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  B.S. Agribusiness Management
  Option Requirements


One of the requirements for students to be recommended for a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science is to complete course work for either the science, agribusiness management, preveterinary or production medicine scholars options. The table below lists the 24 credits of course requirements for the Agribusiness Management Option.

This option also fulfills the requirements for the Specialization in Agribusiness Management administered by the Department of Agricultural Economics. However, this specialization is not awarded automatically. Students who would like to receive this specialization need to contact Chris Stiles at 355-1692 for information on how to request certification for the specialization. Once awarded, the name of the specialization and the date it was completed will appear on a student's transcript.

If a course is not offered every semester, that is noted in the course description column (F=offered Fall Semester, S=offered Spring Semester, SU=offered Summer Semester).

Dept. Course # Course Description Credits
 The following course:
 EC 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (also fills CANR requirement) 3
total credits 3
 One of the following courses:
 ABM 100 Decision-Making in the Agri-Food System (F,S) 3
 ABM 130 Farm Management I (F) 3
total credits 3
 One of the following courses:
 ABM 225 Commodity Marketing I (F) 3
 ABM 332 Agribusiness Operations Management (F) 3
 ABM 430 Farm Management II (F) 3
total credits 3
 Two of the following courses, including at least one course
     at the 300 or 400 level:
 ABM 222 Agribusiness and Food Industry Sales (F,S) 3
 ABM 337 Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System (F) 3
 ABM 400 Public Policy Issues in the Agri-Food System (S) 3
 ABM 422 Vertical Coordination in the Agri-Food System (S) 3
 ABM 425 Commodity Marketing II (F) 3
 ABM 427 Global Agri-Food Industries and Markets (F) 3
 ABM 435 Financial Management in the Agri-Food System (S) 3
 ABM 437 Agribusiness Strategic Management (S) 3
total credits 6
 The following course:
 ACC 230 Survey of Accounting Concepts 3
total credits 3
 One of the following courses:
 GBL 323 Introduction to Business Law (F,S) 3
 HED 373 Merchandising Management Entrepreneurship (F) 3
 MGT 325 Management Skills and Processes (F,S) 3
 MSC 327 Introduction to Marketing (F,S) 3
 FIM 335 Food Marketing Management (S) 3
total credits 3
 One of the following courses:
 ANS 422 Advanced Beef Cattle Feedlot Management (F) 3
 ANS 432 Advanced Dairy Cattle Management (F) 3
 ANS 442 Advanced Horse Management (S) 3
 ANS 472 Advanced Swine Management (S) 3
total credits 3
TOTAL CREDITS FOR OPTION 24