Options Introduction
The B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics has four options designed to respond to students'
demand and to provide increased flexibility in course selection and to more closely correspond
with career choices available to Agricultural Economics graduates:
These options are designed to provide an improved match for students' interests and preparing
them better for careers in the agricultural industry and related professions. Students have
more opportunities to distinguish themselves and prepare for careers of their choice than was
possible under the previous Agricultural Economics curriculum. These four options are intended
to complement the Department, College, and University objectives of providing an enriched educational
experience for students seeking careers in the agricultural and related industries.
There are twenty-seven (27) hours of course work required in each of the four options in this document
for the B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics. Nine (9) of those hours are identified in the Department
of Agricultural Economics specific to each option. An additional nine (9) hours must be taken in the
Department of Agricultural Economics, selected from a set of option-specific courses.
The remaining nine (9) hours are termed "Directed Electives Outside the Department." These nine (9)
hours are to be selected in one or more departments outside the Department of Agricultural Economics.
A minimum of six (6) of these nine (9) hours must be at the 300 or 400 level, of which at least 3 hours
must be at the 400 level. These courses should be selected with the objective of supporting a focused
career interest consistent with the respective option. Students will be required to contact the
Department of Agricultural Economics undergraduate advisors for additional information regarding potential
career emphasis areas and related course work for each option.
Accompanying the description and option-specific course work for each option is a semester-by-semester
degree plan for that option. Once again, note that the first two years of course work is identical
across all options.
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