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Agribusiness (also offered at Griffin and Tifton) - B.S.A.

Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)

Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	120 hours


I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E


II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1103, BIOL 1103L)* or (PBIO 1210, PBIO 1210L)*

*In addition to meeting upper-level course prerequisites, this course can be used to satisfy the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduation requirements.


III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2200* or MATH 2250* or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H

*In addition to meeting upper-level course prerequisites, this course can be used to satisfy the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduation requirements.


IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s):

COMM 1110* or COMM 2150H*

*In addition to meeting upper-level course prerequisites, this course can be used to satisfy the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduation requirements.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H) and (HIST 2111 or HIST 2111E or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112E or HIST 2112H)

Area VI
AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H
ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H
ACCT 2102 or ACCT 2102E or ACCT 2102H
ECON 2105 or ECON 2105E or ECON 2105H
MATH 2110 or MATH 2310H or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410H or MATH 2260 or AAEC(ENVM) 3020 or AAEC 3020E
STAT 2000* or STAT 2100H*

*Any University System of Georgia STAT 1000/2000-level course may be used to satisfy this requirement.

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives)


Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.