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Agricultural Systems Technology, BS


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College of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

This major has two emphases: Agribusiness and Agricultural Mechanization. Preparation in either emphasis includes technical agriculture, economics, and business. The agricultural mechanization emphasis requires additional courses in technical electives and communication skills development.

Students must complete the General Education requirements 

  •   fulfills Breadth American Institutions (BAI)
  •   fulfills Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)
  •   fulfills Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)
  • USU 1320  fulfills Breadth Humanities (BHU)
  •   (QL) is required for Agricultural Systems Technology and will fulfill the Quantitative Literacy requirement.
  •   fulfills Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)

Students must complete the University Studies Depth requirements 

  •   and   (required for the Agricultural Systems Technology major) will fulfill the Communication Intensive (CI)
  • One course having QI designation (such as    or  )  fulfills the Quantitative Intensive (QI)
  • Complete at last 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from both Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) and Social Sciences (DSS)
  • APEC 3010  or APEC 3020  fulfills the Social Sciences (DSS)

The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems Technology includes the following courses:

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Agricultural Systems Technology students may elect to concentrate their coursework within one of the two major emphases: Agribusiness or Agricultural Mechanization.

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Students will complete a minor in Business or Agribusiness. Additional requirements in Animal Science; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Wildland Resources must also be met. In addition, students must complete the University Studies 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 

 

 

 

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