Offered by Department of Economics:

Agribusiness Comprehensive Major

Agribusiness Comprehensive
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 including:
    • MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would have required hours for the major reduced.
    • Take 1 course from:
      • MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours
      • MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
    • Take ONE of the following options:
      • Take 1 course from:
        • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
        • BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
        • BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
        • CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 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 including:
    • 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 Option = 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.

1. Agribusiness Core Requirements (33 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours
     • BACC 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
     • BACC 311, Business Law - 3 hours
     • BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
     • 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
     • BMIS 302, Principles of Management Information Systems - 3 hours
     • BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
     • BSED 295, Business Communications - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours
     • STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 101)
2. Agribusiness Economics Core Requirements (18 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: ECON 271GS; BACC 250; passing score on Business Computer Proficiency Examination or completion of BMIS 182GS)
     • ECON 415, Agricultural Price Analysis - 3 hours
     • ECON 435, Agricultural Finance - 3 hours
     • ECON 485, Senior Seminar - 1 hour
3. Agribusiness Major Elective Component (9 hours required)
   • Take 9 hours from:
     • Any 300- to 400-level ECON courses - 0-3 hours
     • BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours
     • BIOL 380, Agronomy - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 103GS or BIOL 106GS or permission of instructor)
     • GEOG 301, Geography of Soils - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 102GS or GEOG 207GS)
     • GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours
     • GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
     • GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
     • GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)
     • GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours
     • GEOG 412, Environmental Planning - 3 hours
     • Electives approved by Advisor - 0-12 hours