General Agriculture
Agriculture Degree/A.A.
Students enrolling in programs leading to a baccalaureate degree in agriculture are offered a variety of career fields. The general agricultural program will provide the foundation courses for the freshman and sophomore years.
Career Opportunities: Employment for graduates includes owning a farm business, the private sector of agriculture business, and a wide range of public employment.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture with a General Agriculture Major, a student must complete a minimum of 65 credit-hours of required and elective course work.
Note: AGRL 111 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.
FIRST YEAR
| First Semester | Hrs. | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| AGEE 103 |
Basics of Agricultural Mechanization |
2 |
| AGRL 111 | Professions in Agriculture | 1 |
| BIOL 101 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 103 | General Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 126 | College Algebra | 3 |
| GEC Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 16 |
| Second Semester | Hrs. | |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| AGRL 112 | Professions in Agriculture | 1 |
| BIOL 102 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 104 | General Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| GEC Elective | 3 | |
| AGRL/FOR/HORT Electives | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 17 |
SECOND YEAR
| First Semester | Hrs. | |
| CHEM 111 | Survey of Chemistry | 4 |
| PLSC 206 | Principles of Plant Science | 4 |
| GEC Elective | 3 | |
| AGRL/FOR/HORT Electives | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 17 |
| Second Semester | Hrs. | |
| CHEM 112 | Survey of Chemistry | 4 |
| AGRN 202 | Principles of Soil Science | 3 |
| AGRN 203 | Principles of Soil Science Lab | 1 |
| A&VS 251 | Principles of Animal Science | 4 |
| GEC Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 15 |