Agricultural Systems Technology (AST) Major

System General Education Requirements*: 34-35

• 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 202
    Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity  Credits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics:
  MATH 102
   , and
  MATH 120
    or
  MATH 115
    Credits: 5 or 6
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
  PHYS 111-111L
   , and
  CHEM 106-106L
    or
  CHEM 112-112L
    Credits: 8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

• Goal #1 First Year Experience: 
  AST 109**
    Credits: 2
• Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility
   :
  PS 213-213L - Soils and Lab * **
    Credits: 3

College Requirements: 11

• Group 1 Courses for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture  (see note two) Credits: 5

• AST 342-342L - Applied Electricity and Lab Credits: 3
• AST 333-333L - Soil and Water Mechanics and Lab Credits: 3

Major Requirements: 46

• AST 203-203L - Introduction to Precision Agriculture and Lab
    Credits: 2, 0
• AST 353-353L - Physical Climatology and Meteorology and Lab
    Credits: 3
• ABE 490 - Seminar (AW)
    Credits: 1
• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM)
    Credits: 3
• AST 423-423L - Rural Structures and Lab
    Credits: 3
• AST 443-443L - Food Processing and Engineering Fundamentals and Lab
    Credits: 3
• AST 463/563 - Agricultural Waste Management (AW)
    Credits: 3
• BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM)
    Credits: 3
• BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM)
    Credits: 3
• MNET 231-231L - Manufacturing Processes I and Lab
    Credits: 3
• GE 121 - Engineering Design Graphics I
    Credits:1
• GE 123 - Computer Aided Drawing
    Credits: 1
• AST 213-213L - Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power and Lab
     Credits: 3
  OR
  AST 313-313L - Farm Machinery Systems Management and Lab
    Credits: 3
• AST 273-273L - Microcomputer Applications in Agriculture and Lab
    Credits: 3
  OR
  CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers (COM)
    Credits: 3
• Choose one from the following:
  • AST 303-303L - Design Management Experience and Lab
      Credits: 3
  • AST 494 - Internship
      Credits: 1-2
  • AST 496 - Field Experience
      Credits: 1-2
  • AST 497 - Cooperative Education
      Credits: 1-2
• Science Electives with a prefix of CHEM, PHYS, BIOL, MICR, or BOT Credits: 6
• Biological Science Elective with a prefix of BOT, BIOL, MICR, or ZOOL Credits: 3

Technical Electives: 24

• Any 300 or higher level course in Animal Science, Range Science, Plant Science, Agricultural Business, Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Economics Credits: 3

• ABE 464-464L - Monitoring and Controlling Agriculture and Biological Systems and Lab Credits: 2
• AST 202-202L - Construction Technology and Materials and Lab Credits: 2
• AST 213-213L - Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power and Lab Credits: 3
• AST 313-313L - Farm Machinery Systems Management and Lab Credits: 3
• AST 412-412L/512-512L - Fluid Power Technology and Lab Credits: 3
• AST 426-426L - Emerging Technologies in Agriculture and Lab Credits: 3
• AST 492 - Topics Credits: (1-4)
• BADM 280 - Personal Finance (COM) Credits: 3
• MNET 231-231L - Manufacturing Processes I and Lab Credits: 3
• ET 210-210L - Introduction to Electronic Systems Credits: 4
• ET 240 - Techniques of Servicing Credits: 2
• ET 251-251L - Electricity and Electronics I and Lab Credits: 3
• ET 252-252L - Electricity and Electronics II and Lab Credits: 3
• MNET 320-320L - Computer Aided Design/Drawing and Lab Credits: 3
• GE 310 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Credits: 2
• GE 425-525 - Occupational Safety and Health Management Credits: 3
• GEOG 472 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 3
• GEOG 473-573 - GIS: Data Creation and Integration Credits: 3
• GEOG 484-484L - Remote Sensing and Lab Credits: 3