The Agricultural Science curriculum includes a combination of courses in scientific agriculture and professional education that will meet requirements for employment and advanced study in careers emphasizing formal and informal programs of education. This degree plan will prepare a student to successfully work toward teacher certification, resulting in the ability to teach Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) classes in a secondary school setting. A student following this curriculum must meet the requirements of admission to the teacher education program as determined by the State of Texas. Enrollment in this program requires a passing score on the TExES AFNR content exam and a full semester performing an off-campus professional teaching internship in a secondary classroom in order to graduate. After successful completion of the professional teaching semester, a student may be eligible to enter public schools as a teacher of AFNR certified by the Texas Education Agency.
In addition to teaching in a secondary agriculture program, career options may include working as an agricultural extension agent, working for a marketing agency or agricultural supply company, or working in other industries related to agricultural education.
A student majoring in agricultural science will be counseled by an advisor to ensure that the program developed with the student will satisfy his or her unique interests, needs and professional aspirations, as well as requirements for teacher certification. The degree requires the completion of 120 semester credit hours.
For more information on this major, visit our AGSC website.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGLS 101 | Modern Agricultural Systems and Renewable Natural Resources | 1 |
ANSC 107
| General Animal Science
or General Avian Science | 3 |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Agricultural Economics | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
HORT 201
| Horticultural Science and Practices
or World Food and Fiber Crops | 3 |
| 3 |
| Special Topics in... | |
| Agricultural Energy and Power Systems | |
| Occupational Safety Management | |
| Special Topics in... | |
| Animal Waste Management | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGSC 302 | Teaching School-Based Agricultural Education & Clinical Professional Experience 3,4,5 | 4 |
| INST 210 | Understanding Special Populations 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| Marketing Agricultural and Food Products | |
| Food and Agricultural Sales | |
| Principles of Farm and Ranch Management | |
| Agribusiness Management | |
| 6 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| AGSC 373 | Managing Safety in the Agricultural Science Program 3 | 3 |
| AGSC 383 | Teaching Agricultural Mechanics 3 | 3 |
| ANSC 320 | Animal Nutrition and Feeding | 3 |
| INST 301 | Educational Psychology 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGSC 402 | Designing Instruction for Secondary Agricultural Science Programs 3,4 | 3 |
| AGSC 405 | Facilitating Complete Secondary Agricultural Science Programs 3,4 | 3 |
| ANSC 380 | Animal Science for Agricultural Science | 3 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| AGSC 425 | Learner Centered Instruction in Agricultural Science 3,4 | 3 |
| AGSC 436 | Professional Teaching Internship in AGSC 3,4 | 6 |
| AGSC 481 | Seminar 3 | 1 |
| AGSC 484 | Field Experience 3 | 4 |
| ANSC 484 | Livestock Practicum | 1 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See an academic advisor.
