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Agricultural and Food Business Economics (120 Credits)
The Agricultural and Food Business Economics major gives students what they need to succeed in the food and agricultural business world – knowledge of business and economics practices as well as a deep understanding of animal, plant, and food systems. Graduates in this major are highly qualified to fill positions ranging from market researcher to product analyst to food broker in a variety of venues, including private industry, commercial farms and ranches, government agencies, production agriculture, and universities.
A student may be admitted to the Agricultural and Food Business Economics major upon making their intention known to the department.
A student may be admitted to the Agricultural and Food Business Economics major upon making their intention known to the department.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 101 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| HORT / CROP SCI 102 | 3 |
| MATH 2011 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| [COMM] Course (COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM] recommended) | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]1 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AFS 201 | 3 |
| CHEM 101 [PSCI] or 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| STAT 212 or MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 220 or 230 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
| SOIL SCI 201 [BSCI] | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AFS Core Systems Elective2 | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 120 | 4 |
| ECONS 301 | 3 |
| ECONS 3503 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106 | 4 |
| ECONS 302 | 3 |
| ECONS 311 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 335 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives | 6 |
| CROP SCI 360 | 3 |
| ECONS 452 [M] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives | 3 |
| AFS 401 [CAPS] | 3 |
| ECONS 450 [M] or 453 | 3 |
| ECONS 451 | 3 |
| Electives | 4 |
Footnotes
| 1 | An alternative to MATH 201 is MATH 106, 172, or 220. An alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171. |
| 2 | AFS Core Systems Electives: AGTM 310, ANIM SCI 464 [M], 472 [M], 474 [M], BIOLOGY 372 [M], CROP SCI 302, ECONS 351, HORT 320, SOE 300, SOIL SCI 368, or other systems courses approved by your advisor. Coursework must include a total of two [M] courses. |
| 3 | ECONS 352, which is only offered in the spring, may be used as an alternative for ECONS 350. |
- Agricultural and Food Systems
Courses
- Agricultural Education
- General Agriculture
- Agricultural Technology And Management
- Agricultural And Food Systems
Schedules of Studies
- Agricultural and Food Business Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Technology and Production Management
- Human Nutrition and Food Systems
- Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
Minors
- Agricultural Systems
- Agricultural Technology and Production Management
- Precision Agriculture
Certificates
- Organic Agriculture (Online and in Pullman)
- Sustainable Agriculture