Agricultural Business

Program Information

Degree Type: AAS
Program Code: AGBU
Hegis Code: 5402.00
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Microcredential:  http://www.sunyacc.edu/academics/microcredentials

The Agricultural Business AAS curriculum seeks to provide skills in agriculture and business, marketing, finance, operations and management. The program will help students prepare to create and maintain viable and productive businesses in the agriculture industry with skills in assessment, risk taking, strategic planning, forecasting and land management. A goal of the program is to support effective employment in local farms, food processing facilities, and value-added home/farm businesses by providing trained and educated individuals to develop the agriculture industry in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties regions.

Cr. Course Title Course Code
1-2 FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE HRD100 HRD100A or HRD110
3

Introduction to College Writing

ENG101
3

ENG 104 Writing for the Business and Professions or ENG 110 Elements of Technical Writing recommended

 

SUNY GEN ED Basic Communication ENG102, ENG103, ENG104, ENG105,

ENG106, ENG107, ENG108, ENG109 or ENG110

3 SUNY GEN ED Mathematics  
4 Introduction to Soils BIO161
3 Introduction to Personal Economics

ECO101

3 Principles of Microeconomics ECO202
2 Experience Agriculture

AGR101  (Fall only)

3 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

AGR102 (Fall only)

3 Agroecology

AGR112 (Spring only)

3 Principles of Mangagement BUS102
3

Principles of Marketing

BUS103
4 Applied Accounting or Financial Accounting BUS144 or BUS146
3 Principles of Entrepreneurship BUS165
3 Fundamentals of Agribusiness

BUS195  (Fall only)

3 Business Law II BUS202
3 Liberal Arts and Sciences Spanish Recommended
6 AGRICULTURE BUSINESS ELECTIVES

Choose two courses from: 

AGR103 (Spring only)

BUS141

BUS178  (Prereq Required)

BUS203 (Spring only-Prereq Required)

BUS204 (Spring only-Prereq Required)

BUS206 (Spring only-Prereq Required)

BUS261

CIS125

6 Electives  
62 Minimum credits required for graduation  
 
Recommended First Year
First Semester
1-2 HRD100 HRD100A or HRD110
3 ENG101
3 ECO101
2 AGR101
3 BUS102
3 BUS195
   
Second Semester
3 ENG102 ENG110
4 BUS144 or BUS146
3 SUNY GEN ED Mathematics
3 AGR112
3 BUS103
Recommended Second Year
Third Semester
3 ECO202
3 AGR102
3 BUS165
3 Liberal Arts and Sciences
3 Program Electives (See Note 1)
   
Fourth Semester
3 BUS202
4 BIO161
3 Program Elective (See Note 1)
3 Electives (See Note 1)
3 Electives (See Note 1)

NOTES

1.  Program Electives are: 

AGR103, BUS141, BUS178 (Prereq Required), BUS203 (Prereq Required), BUS204 (Prereq Required), BUS206 (Prereq Required), BUS261 , or CIS125.

SUNY Cobleskill transfer students:  Students should take BUS146, BUS206 and CIS125.  Students may also want to take BUS203, BUS204, BUS261 or additional SUNY GEN ED Knowledge Areas.  Please see an advisor for articulation agreement details.

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