We have put together recommended course sequencing for students looking to complete the AGEC 425 capstone courses in either their junior or senior year at Texas A&M University.
Completion of Minor Capstone (AGEC 424 and AGEC 425) in Junior Year
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 105 or ECON 202 (Minor prerequisite)
AGEC 223 (Fall only; Minor requirement)*
Spring Semester
AGEC 105 or ECON 202 (If student did not take in the fall; Minor prerequisite)
ACCT 209 or ACCT 229 (Minor prerequisite)**
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
ACCT 209 or ACCT 229 (If student did not take in freshman year; Minor prerequisite)**
AGEC 223 (If student did not take in freshman year; Fall only; Minor requirement)
Spring Semester
ACCT 210 or ACCT 230 (Prerequisite for AGEC 434; Minor requirement)***
AGEC 324 (Minor requirement; AGBU majors or Mays Business students may substitute MGMT 470 or MGMT 477)
Junior Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 423 (Fall only; not necessary if student has taken AGEC 223)*
AGEC 424 (Fall only; MUST precede AGEC 425; Minor requirement)
AGEC 315 (Minor requirement)
Spring Semester
AGEC 425 (Spring only; students can enroll in this class with successful completion of AGEC 424; Minor requirement)
AGEC 315 (If student did not take in the fall; Minor requirement)
Senior Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 423 (If student has not taken AGEC 223 as a freshman or junior and did not take AGEC 423 as a junior; Minor requirement)*
AGEC 330 or FINC 409 (Prerequisite for AGEC 434, a minor requirement)
Spring Semester
AGEC 434 (Spring only; Minor requirement)
AGEC 315 (If student did not take in their junior year; Minor requirement)
Completion of Minor Capstone (AGEC 424 and AGEC 425) in Senior Year
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 105 or ECON 202 (If student did not take during the fall; Minor prerequisite)
AGEC 223 (Fall only; Minor requirement)*
Spring Semester
AGEC 105 or ECON 202 (If student did not take in the fall; Minor prerequisite)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
ACCT 209 or ACCT 229 (Minor prerequisite)**
AGEC 105 or ECON 202 (If student did not take during freshman year; Minor prerequisite)
AGEC 223 (If student did not take in freshman year; Fall only; Minor requirement)
Spring Semester
ACCT 210 or ACCT 230 (Prerequisite for AGEC 434, a minor requirement)***
AGEC 330 or FINC 409 (Prerequisite for AGEC 434, a minor requirement)
Junior Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 315 (Minor requirement)
AGEC 423 (Fall only; not necessary if student has taken AGEC 223; Minor requirement)*
AGEC 330 or FINC 409 (If student did not take as a sophomore; Prerequisite for AGEC 434, a minor requirement)
Spring Semester
AGEC 315 (If student did not take in the fall; Minor requirement)
AGEC 324 (Minor requirement; Agribusiness majors or Mays Business students may substitute MGMT 470 or MGMT 477).
Senior Year
Fall Semester
AGEC 423 (If student has not taken AGEC 223 as a freshman or sophomore and did not take AGEC 423 as a junior; Minor requirement)*
AGEC 424 (Fall only; MUST precede AGEC 425; Minor requirement)
Spring Semester
AGEC 425 (Spring only; Students can only enroll in this class with successful completion of AGEC 424; Minor requirement)
AGEC 434 (Spring only; Minor requirement)
*A one‐hour lecture class is a requirement for the minor.
- AGEC 223 and AGEC 423 are the same lecture class and differentiated only by student’s current class status. Freshmen and sophomores enroll in AGEC 223; juniors and seniors enroll in AGEC 423.
- AGEC 423 may be taken concurrently with AGEC 424, although it is not recommended as students who enroll in courses have exposure to more and different mentors and successful entrepreneurs who speak as profs‐for‐the‐day.
** ACCT 209 is for non‐business majors; additional courses that satisfy the business prerequisite requirements for AGEC 424‐AGEC 425 are ACCT 230, AGEC 330, FINC 341 and FINC 409.
***Upon approval of instructor, non‐AGEC majors may enroll in AGEC 434 without taking all of the specified prerequisites if student simultaneously enrolls during the spring semester in AGEC 425. However, students are encouraged to take these prerequisites, if their academic plans allow, to provide a solid foundation and to better equip themselves for success.
Contact us
Ed Rister
Professor and holder of the Dianne and M. Edward Rister ’74 Endowed Chair in Agribusiness Entrepreneurship; Director of the Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program
Merritt Weeks
Assistant Director of the Dianne and M. Edward Rister ’74 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program