Agriculture Business Concentration
The Agriculture Business is a degree track under the Bachelor of Science of Agriculture. Students will learn concepts in agriculture business, agriculture economics, and management to be successful in one of the 21.6 million careers in Agriculture, food, and related industries. The degree track is in partnership with the University’s School of Business.
Is Agriculture Business the right Option for YOU? If you like working with people, numbers & data, banking, food & entertainment, business & entrepreneurship, manufacturing, plants, animals, farming, marketing, accounting, problem solving, leadership, or communication, a career in Agriculture Business awaits you. This degree is one of the most versatile and employable for professions in the agriculture industry. Agriculture, food, and related industry business professionals build careers across all areas of agriculture and all areas of business.
Agriculture Business students accepted in Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources can take advantage of a number of scholarships. Students will also have access to state-of-the-art research facilities, a 300-acre research and demonstration farm, 300-acre environmental education research center (EERC) and a 14-acre aquaculture research facility.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
| AFE 115 Intro to Ag, Food, and the Environ | 3 | |
| AFE 120 | Principles of Agronomy | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 117 | Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| ART 130 | Introduction to Art | 3 |
| BIO 111 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| AFE 215 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| CHE 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 110 | General Chem I Laboratory | 1 |
| ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 211 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| AQU 201 | Fisheries & the Educ. Consumer | 3 |
| MAT 200 | Intro to Stat Reasoning & Ana. | 4 |
| SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| ACC 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| AFE 450 | Human Health/Environment | 3 |
| BUA 321 | Legal Environment | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 311 | Practicum I | 2 |
| AFE 340 | Environmental Sci/Agroecology | 3 |
| BUA 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| AFE 411 | Practicum II | 2 |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 401 | AFE Seminar | 1 |
| AFE 426 | Agriculture Econ. and Market | 3 |
| MGT 465 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |