A.A.S./Agriculture Business
Business and Management
Ag, Food and Natural Resources Systems
Intended Program Outcomes:
This two-year program leading to an A.A.S. in agriculture business, will prepare the student for a career in the broad field of agri-business or in support areas of production agriculture by providing the necessary knowledge in the following areas:
- Industry-related employment skills
- Animal science (techniques, issues, technology, trends)
- Crop science (techniques, issues, technology, trends)
- Agriculture-related business practices
- Agricultural operations (safety, mechanical technology)
Opportunities are available in sales of equipment, fertilizer and chemicals, agricultural credit, record keeping and other areas. Many of the business and agriculture courses may be transferred to other four-year colleges. Students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution should review the program requirements of that school. The following schedule is illustrative only; an individual student’s schedule may be different.
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CREDITS
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| Business Electives |
16
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| AGM131 Agriculture Safety |
3
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| AGM140 Agriculture Engines |
3
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| AGM211 Agriculture Construction & Surveying |
3
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| AGM221 Metals and Welding |
3
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| AGR101 Agriculture Orientation |
1
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| AGR111 Agriculture Computers |
3
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| AGR200 Pre-Employment Seminar |
1
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| AGR210 Agriculture Accounting |
4
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| AGR211 Agricluture Business Management |
3
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| AGR221 Agriculture Marketing |
3
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| AGR226 Agriculture Issues |
3
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| AGR280 CWE Agriculture |
2
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| AGR296 Production Problems |
4
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| ANS121 Animal Science |
3
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| ANS122 Animal Science |
3
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| COM111 Funamentals of Speech (or higher) |
4
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| CSS100 Soils and Fertilizers |
3
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| CSS210 Forage Crops |
3
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| EC201 Principles of Economics (Micro) |
4
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| EC202 Principles of Economics (Macro) |
4
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| HE252 First Aid | OR |
3
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| HPE295 Health & Fitness for Life |
(3)
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| HORT100 Plant Science |
3
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| MTH095 Intermediate Algebra (or higher) |
5
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| WR121 English Composition |
4
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| WR227 Technical Report Writing |
4
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| Total Credits |
95
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(Information based on the 2011-12 BMCC Academic Catalog)
