A S S O C I A T E O F A P P L I E D S C I E N C E D E G R E E S A N D C E R T I F I C A T E S 63
Program Requirements................................................. |
72 |
Course No. Course Title |
Credits |
Fall Term- First Year |
CIS 125D |
Introduction to Databases............................................. |
1 |
COMM 111 Fundamentals of Speech or |
COMM 218 Interpersonal Communication.............................. |
3 |
OA 104 |
Business Math................................................................ |
2 |
OA 110 |
Editing Skills for Information Processing.................... |
3 |
OA 125 |
Formatting & Skillbuilding.......................................... |
3 |
OA 2.500 |
Business Orientation1.................................................. |
1 |
Winter Term |
BA 101 |
Introduction to Business............................................... |
4 |
CIS 125 |
Intro to Computer Applications.................................... |
3 |
OA 205 |
Desktop Publishing1..................................................... |
3 |
OA 225 |
Applied Document Processing....................................... |
3 |
OA 241 |
Records Management1.................................................. |
3 |
Spring Term |
CIS 135S |
Advanced Spreadsheets.................................................. |
3 |
OA 109 |
Job Success Skills: Office1.............................................. |
1 |
OA 116 |
Administrative Procedures1.......................................... |
4 |
OA 202 |
Word Processing for Business: MS Word....................... |
3 |
OA 215 |
Communications in Business....................................... |
4 |
PE 231 |
Lifetime Health & Fitness....................................... |
3 |
Fall Term- Second Year |
BA 2.530 |
Practical Accounting I or |
|
BA 211 |
Principles of Accounting: Financial …........................ |
4 |
MTH 065 |
Elementary Algebra.............................................. |
4 |
OA 251 |
Management for the Office Professional...................... |
3 |
WR 121 |
English Composition............................................. |
3 |
Winter Term |
BA 226 |
Business Law.................................................................. |
3 |
OA 270 |
CWE Seminar: Prep for IAAP Certification................... |
1 |
OA 271 |
Advanced Business Projects1........................................ |
4 |
OA 280 |
CWE for Office Professionals......................................... |
3 |
|
Cultural Literacy.................................................. |
3 |
Spring Term |
BA 2.684 |
Computerized Accounting............................................. |
3 |
BA 224 |
Human Resource Management.................................... |
3 |
OA 203 |
Advanced Word Processing............................................ |
4 |
OA 280 |
CWE for Office Professionals......................................... |
3 |
|
Science and Society............................................... |
3 |
|
Total Credits Required: |
91 |
Agriculture
( See Crop Production)
Animal Technology
www. linnbenton. edu / go / animal-science
LBCC is the only community college in the Willamette Valley with an Animal Technology program. The program uses the community as a natural instructional laboratory and provides students with knowledge and skills useful for working in production livestock occupations and in entering into livestock-related fields. Some of the coursework may transfer to a four-year institution.
Farm and ranch workers not only feed, water, groom, and care for livestock, they also examine animals for diseases and provide simple medical care. Occasionally, they help with birthing animals. In addition, they tag or brand animals so owners can identify their livestock. They also build or repair structures, such as fences, and keep barns, stables, pens and kennels clean.
Owners of large farms may hire farm managers, who may oversee most farm activities or focus on a single activity, such as harvesting. These managers supervise and direct other workers and many make managerial decisions. They may set goals for what the farm produces and find the best way to market and sell their products. They consider weather predictions, which animal diseases are in their area, the price of farm products, and federal farm programs. They must decide when to plant, what to grow, and what type of equipment and supplies to purchase. To start new ventures, farmers and farm managers negotiate and secure bank loans. They must keep good financial records and understand federal and state regulations.
LBCC’ s animal technology courses are designed to provide a maximum of practical experience through hands-on laboratory sessions. Persons already employed in specific agricultural fields can upgrade their skills. Students in the program also have an opportunity to participate in competitive collegiate livestock judging.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Animal Technology will:
• Effectively apply multiple-specie Animal Husbandry skills and concepts within the livestock industry.
• Use skills acquired to gain employment in animal agriculture.
• Effectively research nutrition, management, marketing, health and reproduction issues.
• Interact with professionals unique to the industry using appropriate vocabulary.
• Apply appropriate computational and accounting skills and utilize technology for successful money management and other recordkeeping requirements.
Program Requirements
The Animal Technology program is designed to be completed in two years. This assumes, however, that the entering student has been placed at or above the following levels on the Computerized Placement Test: WR 115 Introduction to College Writing and MTH 060 Introduction to Algebra. It is advisable to take the test as early as possible. If developmental coursework is required, it may take the student longer than two years to complete the program.
In preparation for the Animal Technology program, high school students should study mathematics, life sciences and physical sciences. Program completion requires a minimum of four credits of math and eight credits of chemistry or biology, plus other general education courses, such as English composition, speech / oral communication and social science.
Students can take general education courses at night, but the technical classes are offered only during the day. Part-time enrollment is common; students may start in the middle of the school year or enroll for any portion of the program.
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.