Agribusiness Comprehensive Major
Bachelor of Science
BT BS 1308
- All College
of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.
-
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- including General Studies coursework required by major
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
- MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would
have required hours for the major reduced.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course from:
- CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 105GS,
Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
- OR take 2 courses:
- CHEM 160GS,
General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 160LGS,
General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12
- ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics,
Macroeconomics - 3 hours
- ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics,
Microeconomics - 3 hours
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major = 60
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program =
20
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Agribusiness = 125
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in this major.
- A. Agribusiness Core Requirements (36 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- BACC 250, Principles of
Accounting I - 3 hours
(Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
- BACC 251, Principles of
Accounting II - 3 hours
- BACC 311, Business Law - 3 hours
- BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
- BMIS 302, Principles of
Management Information Systems- 3 hours
- BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
- BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours
(Prereq: MATH 102 (if necessary) or
MATH 120 or
MATH
123)
- BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
- BMGT 493,
Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics -
3 hours
- BMGT 495, Administrative Strategy and Policy -
3 hours
- BSED 295, Business Communications - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- BMGT 314,
Operations Management - 3 hours
- BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
B. Agribusiness
Economics Core Requirements (15
hours required)- Take all of the following:
- ECON 300, Foundations of Research Methods in Economics and Business - 2 hours
- ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours
- ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector
- 3 hours
- ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours
(Prereq: passing score on business computer proficiency or completion of BMIS 181 and BMIS 182)
- ECON 435, Agricultural Finance - 3 hours
ECON 485,
Senior Seminar - 1 hour
C. Agribusiness Major
Elective Component (9 hours required)- Take 9 hours from:
- Any 300-400 level ECON courses - 0-3 hours
- BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours
- BIOL 380, Agronomy - 3 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 103GS or
BIOL 104GS)
- GEOG 301, Geography of Soils - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG
102GS or
GEOG 207GS)
- GEOG 305GS, Environmental
Conservation - 3
hours
- GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours
(Prereq: junior or senior standing)
- GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
(Prereq: junior or senior standing)
- GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq:
GEOG 104GS or
GEOG 106GS)
- GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
- GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours
- GEOG 412, Environmental Planning
- 3 hours (Prereq: junior standing)
Electives approved by Advisor - 0-12 hours
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