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Agricultural Education - BS, School-Based


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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     ASTE 2900 - Food Matters: Ethics, Economics, and the Environment (BSS)   3    
ASTE 2710 - Orientation to Agriculture Education   2     ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3    
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3   C+ minimum Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course LAEP 1030  recommended.  3  
APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions (BAI)   3     PSC 1800 - Introduction to Horticulture (BLS)   3    
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course   3   MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL)   4    
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 2500 - Education Forum in Career and Technical Education    1     ASTE 2100 - Personal and Team Leadership   3   Sophomore standing
USU 1350 - Integrated Life Science (BLS)  or  BIOL 1610 - Biology I / BIOL 1615 - Biology I Laboratory   3  or 3 /1     CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I (BPS)   4    
Ag Systems Elective 3    Animal Science Course (Select one from the recommended course list below.)  
PSC Elective (choose from list) 3   AGED Elective  2-4 See advisor
Natural Resources Course (Select 1 from the recommended course list below.) 3   AGED Elective  2-4 See advisor

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:

ASTE 2500 - Education Forum in Career and Technical Education   1     ASTE 3240 - Teaching in Laboratory Settings (CI)   3    
ASTE 3030 - Metal Welding Processes and Technology in Agriculture   3     ASTE 3300 - Clinical Experience I in Agricultural Education   1    
ITLS 5500 - Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education   3     ASTE 3620 - Managing the FFA and SAE Programs   2    
SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (CI/DSS)   3    
PSC 3000 - Fundamentals of Soil Science   4     SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management   3    
ADVS Science Course 3 Choose one from list ASTE 3080 - Compact Power Units for Agricultural and Turfgrass Applications   3    
Depth Humanities (DHA)  Course 2-3   PSC 4050 - Greenhouse Management and Crop Production   4    
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   3          
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.

Mathematics Requirement


Technical Agriculture Courses (53 credits)


Core Science & Literacy (11 credits)


AG Economics/Business Courses (3 credits)


Elective Courses (6 credits)


Take 6 credits from the following course options. See advisor to choose from animal science, plant science, ag systems, natural resources, ag business or other recommended courses.

Licensure Notification


This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/

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