2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook

Nov 21, 2024

2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Agriculture, Agricultural Business, A.S.

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Major in Tennessee Transfer Pathway with Emphasis in Agriculture - Agricultural Business (A.S.)

Program and Career Description:

The Agricultural Business emphasis is a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business or Agricultural Economics. Students pursuing careers in agricultural sales, management, and statistics should consider this degree. Below are a few examples of career and salary information.

Career	Entry-Level Education	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
Farm/Ranch Manager	HS diploma; AS or BS degree preferred	$37,810	$50,360	$60,870
Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing,Technical and Scientific Products	Associate's degree; most require Bachelor's	$39,980	$66,410	$100,020
Nursery and Greenhouse Managers	Bachelor's degree	$37,810	$50,360	$60,870

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov. Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Transfer Options

This program is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) major. A student who completes the associates degree in this major is guaranteed that all required community college courses will be accepted in this major at the transfer institution. To see which four-year institutions offer this TTP major and guarantees a seamless transfer, visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathway website at www.tntransferpathway.org.

Articulation agreements exist between other private and non-TN public institutions. These agreements are available at www.columbiastate.edu/admissions/transfer-information.

Program Requirements

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

Communications Requirement

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

History Requirement

Take 2 courses

HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2310 - Early World History Credit(s): 3
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credit(s): 3

Humanities/Fine Arts

Take 3 courses - one must be a literature course

ART 1035 - Introduction to Art Credit(s): 3
ART 2000 - Art History Survey I Credit(s): 3
ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2160 - Mythology Credit(s): 3
ENGL 2860 - Introduction to Film Credit(s): 3
HUM 1010 - Early Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 1020 - Modern Humanities Credit(s): 3
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHIL 1040 - Introduction to Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to World Religions Credit(s): 3
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre Credit(s): 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences

Take 2 courses

ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3

Major Required Courses

AGRI 1010 - Introduction to Agricultural Business Credit(s): 3 **
AGRI 1020 - Introduction to Animal Science Credit(s): 4 **
AGRI 1030 - Introduction to Plant Science Credit(s): 3 **
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 3
Electives ***

Agriculture Elective Options:

AGRI 1040 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Credit(s): 3 **
or
AGRI 1050 - Introduction to Soil Science Credit(s): 4 **

Requirements for Graduation Include:

earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
taking the Exit Exam.

If you have completed TN eCampus courses, run a degree audit from the student tab in myChargerNet to determine how these courses apply to this program.

Agriculture, Agricultural Business, A.S. Sample Academic Plan - Total Credit Hours: 60

First Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 17

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
AGRI 1020 - Introduction to Animal Science Credit(s): 4 **
COLS 101 - Columbia State College Success Credit(s): 1

First Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
AGRI 1030 - Introduction to Plant Science Credit(s): 3 **
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit(s): 3 *
AGRI 1010 - Introduction to Agricultural Business Credit(s): 3 **
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credit(s): 3

Second Year - Fall Semester - Total Credit Hours: 16-17

Literature Requirement Credit(s): 3
History Requirement Credit(s): 3
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credit(s): 4
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s): 3
Agriculture Elective Credit(s) 3-4 **

Second Year - Spring Semester - Total Credit Hours: 11-12

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 1-2 ***

Note(s):

*Students planning to transfer to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville must complete MATH 2050, calculus-based probability and statistics (TN eCampus Course).

**Agriculture courses have very limited offerings and should be considered first in registration.

***Note: An elective can be any college-level course.

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science Degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation web sites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee System. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.

For more information contact:
Paige Smith at
psmith39@columbiastate.edu or 931.540.2723
or
Science, Technology & Math Division office at 931.540.2710

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution. CoSCC- AGRI-AB-02-14-18