Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership Major - Communication specialization

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System General Education Requirements* Credits: 31

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101 - Composition I *
and
ENGL 201 - Composition II *
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101* - Fundamentals of Speech (COM)
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM)
or
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics * (COM) (G)
and 3 credit elective. Credits:6
Goal #4 Humanities and Arts/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102 - College Algebra * (COM)
Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
BIOL 101-101L - Biology Survey I and Lab ** (COM)
, and
CHEM 106-106L - Chemistry Survey and Lab* (COM)
Credits: 7

Institutional Graduation Requirements** Credits: 8-9

Goal #1 Land and Natural Resources
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Personal Wellness
Credits: 2-3
Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness
Credits: 3

Major Requirement Credits: 44-45

ABS 100 - Exploring Ag and the Food System Credits: 1
ABS 310 - Leadership for Families and the Food System ** Credits: 3
AS 101-101L - Introduction to Animal Science and Lab Credits: 3
MCOM 155 - Information Gathering Credits: 2
MCOM 220-220L - Introduction to Digital Media and Lab Credits: 2
MCOM 265-265L - Basic Photography and Studio (COM) Credits: (2-3)
MCOM 311-311L - News Editing and Editing Lab(COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 370 - Advertising Principles (COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 430-530 - Media Law (COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 490 - Seminar (COM) Credits: 1
MCOM 494 - Internship (COM) Credits: (1-12)
PHYS 101-101L - Survey of Physics * (COM) and Lab Credits: 4
PS 103-103L - Crop Production and Lab Credits: 3
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking (COM) * Credits: 3
or
SPCM 410-510 - Organizational Communication (COM) (AW) Credits: 2-3
Choose one of the following:
MCOM 316 - Magazine Writing and Editing Credits: 3
MCOM 332-332L - Broadcast Writing and Reporting and Lab Credits: 3
MCOM 410 - Advanced Reporting (COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 438-438L - Public Affairs Reporting and Studio (COM) (AW) Credits: 3

Capstone Requirement Credits: 3-4

Choose one of the following:

ABS 475-475L - Integrated Natural Resource Management and Lab (AW) Credits: 3
AGEC 421-521 - Farming and Food Systems Economics ** Credits: 3
AGEC 478-478L - Agricultural Finance and Lab Credits: 3
AS 474-474L - Cow/Calf Management and Lab Credits: 3
AS 475 - Feedlot Operations and Management Credits: 3
AS 477-477L - Sheep and Wool Production and Lab Credits: 3
AS 478-478L - Swine Production and Lab Credits: 3
AST 303-303L - Design Management Experience and Lab Credits: 3
AST 463/563 - Agricultural Waste Management ** (AW) Credits: 3
DS 412-412L - Dairy Farm Management and Lab Credits: 4
PS 440-440L - Crop Management with Precision Farming and Lab Credits: 3
RANG 485-485L - Advanced Integrated Ranch Management and Lab Credits: 3

Electives: 43-45

Note: Must have at least 25 credits in 300+ level courses, excluding internships, cooperative education, or field experience courses.

General Electives, Credits: 19-21
Agricultural Electives, Credits: 9
Group I Agricultural Electives (see College of ABS listing), Credits: 5
MCOM Electives, Credits: 10

Total Required Credits: 128

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.