Agricultural and Resource Economics (AGEC) Major

Requirements for Agricultural and Resource Economics Major - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

System General Education Requirements*: 30

• Goal #1 Written Communication:
  ENGL 101
   , and
  ENGL 201
    Credits: 3
• Goal #2 Oral Communication:
  SPCM 101*
    Credits: 3
• Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity  Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity  Credits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics:
  MATH 102
    Credits: 3
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences  Credits: 6

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

College Requirements: 4

Major Requirements: 66

• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
• ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 423 - Statistics II (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 428 - Mathematical Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics ** (COM) Credits: 3
• AGEC 271-271L - Farm and Ranch Management and Lab Credits: 4
• AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
• AGEC 421-521 - Farming and Food Systems Economics ** Credits: 3
• AGEC 478-478L - Agricultural Finance and Lab Credits: 3
• AGEC 479 - Agricultural Policy (AW) (G) Credits: 3

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• MATH 121-121L - Survey of Calculus and Lab* (COM) Credits: 5

• Or

• MATH 123 - Calculus I * (COM) Credits: 4

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• STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Electives: 19-20

• Group I Elective (see note one) Credits: 5
• General Electives Credits: 14-15

Environmental Economics Emphasis:

• PS 213-213L - Soils and Lab * ** Credits: 2
• WL 110 - Environmental Conservation ** (G) Credits: 3

Accelerated Master’s Degree:

Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Business, Economics, or Economics with a Business specialization may complete their Baccalaureate degree and Master of Science in Economics combined in five years. Students may apply for admission to the combined program during the Fall Semester of their junior year. Those admitted as graduate students may take dual listed 400-500 level courses at the graduate (500) level during their fourth (senior) year (see below). See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the Department’s Graduate Coordinators Dr. Santos or Dr. Zimmerman for complete details for the fifth year.

Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year):

• General Electives Credits:  4-7

• ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 420-520 - Economics of the Public Sector Credits: 3
• ECON 431-531 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector Credits: 3
• ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G) Credits: 3

Note:

Note One: Group I courses are listed under the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences .

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.