The Agricultural Economics concentration focuses on the theoretical and analytic tools of applied economics and provides students with the skills necessary to apply these principles in settings such as water, recreation, environmental economics, industry and business, marketing, production, or government. This program is more quantitative in nature and best prepares students interested in graduate study.
Effective Fall 2023
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AREC 192 | Orientation to Agricultural and Resource Econ | 1 | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| CHEM 1031 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| ECON 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Food Animal Science | |||
| Introduction to Equine Science | |||
| Food-From Farm to Table | |||
| Horticultural Science | 3A | ||
| General Crops | |||
| Select one course from the following:2 | 3-4 | ||
| Agricultural Data Management and Analysis | |||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||
| Personal Computing | |||
| Select four credits from the following courses: | 4 | ||
| Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29-30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 | |
| AREC 305 | Agricultural and Resource Enterprise Analysis | 3 | |
| MATH 141 | Calculus in Management Sciences (GT-MA1) | 1B | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Agricultural Sciences Electives3 | 3 | ||
| Electives | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| AREC 335/ECON 335 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 | |
| FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 | |
| STAT 301 | Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Introduction-Economics of Natural Resources | |||
| Environmental Economics | |||
| Water Law, Policy, and Institutions | |||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | |||
| Agricultural and Resource Product Marketing | |||
| Agricultural Finance | |||
| Agricultural Commodities Marketing | |||
| Agricultural Business Management | |||
| Agricultural Sciences Electives3 | 3 | ||
| AREC, ECON Electives4 | 3 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AREC 405 | Agricultural Production Management | 4A,4C | 3 |
| AREC 415 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 | |
| AREC 478 | Agricultural Policy | 4A,4B,4C | 3 |
| AREC 492 | Senior Seminar in Ag and Resource Economics | 1 | |
| ECON 304 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| ECON 306 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Agricultural Sciences Electives3 | 6 | ||
| AREC, ECON Electives4 | 6 | ||
| Electives5 | 2-3 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
Students planning to take SOCR 240 should take CHEM 107 and CHEM 108 and reduce the number of free electives in the program.
- 2
AREC 230 is recommended.
- 3
Select a total of 12 credits from courses in AB, AGED, AGRI, ANEQ, AREC, BSPM, FSHN, FTEC, HORT, LAND, NR, RS, SOCR, or WR. A maximum of six AREC credits may be used as Agricultural Sciences electives.
- 4
Select credits from AREC and/or ECON courses.
- 5
Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 192 | Orientation to Agricultural and Resource Econ | 1 | |||
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 | ||
| Select four credits from the following: | 4 | ||||
| Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||||
| Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| ECON 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Food Animal Science | |||||
| Introduction to Equine Science | |||||
| Food-From Farm to Table | |||||
| Horticultural Science | 3A | ||||
| General Crops | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3-4 | |||
| Agricultural Data Management and Analysis | |||||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ACT 205 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 | |||
| AREC 305 | Agricultural and Resource Enterprise Analysis | 3 | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Agricultural Sciences Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| MATH 141 | Calculus in Management Sciences (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 3 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| ACT 205 and ECON 204 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 | |||
| STAT 301 | Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Agricultural Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural and Resource Product Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural Finance | |||||
| Agricultural Commodities Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural Business Management | |||||
| Agricultural Sciences Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| AREC 310 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 335/ECON 335 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Agricultural Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural and Resource Product Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural Finance | |||||
| Agricultural Commodities Marketing | |||||
| Agricultural Business Management | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Introduction-Economics of Natural Resources | |||||
| Environmental Economics | |||||
| Water Law, Policy, and Institutions | |||||
| AREC/ECON Elective | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| STAT 301 must be completed by the end of Semester 6. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 415 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 | |||
| ECON 306 | Intermediate Microeconomics | X | 3 | ||
| AREC/ECON Electives | 6 | ||||
| Electives | 2-3 | ||||
| AREC 335/ECON 335 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 405 | Agricultural Production Management | X | 4A,4C | 3 | |
| AREC 478 | Agricultural Policy | X | 4A,4B,4C | 3 | |
| AREC 492 | Senior Seminar in Ag and Resource Economics | X | 1 | ||
| ECON 304 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | X | 3 | ||
| Agricultural Sciences Electives (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | X | 6 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||