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Apr 24, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Agricultural Business Major
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Program Coordinator/Contacts
Eluned Jones, Head
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Department Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 142
605-688-4845
Email: jason.zimmerman@sdstate.edu
Click here for additional information.
Program Description
The major in Agricultural Business prepares students to excel in the challenging environment of the modern agricultural industry. Graduates are creative, adaptable, and well educated in economics and management. The program combines education in management and economics with a strong technical knowledge in production agriculture and skills in problem solving. The curriculum emphasizes economic theory, agricultural business management, quantitative methods, and agricultural and biological science electives. Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in economics , business, or related fields are well prepared by this degree program.
Student Learning Outcomes
Agricultural Business students will:
- Understand the economic principles and complexities that underlie the global economy;
- Apply economic concepts and techniques for decision-making;
- Communicate effectively;
- Think critically;
- Behave ethically and humanely.
Course Delivery Format
The program offers courses on campus, with limited online coursework, usually during the summer.
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Requirements for Agricultural Business Major: 120 Credits
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture System General Education Requirements*: 31-32
Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5
Choose one of the following: 3
Choose one of the following: 3
Choose two of the following: 6
(at least one must be at the 400-level) Total Required Credits: 120
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 a 5 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. |
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