A S S O C I A T E O F S C I E N C E D E G R E E S 29
Agricultural Business Management
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The Agriculture Business Management curriculum is designed for students who want to complete their lower-division coursework prior to transferring to a four-year institution. It allows for completion of general education requirements as well as the preparatory coursework that precedes specialized course involvement. Agriculture Resource Economics interests also could be pursued.
The Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Agriculture Business Management is a lower-division transfer program designed to assist students planning to transfer to Oregon State University. Students completing the degree requirements will be prepared to enroll in upper-division coursework. Students seeking to transfer to an institution other than OSU may be best served by pursuing an AA( OT) while taking specific agriculture, animal science, biology, physical science and mathematics courses that will transfer to the student’ s selected college or university. The AA( OT) is a general transfer degree and does not include program requirements. It is important that you identify the four-year school you plan to attend. You should review the requirements of the program you plan to study at that institution and take those classes at LBCC. You may want to work with two advisors; one at LBCC and a second at the institution you hope to attend to make sure you are taking the courses that will meet program requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete an Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Agricultural Business Management will:
• Use business principles and technology successfully in the management of agricultural enterprises and / or as a transfer student.
• Use skills acquired to gain employment in an agriculturally related business.
• Effectively research an agricultural business or management related problem.
• Communicate effectively( written and oral) using appropriate industry vocabulary.
• Apply appropriate computational / accounting skills and utilize technology for successful money management and other recordkeeping requirements.
Program Requirements
This program is designed to be completed in two years; this assumes that the entering student has placed at or above the following levels on the Computerized Placement Test: WR 121 English Composition and MTH 095 Intermediate Algebra. It is advisable to take the test as early as possible. If developmental coursework is required, it may take longer than two years to complete the program.
Entering students will progress at a faster rate if they have a firm background in life and physical sciences as well as mathematics. Program completion requires math, chemistry, biology and other baccalaureate core perspectives courses. CH 221 General Chemistry, which is usually taken in the first term of the program, requires that the student possess a basic knowledge of chemistry prior to enrolling in the course. In order to fulfill this requirement a student must either:
• Pass a Chemistry Entrance Exam, or
• Take a college-level chemistry course( CH 112, CH 121, CH 221 or CH 150).
To schedule an entrance exam or for further information contact: Linda Taylor at taylorl @ linnbenton. edu or 541-917-4741.
Students intending to study Agricultural Business Management at Oregon State University are required to select and complete a minor that is appropriate to their professional goals and interests. The electives contained within the Associate of Science with an emphasis in Agriculture Business Management are intended to assist students in completing this OSU requirement. Students should select electives only after consulting with an advisor. For electives, students can choose from a varied cross-section of lower-division transfer courses in the field of agriculture. These courses provide practical instructional experiences in the areas of animal science, economics and crop production.
T R A N S F E R
Associate of Science with an emphasis in Agriculture Business Management
See the front of this section for graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree.
General Education Requirements.................................. 43 Classes shown below in italic are general education classes.
Program Requirements................................................. |
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Course No. Course Title |
Credits |
AG 111 |
Computers in Agriculture.............................................. |
3 |
AREC 211 |
Management in Agriculture.......................................... |
4 |
AREC 221 |
Marketing in Agriculture............................................... |
3 |
BA 211 |
Principles of Accounting: Financial............................. |
4 |
BA 213 |
Principles of Accounting: Managerial.......................... |
4 |
BA 226 |
Business Law.................................................................. |
3 |
BI 101 |
General Biology or |
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BI 102 |
General Biology or |
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BI 103 |
General Biology.................................................... |
4 |
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Biological or Physical Science................................ |
4 |
CH 121 |
College Chemistry or |
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CH 221 |
General Chemistry................................................ |
4( 1) |
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( Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.) Communication................................................... |
3 |
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Cultural Diversity................................................. |
3 |
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Difference, Power, & Discrimination..................... |
3 |
EC 201 |
Introduction to Microeconomics............................ |
3( 1) |
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( Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.) |
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EC 202 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics................................. |
4 |
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Literature & the Arts.............................................. |
3 |
MTH 111 |
College Algebra..................................................... |
4( 1) |
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( Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.) |
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MTH 241 |
Calculus for Biological / Management / Social Sciences. |
4 |
PE 231 |
Lifetime Health & Fitness....................................... |
3 |
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Western Culture.................................................... |
3 |
WR 121 |
English Composition............................................. |
3 |
WR 227 |
Technical Writing.................................................. |
3 |
Select additional elective courses in Agriculture and Resource |
Economics, Animal Science, and Crop Science....... |
15 |
Total Credits Required: |
90 |
1 – Courses offered that term only. 2 – Other classes may substitute. See advisor. 6 – These courses must have been completed within the last five years. 7 – Course may be taken any term to accommodate a student’ s particular interests and scheduling considerations. See the requirements for the Associate of Science degree for approved courses. 8 – No more than two courses with the same alpha prefix may be used by a student to meet the general education requirement. See an advisor. 9 – A cost-recovery program. See“ Workforce Training” section for details.