Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership (AGCL) Major - Communication specialization

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Requirements for Agricultural Education, Communication and Leadership Major - Communication specialization

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

System General Education Requirements*: 31

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101*
and
ENGL 201*
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
ECON 201*
or
ECON 202*
and 3 credit elective. Credits: 6
Goal #4 Humanities and Arts/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102*
Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
BIOL 101-101L*
and
CHEM 106-106L*
Credits: 7

Capstone Requirements: 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: 35-36

Agricultural Electives Credits: 9
MCOM Electives Credits: 10
General Electives Credits: 16-17

Total Required Credits: 120

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

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.