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Agricultural Education (Also Offered at Griffin and Tifton) - B.S.A.

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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
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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
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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)
Preferred Course(s): (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L) 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L)  or (PBIO 1210, PBIO 1210L)  

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H 

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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)
Preferred Course(s): Courses in Spanish are recommended. 

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H 
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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): AAEC 2580, ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820, or ECON

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Area VI

EDUC 2110  or EDUC 2110H
EDUC 2120 or EDUC 2120E
EDUC(EPSY) 2130
9 hours of General Electives

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas I-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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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.
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Required Courses (60 hours)
Agricultural Education majors must have a 2.5 GPA to student teach. Student must also maintain a "C" (2.0) or better in all major coursework to student teach. 


All students must complete at least one 3-credit hour course in each of the following six areas somewhere in the degree program: 
1. AAEC or ECON 
2. ADSC 
3. AGCM or AGED or ALDR 
4. ENTO 
5. FANR or FORS or WILD 
6. HORT or CRSS 

 
Professional Education - 12 hours
AGED 4010/6010 
AGED 4340/6340
AGED 4350/6350
AGED 4360/6360

Agricultural Courses For Teachers - 16 hours
AGED 4370/6370
AGED 4380/6380
FANR 5690L/7690L 
HORT(AGED) 4040/6040

*Of ENTO(BIOL) 2010 and ENTO 5730/7730-5730L/7730L, only one may count toward the major.  

Major Electives - 17 hours 
Choose seventeen (17) hours of College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Forestry courses from the following: AAEC, ADSC, AESC, AGCM, AGED, ALDR, APTC, BTEC, CRSS, ENTO, FANR, FDST, HORT, MARS, MIBO, PATH, POUL (except ADSC 1050, ADSC 2000-2000L, ENTO 1000, and POUL 1010). 


Choose Agricultural Education OR the Area of Emphasis in Extension Education

Agricultural Education - 15 hours
AGED 5460 (12 hours)

**Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.  


Area of Emphasis in Extension Education - 15 hours

Choose nine (9) hours from the following:

AGED 4000
ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820 or ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820E 
ALDR 3910
ALDR 4080/6080
ALDR 4600/6600 
ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710 or ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710E/6710E 
ALDR(AGED)(AGCM) 4800E/6800E
EETH(AESC) 4190/6190   
 

All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://coe.uga.edu/pre-service. 

Program Completion Requirements for Teacher Certification: 
To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for an Induction Certificate in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments:

  • Child Abuse and FERPA Trainings (CA-FERPA)
  • Dyslexia Trainings
  • Passing score on Dispositions
  • Passing score on Intern Keys
  • Passing score on Program Key Assessments (PKAs)
  • Completion of MFECOE Exit Survey
  • Attendance of certification session
  • MFECOE Ethics Training Assessment
  • MFECOE Professional Ethics and Conduct Agreement (PECA Contract)
  • GaPSC Grade Band Requirement Met
  • GACE Content Assessment (Certification Requirement)
  • GaPSC Educator Ethics Assessment - 360 (Certification Requirement) 
For detailed information on the teacher certification requirements, visit 

https://coe.uga.edu/teacher-certification

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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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