College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

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• For more information about Agricultural Education, see the website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

 

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
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ADVS 1110: Introduction to Animal Science	4			APEC 1600: Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions (BAI)  or ECN 1500: Introduction to Economic Institutions, History, and Principles (BAI)	3  or 3
ASTE 2710: Orientation to Agriculture Education	2			ASTE 2900: Food Matters: Ethics, Economics, and the Environment (BSS)  or APEC 2010: Introduction to Microeconomics (BSS)  or ENVS 2340: Natural Resources and Society (BSS)	3  or 3  or 3	Recommended Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) courses
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	C+ minimum		Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course : LAEP 1030  recommended.	3
MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4			Breadth Integrated Studies: USU 1350  recommended.	3
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3			Breadth Life Science (BLS) Course : PSC 1800  recommended.	3
Comments Must have 3.0 GPA to be admitted to STEP program.				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ASTE 1010: Introduction to Agricultural Systems Technology	3			ASTE 2100: Personal and Team Leadership	3	Sophomore standing
BIOL 1610: Biology I /BIOL 1615: Biology I Laboratory	3 /1			ASTE 3030: Metal Welding Processes and Technology in Agriculture	3
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4
AG Economics/Business Course: (Select 1 from recommended course list below.)	3			Depth Humanities (DHA) Course	2-3
Natural Resources Course (Select 1 from the recommended course list below.)	3			Plant Production Course (Select one from the recommended course list below.)	3-4
Comments Must have 3.0 GPA to be admitted to STEP program.				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ADVS 4560: Principles of Animal Genetics and Breeding (QI)  or BIOL 3060: Principles of Genetics (QI)	3  or 3			ASTE 3240: Teaching in Laboratory Settings (CI)	3
PSC 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science	4			ASTE 3300: Clinical Experience I in Agricultural Education	1
Agricultural Systems Course (Select 1 from the recommended course list below.)				ASTE 3620: Managing the FFA and SAE Programs	2
				ITLS 5500: Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education	3
Animal Production Course (Select one from the recommended course list below.)	2-3			SCED 3210: Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI)	3
Animal Science Course (Select one from the recommended course list below.)	3			SCED 5100: Motivation and Classroom Management	3
Comments Background Check Submit Application to STEP (by Oct. 1) Register for Level I Classes				Comments Apply for graduation Register for Level II

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ASTE 3050: Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)	3			ASTE 5500: Agricultural Education Secondary Curriculum Seminar	2
ASTE 4150: Methods of Teaching Agriculture (CI)	3			ASTE 5630: Agricultural Education Student Teaching in Secondary Schools	10
ASTE 4210: Cognition and Evaluation of Student Learning in Career and Technical Education  or SCED 5210: Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment	3  or 3
ASTE 4300: Clinical Experience II in Agricultural Education	1
SCED 5200: Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI)	3
SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities	2
Comments Apply for Student Teaching				Comments

 

The Agricultural Education major prepares students to become teachers and FFA advisors in high schools and technical education centers. Ag teachers can teach a wide variety of subjects, including animal science, horticulture, welding and metals, woodshop, leadership courses, and other elective classes. They receive high-quality training at USU and job placement for agriculture teachers is extremely high across the state and the nation.

In addition to courses in agricultural education, the curriculum includes courses in technical agriculture areas, including: agricultural economics; agricultural mechanization; animal, dairy, and veterinary sciences; plant and soil science; and natural resources. 

In order to obtain a secondary teaching license for grades 6-12, students must complete the 30-credit Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP), which includes one semester of student teaching in a public school. This program is administered by USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Student must apply to the School of TEAL the semester before taking STEP courses. This is usually the fall of their junior year. Students learn subject content through the School of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education and spend the last year or two studying education techniques through the STEP program.

Students in the Agricultural Education, School-Based program do not need to have a minor because the program provides students with knowledge in several subject areas, therefore expanding their career options.

For admission into the Secondary Teacher Education Program, students will need to meet minimum grade requirements, found at teal.usu.edu/htm/undergraduate-programs/seced/adstep. Contact Marci Chidester, marci.chidester@usu.edu, 435-797-8434 for advising.