Agricultural Business Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus, Online

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Program Coordinator/Contact

Nicole Klein, Associate Director
Ness School of Management and Economics
Harding Hall 100
605-688-4141

Program Information

The Agricultural Business minor builds on a foundation of economic theory as it applies to the agricultural sector. This minor will benefit students pursuing careers in production agriculture, agribusiness, rural banking, and other fields.

Academic Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the courses in the minor. At least three courses for the minor must be prefixed AGEC.

Requirements for Agricultural Business Minor: 18 Credits

AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AGEC 371 - Agricultural Business Management Credits: 3
or MGMT 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3

Select from the following

Select nine credits from the following list. Credits: 9

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
AGEC / BLAW 352 - Agricultural Law Credits: 3
or AGEC /BLAW 462 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
or AGEC /BLAW 366 - Food Law Credits: 3
or BLAW 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
AGEC 364 - Introduction to Cooperatives Credits: 3
AGEC 471 - Advanced Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
AGEC 478 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
AGEC 479 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3
MKTG 370 - Marketing (COM) Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 18

Note

At least three courses for the minor must be prefixed AGEC.