Apr 18, 2024

2011-2012 General Catalog

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Agricultural Education, BS

College of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

Preparation in Agricultural Education includes technical agriculture, economics, and business. Students selecting the teaching option will also enroll in principles and techniques of teaching courses.

Students interested in teaching agricultural production and processing, agricultural mechanics, horticulture, or natural resources will be guided into areas of their major interest. Agricultural backgrounds or summer agricultural experiences are necessary for teacher certification.

An application for admission to teacher education should ordinarily be completed before the junior year (see Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services requirements ). Approval for admission to teacher education is a prerequisite to enrollment in education and psychology courses. A 2.75 GPA is required for admission to the teacher education program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education are listed briefly. For more detailed information on courses and the recommended sequence for taking them, see the major requirement sheet available from the Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Department.

The Agricultural Education major involves four teaching areas, which correspond with the Utah agricultural education program model design.

Students must complete the General Education requirements

PSC 1800 , WILD 2200 or
USU 1350
or will fulfill the Life Sciences requirement (C minimum for STEP admission)
CHEM 1110
will fulfill the Physical Sciences requirement
ECN 1500
will fulfill the American Institutions requirement
LAEP 1030 or USU 1330 will fulfill the BCA requirement
USU 1320 will fulfill the BHU requirement
ASTE 2900 will fulfill the BSS requirement (C minimum for STEP admisssion)
ASTE 2900 , ENVS 2340 , PSC 1800 , PSY 1010 or WILD 2200 will fulfill the Exploration Requirement

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth requirements

ASTE 3240
and
ASTE 4150
will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
ADVS 4560 will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two catagories: Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) and Social Sciences (DSS).
APEC 3010
,
APEC 3012
,
APEC 3020
or
SCED 3210
will fulfill the DSS requirement

In addition, students must complete the following courses in preparation for teacher licensure:

Teacher Preparation Courses (40 credits)

Professional Education (14 credits)

Agricultural Education (26 credits)

Technical Agriculture Courses (41 credits)

General Science Courses (8 credits)

Animal Science Courses (7 credits)

Agricultural Systems Courses (9 credits)

Plant and Soil Science Courses (8 credits)

Agricultural Business and Economics Courses (6 credits)

Natural Resources Courses (3 credits)

Technical Agriculture Concentration/Elective Courses

Select a minimum of 11 credits from the following courses:

Any course listed as an option above that was not taken to meet the core requirements:

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits	120
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
USU Credits (10 of last 40 must be USU credits)	30
Completion of approved major program of study	See college advisor
Credits in minor (if required)	12
Credits in American Institutions (ECN 1500 ;HIST 1700 , HIST 2700 or HIST 2710 ; HONR 1300 ; POLS 1100 ; or USU 1300	3
General Education Requirements and University Studies Depth Requirements