Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.G.) Major in Agricultural Business and Management
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- Students cannot enroll in upper-level (3000 or 4000) agriculture courses until they have successfully completed MATH 1315 or MATH 1319, and CHEM 1341 and CHEM 1141.
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If two years of the same modern language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of modern language taken in high school, then two semesters of the same modern language (1410 and 1420) must be taken at the college level, and the requirement will be added to the student's degree audit.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
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For transfer students, 36 semester credit hours may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Agricultural Business and Management Field of Study and be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.G.) degree with a major in Agricultural Business and Management at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Numbers (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course numbers in the following course list.
Course List Code Title Hours MATH 1319 Mathematics for Business and Economics I 3 or MATH 1315 College Algebra TCCN: MATH 1324 or MATH 1314AG 1301
& AG 1101Basic Animal Science
and Basic Animal Science Laboratory (or AG ELNA 3 hour and AG ELNA 1 hour)4 TCCN: AGRI 1419 or (AGRI 1319 and AGRI 1119) CHEM 1341
& CHEM 1141General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I4 TCCN: CHEM 1411 (or CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1111)ECO 2315 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 TCCN: ECON 2301ISAN 1323 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications 3 or AG 2390 Computer Applications in Agriculture TCCN: BCIS 1305 or AGRI 1309AG 2383 Introduction to Agricultural Economics 3 TCCN: AGRI 2317ACC 2361 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 TCCN: ACCT 2301ACC 2362 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 TCCN: ACCT 2302AG ELNA 3 TCCN: AGRI 1325AG 2379 General Horticulture (and AG ELNA 1 hour) 3 or AG 2313 Agronomic Crops TCCN: AGRI 1415; or AGRI 1315 and AGRI 1115; or AGRI 1307 and AGRI 1107MATH 2328 Elementary Statistics 3 or MATH 1329 Mathematics for Business and Economics II TCCN: MATH 1342 or MATH 1325Total Hours 35
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
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| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| US 1100 | 1 | AG 2383 (TCCN AGRI 2317) | 3 |
| ENG 1310, 1310, 1320, or 1321 | 3 | CHEM 1341 | 3 |
| AG 1110 (TCCN AGRI 1131)1 | 1 | CHEM 1141 | 1 |
| MATH 1315, 1319, or 2417 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN MATH 1314]) | 3 | AG 2390 (TCCN AGRI 1309)1 | 3 |
| BIO 1330 (TCCN BIOL 1306) | 3 | MATH 1329, 2471, or 2328 (TCCN MATH 1325, 2413, or 1342) | 3 |
| BIO 1130 (TCCN BIOL 1106) | 1 | Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 094 | 3 |
| Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| ENG 3303 | 3 | Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 |
| ACC 2361 (TCCN ACCT 2301) | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 |
| AG 2301 or 23792 | 3 | ECO 2315 | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 | ACC 2362 (TCCN: ACCT 2302) | 3 |
| Select one: | 3 | ||
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| AG 3351 | 3 | AG Elective | 3 |
| AG 3317 | 3 | AG Elective | 3 |
| AG 3319 | 3 | AG 4385 | 3 |
| AG 3352 | 3 | AG 3318 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| AG 3350 | 3 | AG 4381 | 3 |
| AG 4307 | 3 | AG 4383 | 3 |
| AG Elective | 3 | AG 4382 | 3 |
| AG 4380 | 3 | AG 3355 | 3 |
| Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 094 | 3 | AG Elective (3000-4000 level AG course or AG 1101) | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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Must be successfully completed in the first 45 college credit hours at Texas State.
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AG 2379 can apply to one requirement only
