Agriculture, Sample Schedule (2-Year Plan)

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First Year

First Term

Total: 14-16 s.h.

Second Term

AGA - 114 Principles of Agronomy (3 s.h.)
ENG - 106 Composition II (3 s.h.)
HIS - 112 Western Civilization: Ancient-Early Modern (4 s.h.)
or HIS - 113 Western Civilization: Early Modern to Present (4 s.h.)
or MUS - 100 Music Appreciation (3 s.h.)
MAT - 156 Introduction to Statistics (3 s.h.)
PHI - 105 Introduction to Ethics (3 s.h.)

Total: 15-16 s.h.

Second Year

Third Term

BIO - 102 Introductory Biology (3 s.h.)
or BIO - 202 Biology I (4 s.h.) **
ECN - 120 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 s.h.)
SOC - 110 Introduction to Sociology (3 s.h.)
or ACC - 121 Principles of Accounting I (3 s.h.) ^
SPC - 112 Public Speaking (3 s.h.)
Agriculture elective (3-4 s.h)

Total: 15-17 s.h.

Fourth Term

ECN - 130 Principles of Microeconomics (3 s.h.)
MAT - 140 Finite Math (3 s.h.)
PHY - 106 Survey of Physics (4 s.h.)
or BIO - 203 Biology II (4 s.h.) ***
SOC - 115 Social Problems (3 s.h.)
Humanities elective (6 s.h.)

Total: 15-16 s.h.

Suggested Agriculture Electives

AGA - 114 Principles of Agronomy (3 s.h.)
AGA - 154 Fundamentals of Soil Science (3 s.h.)
AGA - 852 Principles of Crop Production (3 s.h.)
AGS - 109 Animal Science I (3 s.h.)
AGS - 110 Animal Science I Lab (1 s.h.)

Note:

*CHM - 166 General Chemistry I may be a better fit for some students, depending on their major. For example, students planning on attending veterinary school should take CHM-166.

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

**It is recommended that students take BIO - 202 Biology I and BIO - 203 Biology II at the same institution to avoid transfer issues. While Agriculture Studies does not require BIO-202 and BIO-203, some agriculture minors and teacher certification do.

^Students may take ACC - 111 Introduction to Accounting prior to ACC-121 if needed.

Note: Please check with transfer institution for their specific requirements or check with a NIACC counselor/advisor for further transfer planning.

AA degree meets the General Education Requirements for the College of Liberal Arts at most transfer institutions.
Check with transfer institution for Foreign Language Requirement.
Admission requirements vary from institution to institution. Contact the transfer institution or check with a NIACC counselor/advisor for assistance.
Suggested schedule dependent on entry level of student.
For specific transfer information to Iowa State University, please refer to their website.

All Associate degrees must be 62 hours: 41 s.h. of general education/21 s.h. of electives.