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Management and Business
The following courses are required for all Agronomy students graduating in the Management and Business Option. This option is designed primarily for those individuals who wish to seek employment as agronomists working for agribusinesses such as cooperatives, seed companies, herbicide and fertilizer dealers, or crop consulting firms after completing requirements for the B.S. degree.
| AGRONOMIC SCIENCES (30.5-31.5 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON
105: Leadership Experience |
R |
F, S, SS |
| AGRON 110: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Orientation |
0.5(1-0) |
F |
| AGRON 114: Principles of Agronomy |
3(2-3 to 4) |
F, S |
| AGRON 154: Fundamentals of Soil Science |
3(2-2 to 4 |
F, S |
| AGRON 206: Introduction to Meteorology |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 210: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Career Planning |
1(1-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 230: Crop Structure-Function Relationships |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON
310: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Internship |
R |
F, S, SS |
| AGRON 354: Soils and Plant Growth |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 354L: Soils and Plant Growth Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
AGRON 356: Soil, Fertilizer, and Water Management
OR
AGRON 392: Systems Analysis in Crop and Soil Mgt
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4(3-2)
3(2-3) |
F
F, S |
| AGRON 410: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Senior Forum |
1(1-0) |
F, S |
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Plus 9 elective credits to be chosen in Agronomy with no more than 2 credits total from Agron 331, 370, 490, 491, and 496 allowed to meet the 9-credit requirement and Agron 320 will only be used as a biological requirement. (A minimum of 15 credits in Agronomy must be earned at Iowa State.)
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| ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (12 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| ACCT 284: Financial Accounting |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
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Select 6 credits from Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing
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| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (11 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| BIOL 211: Principles of Biology I |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| BIOL 211L: Principles of Biology Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| BIOL 212: Principles of Biology II |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| BIOL 212L: Principles of Biology Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 320: Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
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| COMMUNICATIONS (12.5 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| ENGL 104: First-Year Composition I |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| ENGL 105: First-Year Composition II |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| LIB 160: Library Instruction |
0.5(1-0) |
F, S |
SP CM 212: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
OR
AG EDS 311: Presentation & Sales Strategies for Agricultural Audiences
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3(3-0)
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS
F, S |
ENGLISH 302: Business Communication
OR
ENGLISH 309: Report and Proposal Writing
OR
ENGLISH 314: Technical Communication
|
3(3-0)
3(3-0)
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS
F, S
F, S, SS |
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| HUMANITIES, ETHICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (15-18 credits) |
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Three credits each in ethics, U.S. diversity, international
perspectives, humanities, social sciences, and agricultural issues (all courses must be from approved lists).
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| MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (6 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
MATH 140: College Algebra
OR
MATH 150: Discrete Math for Business and Social Science
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3(3-1)
3(2-1) |
F, S, SS
F, S, SS |
| STAT 104: Introduction to Statistics
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3(2-2) |
F, S, SS |
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Demonstration of computer proficiency or take a course in Computer Science (See adviser for procedures to meet requirement).
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| PHYSICAL SCIENCES (15-16 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| CHEM 163 & 163L: General Chemistry & Laboratory |
5(4-3) |
F, S, SS |
CHEM 231 & 231L: Elementary Organic Chem. & Lab.
OR
BBMB 221: Structure and Reactions in Biochemical Processes
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4(3-3)
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS
F, S |
| GEOL 100: The Earth |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| PHYS 106: The Physics of Common Experience |
4(4-2) |
F, S |
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| ELECTIVE CREDITS (21-26 credits) |
128 total credits required for graduation
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