Agriculture - Year One Pathway

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Grow, Cultivate, Produce

Learn how to cultivate the land, produce livestock, and grow leadership and environmental skills. Develop critical thinking skills while operating agricultural machinery and technology. Learn the art of growing relationships and networking. Produce food, fuel, and fiber. This pathway is designed to help you move toward transfer or employment in agricultural marketing and finance, agricultural operations management, agricultural sales and services, and agriculture technology.

Year One

First Term

AGS - 109 Animal Science I (3 s.h.) ^ +
AGS - 110 Animal Science I Lab (1 s.h.) ^ +
BIO - 202 Biology I (4 s.h.) # ^
ENG - 105 Composition I (3 s.h.)
SDV - 199 College Essentials (1 s.h.)
SPC - 112 Public Speaking (3 s.h.)

Total: 15 s.h.

Second Term

AGA - 114 Principles of Agronomy (3 s.h.) # +
ENG - 106 Composition II (3 s.h.)
MAT - 156 Introduction to Statistics (3 s.h.) # ^ +
PHI - 105 Introduction to Ethics (3 s.h.)
Natural Science/Mathematics elective (3-4 s.h.) * - see recommendations below

Total: 15-16 s.h.

Preparing for Year Two

After completing the Agriculture - Year One Pathway, students can move into the following Year Two Pathways. Some pathways require that you take specific courses in the first year and these recommendations are listed below.

Agriculture - Year Two Pathway

View the full Year Two pathway here .

Agriculture Education Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway

View the full Year Two pathway here .

Required first year courses:

Second Term

BIO - 203 Biology II (4 s.h.) +

Agronomy Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway

View the full Year Two Pathway here .

Required first year courses:

Second Term

BIO - 203 Biology II (4 s.h.) #

Animal Science Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway

View the full Year Two pathway here .

Required first year courses:

Second Term

BIO - 203 Biology II (4 s.h.) Natural Science/Mathematics option ^

Note:

+Required for the Agriculture Education Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway .

#Required course for the Agronomy Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway .

^Required for the Animal Science Transfer Major, A.S. - Year Two Pathway .

*Appropriate math level needed before enrolling in any math class.

Please check with transfer institution for their specific requirements or check with a NIACC counselor/advisor for further transfer planning. Suggested schedule dependent on entry level of student.