Program: Agricultural Business Major - South Dakota State University

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 17, 2025

Evert Van der Sluis, Interim Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
e-mail: evert.vandersluis@sdstate.edu
website: http://econ.sdstate.edu/

Requirements for Agricultural Business Major - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Freshman Year

ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences 3

Choose one of the following:

ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (COM) (G) Credits: 3
(Fall)
SOC 150 - Social Problems (COM) (G) Credits: 3
(Fall)
SOC 240 - The Sociology of Rural America (COM) (G) Credits: 3
(Fall)

Sophomore Year:

General Electives Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
(Spring)
AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 4
(Fall)
AGEC 271L - Farm and Ranch Management Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall)

Senior Year:

One Additional course prefixed AGEC Credits: 3
(Fall)
Electives prefixed ACCT, AGEC, BADM, or ECON Credits:3
(Fall or Spring)
General Electives Credits: 5 in Fall or 6 in Spring

AGEC 479 - Agricultural Policy (AW) (G) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BADM 424 - Operations Research (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Accelerated Master’s Degree

Outstanding students majoring in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business or Economics 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 level (500) during their fourth (senior) year (see below). See the SDSU Graduate Catalog or the Department Graduate Coordinator for complete details for the fifth year.

Fourth Year (Replaces Senior Year Above)

Adjustments to baccalaureate course requirements are as follows:

General Electives 0-3 in Fall and 4-7 in Spring

AGEC 479 - Agricultural Policy (AW) (G) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BADM 424 - Operations Research (COM) Credits: 3
(Spring)
ECON 423 - Statistics II (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 428 - Mathematical Economics Credits: 3
(Fall)

Four of the following:

AGEC 421-521 - Farming and Food Systems Economics Credits: 3
(Fall)
AGEC 471-571 - Advanced Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 403-503 - History of Economic Thought (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 420-520 - Economics of the Public Sector Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 431-531 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 450-550 - Industrial Organization (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 460-560 - Economic Development (G) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)

Agricultural Business Major