2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Agricultural Business Major


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Requirements for Agricultural Business Major


Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 30


Institutional Graduation Requirements** Credits: 8-9


College Requirements: 4


Electives: 28-30


  • General Electives Credits: 22-23
  • One Additional course prefixed AGEC Credits: 3
  • Electives prefixed ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 128


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 Coordinator Dr. Santos for complete details for the fifth year.

Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year)


Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:

  • General Electives Credits: 4-10
  • General Electives Credits: 4-7

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.

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