Environmental Education

Agriculture Degree/A.A.

The agricultural and environmental education major is designed to prepare students for agricultural teaching, extension, and environmental technology employment positions. The curriculum provides flexibility in emphasizing teacher preparation, environmental technology, or communications and leadership.

Career Opportunities: Graduates have entered positions in teaching, extension work, waste management, human resource management, municipal environmental management, and federal and state agencies.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture with a major in Agricultural and Environmental Education, a student needs to 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
BIOL 101 General Biology 3
BIOL 103 General Biology Laboratory 1
MATH 126 College Algebra 3
AGEE 101           Global Food and Agricultural
Industry 		3
AGEE 103 Basics of Agricultual
Mechanization 		2
AGRL 111 Professions in Agriculture          1
TOTAL   16

 

Second Semester   Hrs.
ENGL 102                           Composition and Rhetoric          3
ARE 204 Agribusiness Management 3
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
GEC Elective   3
AGRL 112 Professions in Agriculture 1
HORT 220 General Horticulture 3
TOTAL   16

  SECOND YEAR

First Semester   Hrs.
PLSC 206                           Principles of Plant Science  4
CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry 4
AGEE 110 Microcomputer Applications 3
AGEE 203 Agricultural Mechanics Practica 3
AGEE 220 Group Organization and
Leadership 		3
TOTAL   17

 

Second Semester   Hrs.
AGRN 202                         Principles of Soil Science             3
AGRN 203 Principles of Soil Science Lab 1
A&VS Priciples of Animal Science 4
PSYC 241 Introduction to Human
Development 		3
TOTAL   14

Total Hours: 63