Agricultural Education

Combining the best of both agriculture and teaching, the Agricultural Education major prepares students to educate the next generation of agricultural leaders and consumers. Highly sought after by employers, they teach high school and middle school agricultural science classes, as well as serve as FFA advisors, adult education instructors, community outreach coordinators, university extension agents, etc.

This major requires students to complete the AFS core courses and agricultural education required courses, as well as a series of teaching and learning courses to meet initial teacher certification requirements. Students also spend a semester student teaching in an agricultural education program in a Washington high school.

A student may be admitted to an AFS major upon making their intention known to the department.

First Year
First Term	Credits
AG ED 110	2
BIOLOGY 120 [BSCI]	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
HORT / CROP SCI 102	3
Second Term	Credits
AGTM 201	3
ANIM SCI 101	3
BIOLOGY 106 or 1071	4
ENGLISH 201 [WRTG]	3
UCORE Inquiry2	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
AFS 201	3
CHEM 101 [PSCI]	4
ECONS 101 [SSCI]	3
TCH LRN 301	3
UCORE Inquiry2	3
Second Term	Credits
CHEM 102	4
SOIL SCI 201	3
STAT 212 [QUAN], MATH 140 [QUAN], 171 [QUAN], or 202 [QUAN]	3 or 4
UCORE Inquiry2	3
300-400-level Agricultural Elective3	3
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Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Term	Credits
TCH LRN 317	2
Third Year
First Term	Credits
AFS Core Systems Elective4	3
AG ED 471	2
CROP SCI 360	3
ECONS 3505	3
300-400-level Agricultural Elective3	3
Second Term	Credits
AGTM 402	3
TCH LRN 464	3
TCH LRN 465	3
TCH LRN 466	2
300-400-level Agricultural Elective3	3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
AG ED 440 [M]	2
AG ED 450	3
ED PSYCH 468	3
TCH LRN 467 [M]	3
TCH LRN 469	2
TCH LRN 470	3
Second Term	Credits
AG ED 407 [CAPS]	8
TCH LRN 415	8

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Footnotes

1	BIOLOGY 106 is recommended.
2	Must complete 3 of these 4 UCORE designations: ARTS, DIVR, EQJS, HUM.
3	Agricultural 300-400-level Electives (minimum 9 credits) - required for teacher certification in Agricultural Education. Any 300-400-level course with one of the following subjects: AGTM, AFS, ANIM SCI, CROP SCI, ECONS, ENTOM, FS, HORT, IPM, LND ARCH, PL P, SOE, SOIL SCI, or VIT ENOL not used to satisfy major requirements can be accepted to fulfill this requirement, per advisor approval. AG ED 430 and/or 431 are suggested for CASE Certification.
4	AFS Core Systems Electives: AGTM 305, 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.
5	ECONS 351 and 352, which are only offered in the spring, may be used as an alternative for ECONS 350.