Agriculture, AS

This degree prepares students by providing the agricultural foundation necessary to successfully transfer and pursue a bachelor’s degree in the area of agricultural sciences at a four year college/university. Students are given the opportunity to learn fundamentals – as well as theory and practical application of: animal science, horticulture, agronomy, agriculture economics, agriculture industry, agriculture mechanics, wildlife conservation, food science, livestock evaluation, and plant protection (entomology).

Core Component: 42 Credit Hours

Communication: 6 Credit Hours

Choose Two (2):

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hours

If any overflow hours are earned from Life and Physical Sciences, these will be applied to the Component Area Option.

Choose One (1):

Life and Physical Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

If any overflow hours are earned from Life and Physical Sciences, these will be applied to the Component Area Option.

Choose a minimum of Six (6) Hours:

Language, Philosophy, Culture: 3 Credit Hours

Choose One (1):

PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy

Creative Arts: 3 Credit Hours

Choose One (1):

American History: 6 Credit Hours

Choose Two (2):

Government/Political Science: 6 Credit Hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Credit Hours

Choose One (1):

Component Area Option: 6 Credit Hours

If any overflow hours are earned from Life and Physical Sciences, these will be applied to the Component Area Option.

Choose Two (2) courses equaling six (6) hours unless overflow hours from Life and Physical Sciences are used:

Academic Electives: 6 Credit Hours

General Academic Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Any General Academic Elective (ACGM) not take as a core curriculum.

Area of Concentration: 12 Credit Hours

Agriculture: 12 Credit Hours

Choose any combination of AGRI courses not taken as a General Academic Elective to equal 12 credit hours.

Total Hours for Degree: 60 Credit Hours

Notes:

TAMU – AGRI 1307 , AGRI 1315 , AGRI 1319 serves as Tier 2 science for non-science majors and Life and Physical Science Core requirement for those that are co-enrolled.
TAMU – AGRI 2317 serves as a Social and Behavioral Science core requirement for those that are co-enrolled.