UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Agricultural Business Academic Plan

Bachelor of Science Degree. Agricultural Business Major. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Agricultural Economics Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman Year

AGEC 101 Economics and Management in Agriculture - 3
AGEC 102 Economics and Management in Agriculture Seminar - 1
ANSC 111 Introduction to Animal Science - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading & Writing (CW) - 3
(one of the following depending on Math Placement Score)
MATH 146 College Algebra (M)
or MATH 156 Business Calculus (M)
HEAL 108 Health & Fitness for Life (HW) -1

Total semester credits - 14

AGEC 220 Agribusiness Computations - 3
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I (Ag Foundation Course) - 3
PLSC 161 Introduction to Plant Science (Ag Foundation Course) - 3
ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines (CW) - 3
CHEM 115  Concepts in General Chemistry - 4
or BIOL 150 General Biology (SI) - 3 

Total semester credits - 15 or 16
Sophomore Year

AGEC 240 Cooperatives - 2
or ECON 202 Macroeconomics - 3
AGEC 250 World Food & Populations (Global Perspectives) - 3
FDSC 110 Science of Food (SI and Ag Foundation course) - 3
MATH 156  Calculus for Business & Social Science - 3
COMS 101 Fundamentals of Communication (CS) - 3

Total semester credits - 14- 15

AGEC 205 Ag Business Accounting - 3
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production and Optimization - 3
ESM 105 Introduction to Environmental Studies (EC) - 3 
GEOG 120 Human Geography (SB) - 3
MUS 100 Understanding Music ( HF) - 3

Total semester credits - 15
Junior
Year

AGEC 345 Agricultural Law - 3
AGEC 355 Ag Markets and Prices - 3
AGEC 360 Farm Management - 3
AET 150 Applications in Agricultural Engineering (Ag Foundation course) - 3
Course in minor or emphasis - 3

Total semester credits - 15

AGEC 320 Statistical Methods - 3
AGEC 365 Agricultural Financial Management - 3
ART 100 Intro to Visual Art (HF) - 3
AGED 202 Leadership & Group Dynamics (Ag Foundation course) - 3
Course in minor or emphasis - 4

Total semester credits - 16
Senior
Year

AGEC 368 Professional Selling - 3
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy - 3
AGEC 465 Advanced Agricultural Finance - 3
HIST 100 Defining Themes in US History  (SB) - 3
Course in minor or emphasis area - 3

Total semester credits - 15

AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing - 3
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm Mngt - 3
MNGT 330 Managing Workplace Diversity (Diversity Requirement) - 3
AFES 310 Agricultural Human Resource Management - 3
Course in minor or emphasis area - 3

Total semester credits - 15
Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 32 cr.
Agriculture Foundation Courses - 15 cr.
Major Requirements - 49 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 12 cr.
Directed Electives - 12 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

 

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

  • CW Communication - Reading and Writing
  • CS Communication - Speaking and Listening
  • CA Advanced Communication
  • SB Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • HF Humanities and Fine Arts
  • M Mathematics
  • SL Scientific Investigation
  • HW Personal Health and Wellness
  • EC Ethical Citizenship