Agriculture Technology

Agriculture Degree/A.A.S.

This two-year career degree program enables the student to obtain practical knowledge and experience in the biological sciences that include the study of animals, nutrition, plants, trees and soils, agribusiness management, and the environmental sciences consisting of economic policy, conservation, and resource management. The curriculum stresses the production and distribution of agricultural products, the environment, and relationships among humans as they live and work in various situations. Students gain much practical experience on the three Potomac State College farms.

Career Opportunities: Students selecting this two-year degree program prepare for employment as agricultural producers, agricultural commodities inspectors and graders, animal breeding technicians, agricultural supply store managers or staff, and various state and federal governmental positions.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Agricultural Applied Sciences with a major in Agriculture Technology, a student must complete a minimum of 63 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Note: AGRL 111 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester   Hrs.
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
AGRL 111 Professions in Agriculture 1
AGEE 103 Basics of Agriculture
Mechanization 		2
AGEE 110 Microcomputer Applications
in Agricultural Education 		3
A&VS 150           Introduction to Animal Science 2
ARE 150 Introduction to Agricultural
and Agribusiness Economics 		3
TOTAL                                     14

 

Second Semester   Hrs.
BTEC 107 Business Communications        3
BTEC 109 Business Mathematics or
MATH 121 		3
AGRL 112 Professions in Agriculture 1
Fine Arts Elective   3
BIOL 101 or
BIOL 102  		General Biology 3
BIOL 103 or
BIOL 104 		General Biology Laboratory 6
HORT 220 General Horticulture 3
TOTAL                                     17
 
Recommended Two-Year Sequence

SECOND YEAR

First Semester                          Hrs.
ARE 110 Agribusiness Accounting 3
AGEE 203 Agricultural Mechanics
Practica     		3
PLSC 206 Principles of Plant Science     4
AGRL/EQST/FOR/HORT
Electives 		  3
Social Science Elective   3
TOTAL   16

 

Second Semester                     Hrs.
A&VS 251 Principles of Animal Science 4
AGRN 202 Principles of Soil Science 3
AGRN 203 Principles of Soil Science Lab 1
ARE 204 Agribusiness Management 3
AFCS 491  Professional Field Experience 5
TOTAL   16
 
 Total Hours: 63