Agricultural Education

The Agricultural Education concentration is designed to consolidate the unique services of three different departments to establish the Agricultural Production teaching certification program that is necessary to teach Agriculture in Texas public schools. To develop agricultural education professionals, the Animal Science Department, Education Department, and the Industrial Technology Department have combined their knowledge to design a curriculum to develop leadership qualities and knowledge needed to succeed in the field.

To secure these qualities each student will be involved with course work and extensive hands-on experience. This plan offers various career opportunities that include, but are not limited to, instructional positions, as well as extension services, farm service agencies, farm and ranch management, and international agriculture. Students will be required to pass the TASP and departmental Agricultural Education benchmark exam before qualifying to take the Vocational Agriculture ExCET exam for teacher certification.

The following is a complete list of class that will be required in order to complete the Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with an Agricultural Education ephasis.

Animal Science 1101, 1401, 3201, 3310, 3310 - 13 hrs

Industrial Technology 1306, 2305, 2307, 2309  - 12 hrs

Natural Resource Management 1402 - 4 hrs

Professional Education 3300, 3301, 3302, 3303, 4312, 4314, 4605- 21 hrs

Core Curriculum
English 1301, 1302, 2315 or other literature,
and English 2304 - 12 hrs
Communication 1303 or Theatre 2304 - 3 hrs
Fine Arts: select from Fine Arts 1301; Art 1301;
Music 1312, 1313; or Theatre 1302 - 3 hrs
History 1301, 1302 - 6 hrs
Mathematics: select from 1310, 1315, 1316, 1320 or 1342 - 6 hrs
Physical Education 1150 and one activity course - 2 hrs
Political Science 2305, 2306 - 6 hrs
Science:  Biology 1401, 1402; Chemistry 1401; NRM 3405 - 16 hrs
Multicultural: - 3 hrs
Social Science: select from Anthropology 1301, Economics 2300, 2305;
Geography 1302, 2302; Philosophy 1301; Psychology 1302;
Sociology 2303 - 3 hrs

Grand Total 120 hrs