The Farm and Ranch Management concentration builds skills in applied decision making required in production agriculture. The program of study allows students to apply a solid understanding of economics, and the underlying physical and biological sciences that drive agricultural technology, to problems facing modern farmers and ranchers.
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 103 | 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:1 | 3-4 | ||
| Agricultural Data Management and Analysis | |||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||
| Personal Computing | |||
| 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 | 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 Science Electives2 | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Data-Driven Ag and Res Econ Decision Making | |||
| Introduction to Econometrics | |||
| AREC 408 | Agricultural Finance | 3 | |
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | |
| MKT 362 | Professional Selling | 3 | |
| STAT 301 | Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | 3 | |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | |||
| Agricultural and Resource Product Marketing | |||
| Agricultural Commodities Marketing | |||
| International Agricultural Trade | |||
| Agricultural Business Management | |||
| Agricultural Sciences Electives2 | 6 | ||
| Electives | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AREC 375 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| AREC 405 | Agricultural Production Management | 4A,4C | 3 |
| AREC 492 | Senior Seminar in Ag and Resource Economics | 1 | |
| ECON 306 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | 4B | ||
| Agricultural Policy | 4A,4B,4C | ||
| Agricultural Science Electives2 | 6 | ||
| AREC/ECON Electives3 | 6 | ||
| Electives4 | 5-6 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
AREC 230 is recommended.
- 2
Select a total of 15 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 Science Electives.
- 3
Select from AREC and/or ECON courses.
- 4
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 | 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 | ||||
| ECON 204 and ACT 205 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 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 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 | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Data-Driven Ag and Res Econ Decision Making | |||||
| Introduction to Econometrics | |||||
| AREC 408 | Agricultural Finance | 3 | |||
| MKT 362 | Professional Selling | 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 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 375 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |||
| ECON 306 | Intermediate Microeconomics | X | 3 | ||
| AREC/ECON Electives | 6 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| AREC 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 492 | Senior Seminar in Ag and Resource Economics | X | 1 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | 4B | ||||
| Agricultural Policy | 4A,4B,4C | ||||
| Agricultural Sciences Electives | X | 6 | |||
| Elective | X | 2-3 | |||
| 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 | ||||