Agriculture Technology Management - AAS

AAS General Education Requirements (19 credits)

• College Composition or Applied Communication  Credits: 6
• Mathematics  Credits: 3
• AGS 103 - Plant Biology  OR BIO 103 - Plant Biology  (Physical and Biological Sciences) Credits: 4
• Arts and Humanities  AND/OR Social and Behavioral Sciences  Credits: 6 ¹

Note: ¹ Select from two different prefixes

Program Requirements (25 credits)

• AGS 101 - Microcomputers in Agriculture Credits: 3
• OR  CSA 126 - Microsoft Office for Windows Credits: 3
• AGS 102 - Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
• AGS 105 - Soils Credits: 3
• AGS 107 - Entomology Credits: 3
• AGS 120 - Introduction to the Animal Industry Credits: 4
• AGS 157 - Community Supported Agriculture Credits: 3
• AGS 215 - Agricultural Mechanics Credits: 3
• AGS 274 - Water Management Credits: 3

Program Electives (16 credits)

Select 16 credit hours from the following courses:

• AGS 250 - Horticulture Fall Production Credits: 4
• AGS 252 - Horticulture Spring Production Credits: 4
• AGS 261 - Aquaculture Science Credits: 4
• AGS 264 - Aquaculture Management Credits: 4
• AGS 280 - Zoo and Domestic Animal Care Credits: 4
• AGS 282 - Zoo and Domestic Animal Behavior Credits: 4

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Agriculture Technology Management Degree program, the learner will be able to:

1. Manage an extensive agriculture facility.
2. Rear fish from egg to market.
3. Develop a water delivery and quality management system.
4. Propagate plants sexually and asexually.
5. Develop and implement an integrated pest management system.
6. Develop and implement a comprehensive management program for exotic and domestic animals.