in Agricultural Business combines training in business,
economics, and human relations with training in
agriculture. The curriculum has been planned jointly by
the Agriculture and Business Administration departments.
Majors in this area are prepared for business allied with
agriculture, including banks, lending agencies, railroads, insurance
companies, farm supply and equipment companies,
firms processing and marketing agricultural
products, and public agencies associated with agriculture.
Before enrolling in advanced business administration classes,
the student should see a Business Department counselor
about prerequisites.
Departmental requirements for the BS in Agricultural
Business are as follows:
1. Required Agriculture courses, 15 hrs.: AGRI 381,
495, 579, and six advanced hours.
2. Required courses in Business Administration, 26 hrs.:
ACCT 200, 201; ECON 260, 261; BLAW 363; nine
advanced hours. AGRI 231 may be substituted for
either ECON 260 or 261.
3. Electives, 7-10 hrs., depending on General Education
math requirements.
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