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Degree Program

Agriculture Business - A. A. S.

Agricultural Business majors are preparing for careers in the business, sales and services, finance, marketing, manufacturing, public relations, management, and advertising aspects of the industry. This sector employs the vast majority of the people indirectly involved in the agriculture industry.

The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Agriculture Business is awarded to the student who successfully completes a program designed primarily to prepare the student for immediate employment in a full-time skilled and/or paraprofessional occupation. Each of the colleges' A.A.S degree programs is in a specified occupational field. all numbers are according to the Colorado Community Colleges' Common Course Numbering System. Please see your home college for advising services.

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Home College: Northeastern Junior College

Required Program Requirements: 43 Credit Hours
Course # Course Name Credits

AGE 102
or
ECO 202

Agriculture Economics (NOTE: Not offered at CCCOnline. See home college for availability.)

Principles of Microeconomics



3

AGE 210

Agricultural Marketing

3

AGB 228

Agri-Business Management

3

AGB 180

Agri-Business Internship

8

ACC 121

Accounting Principles I (NOTE: Not offered at CCCOnline. Taken through home college as correspondence course.)

4

AGY 100
or
ASC 100

General Crops (4) (NOTE: Not offered at CCCOnline. See home college for availability.)
Animal Sciences (3)

3

 

BUS 217

Business Communication & Report Writing

3

CIS 115
or
CIS 118

Intro to Computer Information Systems (3)

Intro to PC Applications (3)

3

MAR 111

Principles of Sales

3

 ENG 121

English Composition I

3

MAT___

(Choose one from the following math courses )
MAT 106 - Survey of Algebra (4)
MAT 107 - Career Math (3)
MAT 121 - College Algebra (4)

3-4

SPE 115

Public Speaking

3

Suggested Electives: 25 Credit Hours
Course # Course Name Credits

ACC 122

Accounting Principles II

3

AGY 240

Introductory Soil Science

4

BUS 115

Introduction to Business

3

BUS 216

Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 226

Business Statistics

3

CIS 155

PC Spreadsheet Concepts: (software package)

3

MAN 200

Human Resource Management I

3

MAR 216

Principles of Marketing

3

Total Hours Required

68

(60 academic credits + 8 internship credits)