Agricultural Education Comprehensive Major, 63-65 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program-No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 131301

The Major in Agricultural Education is designed to prepare teachers of agriculture for the secondary and adult levels in compliance with state certification requirements.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (37 hours)

AGRI 03102 - Principles of Microeconomics in Agriculture Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03112 - Introduction to Mechanical Systems for Agriculture and Manufacturing Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03130 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 4
AGRI 03150 - Animal Science Credit Hours: 4
AGRI 03234 - Fundamentals of Soil Science Credit Hours: 4
AGRI 03296 - Seminar Credit Hours: 1
AGRI 03304 - Farm Management and Record Analysis Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03396 - Agricultural Advocacy Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03422 - Community Programming in Agriculture Credit Hours: 2
COM 29102 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 08299 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 24112 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24113 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
OR
CHEM 24114 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 AND
CHEM 24115 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Note:

AGRI 03102 , AGRI 03130 , COM 29102 , PSYC 08299 , CHEM 24112 and CHEM 24113 , CHEM 24114 and CHEM 24115 : These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Must achieve a grade of C or better in COM 29102 and PSYC 08299 .

Students must take two of the following with a minimum of one horticulture class (6 hours):

AGRI 03232 - Crop Production Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03330 - Forage Crop Science Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03385 - Greenhouse Crop Production Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03388 - Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03389 - Turfgrass Management Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03438 - Advanced Crop Production Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03540 - Grain Crops Credit Hours: 3

Choose one of the following (2-3 hours):

AGRI 03238 - Techniques of Crop Scouting Credit Hours: 1 to 2
AGRI 03381 - Applied Entomology Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03432 - Soil and Water Conservation Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03434 - Weed Science: Ecology and Control Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03440 - Introduction to Precision Agriculture Credit Hours: 3

Electives (9-10 hours)

Advisor-approved electives in agriculture Credit Hours: 9 to 10

Free Electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Professional Education and Content Certification Courses (Required by DESE)

EDUC 61301 - Developmental Foundations of Adolescent and Content Literacy Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 61302 - Professional Learning Community Middle and Secondary IV Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 61311 - Designing Integrated Middle School and Secondary Curriculum Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 61312 - Professional Learning Community for Middle School and Secondary V Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 61324 - Intervention & Assessment: Literacy, Special Populations, and English Language Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 61325 - Professional Learning Community VI Credit Hours: 1
EDCI 62371 - Introduction to Special Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 61472 - Directed Teaching in the Secondary School Credit Hours: 1 to 10
PSYC 08299 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 61569 - Multiculturalism in Education Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 08322 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 2
AGRI 03320 - Foundations of Agricultural Education Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 03524 - Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education Laboratories Credit Hours: 2
AGRI 03580 - Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education Credit Hours: 2
AGRI 03581 - Program Planning in Agricultural Education Credit Hours: 3

Note:

This major will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Agricultural Education grades 9-12.

Students approved to complete an accelerated undergraduate/graduate program may count a maximum of 15 hours of graduate credit toward the undergraduate program.

Students approved for the accelerated option may take EDUC 61690 Internship in Teaching in place of EDUC 61472.

Agricultural Education Comprehensive Major, 63-65 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program-No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)

Location(s): On Campus

Requirements

Required Courses (37 hours)

Note:

Students must take two of the following with a minimum of one horticulture class (6 hours):

Choose one of the following (2-3 hours):

Electives (9-10 hours)

Required Courses in Agricultural Education (10 hours)

Degree Requirement (3 hours)

Professional Education Requirements (28 hours)

Free Electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Professional Education and Content Certification Courses (Required by DESE)

Note: