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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Agricultural Communication and Marketing B.S.
Sub-plan: C: Food Industries
Sample Plan: C: Food Ind Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AECM 1001 - Introduction to Agricultural Education, Communication & Marketing : 1.0 cr
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
JOUR 1001 - Media in a Changing World : 3.0 cr : SOCS, TS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AECM 2096 - Career Exploration & Early Field Experience in Agricultural Education, Communication, and Marketing : 2.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
AGRO 1101 - Biology of Plant Food Systems : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AECM 2221W - Foundations of Leadership Practice : 3.0 cr : WI
APEC 1251 - Principles of Accounting : 3.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
ANSC 1511 - Food Animal Products for Consumers : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology : 3.0 cr : CIV
FSCN 1011 - Science of Food and Cooking : 4.0 cr : PHYS
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
AECM 3096 - Experiential Learning: Production and Business : 3.0 cr
AFEE 3361 - World Development Problems : 3.0 cr : GP
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AECM 3431 - Communicating Food, Agriculture & Environmental Science to the Public : 3.0 cr
FSCN 3615 - Sociocultural Aspects of Food, Nutrition, and Health : 3.0 cr : GP
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
APEC 3451 - Food and Agricultural Sales : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
APEC 3811 - Principles of Farm Management : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
AECM 5111W - Agricultural Education: Methods of Teaching : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
AECM 4451W - Advanced Persuasive Writing for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences : 3.0 cr : WI