Agricultral Education (AGED) Major

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Lonell Moeller
Department of Teacher Education
Wenona Hall 107
605-688-4378
e-mail: lonell.moeller@sdstate.edu
http://learn.sdstate.edu/teachered/

Requirements for Agricultural Education Major - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

Freshman Year:

SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
* (Spring)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
** (Fall or Spring)

AST 202 - Construction Technology and Materials
(Fall)
ENGL 101 - Composition I
* (Fall)
MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM)
*(Fall)
PS 103 - Crop Production
(Spring)
PS 103L - Crop Production Lab
(Spring)
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (COM) (G)
* (Fall)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM)
* (Fall)

Choose the following:

Or:

Sophomore Year:

SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
* (Spring)

AS 101 - Introduction to Animal Science
(Fall)
AS 285 - Livestock Evaluation and Marketing
(Spring)
AS 285L - Livestock Evaluation and Marketing Lab
(Spring)
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM)
(Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM)
(Spring)
CTE 295 - Practicum
(Fall)
CTE 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education
(Fall)
EDFN 475 - Human Relations (COM)
(Fall)
ENGL 201 - Composition II
* (Fall)
HO 111 - Biology of Horticulture
(Spring)
HO 111L - Biology of Horticulture Lab
(Spring)
MNET 231 - Manufacturing Processes I
(Fall)

Choose one from the following:

ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM)
* (Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G)
* (Spring)

Choose one from the following:

Junior Year:

Agricultural Systems Technology (AST) Elective Credits: 3
(Fall)

AGED 404 - Program Plan in Agricultural Education (AW)
(Spring)
ANTH 421-521 - Indians of North America
**(Fall)
AS 241 - Meat: Product to Consumption
(Spring)
AST 342 - Applied Electricity
(Spring)
EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology and Learning (COM)
(Spring)
EDFN 427-527 - Middle School: Philosophy and Application
(Fall)
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (COM)
(Spring)
MNET 132 - Welding Technology
(Fall)
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM)
(Fall)
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM)
(Fall)
PS 213 - Soils
(Fall)
PS 213L - Soils Lab
(Fall)
SEED 314 - Supervised Clinical/Field Experience
(Spring)
SEED 450 - 7-12 Teaching Reading in Content Area (COM)
(Spring)
SPED 401 - Introduction to Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities (COM)
(Fall)

Senior Year:

Two additional credit hours of courses prefixed ENGL, MCOM, or SPCM Credits: 2
(Spring)
IGR Goal 3: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3
** (Spring)
Approved Agricultural Electives Credits: 5 or
(Spring)
Approved Agricultural Electives Credits: 2 and
(Spring)
Agricultural Systems Technology (AST) Elective Credits: 3
(Spring)

AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management
(Spring)
AGEC 271L - Farm and Ranch Management Lab
(Spring)
AGED 434 - Special Methods in Agricultural Education
(Fall)
AGED 454 - Teaching Ag Systems Technology Labs
AGED 475 - Supervised Teaching Internship
(Fall)
AGED 494 - Internship
(Spring)
AGED 496 - Field Experience
(Spring)

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.