Agricultural Economics (AGEC)
Department of Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

103 Agriculture Science Hall
(715) 425-3298
www.uwrf.edu/ag-economics/

Nate Splett–Chair, Brenda Boetel, Gregg Hadley, Lewis May, Stanley Schraufnagel, David Trechter.

General Education Requirements

As listed on pages 18-19 of the printed catalog.

Agricultural Business Major

Major Requirements 59 Total Credits

Foundation Courses in Agriculture 15 cr. hrs.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
ANSC 111 Introduction to Animal Science 3 cr.
AGEN 150 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Technology 3 cr.
CROP 161 Introduction to Plant Science 3 cr.
SOIL 210 Introductory Soil Science 3 cr.

Required Courses 30 cr. hrs.

AGEC 231 Agricultural Economics II 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 441 Agricultural Policy II 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 456 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.

Select A or B Below 14 cr. hrs.

A. AGEC 240 Cooperatives 2 cr.
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 468 Agribusiness Firm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

B. ECON 326 Statistical Methods for Economics and Business 3 cr.
ECON 426 Forecasting and Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 300 or 400 level courses 8 cr.

Required Supporting Courses 3-4 cr. hrs.

MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Science 3 cr.
or MATH 166 Calculus I or 4 cr.
(Fulfills the Mathematics General Education Requirement)
Computer literacy, including competency in spread sheets.

Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.

If A is selected above, then select 15 credits from one of the
minors in the Agricultural Engineering Technology or Animal
and Food Science or Plant and Earth Science departments
If B is selected above, then select MATH 166 and, with the
consent of advisor, 15 credits from ECON, MATH, and/or CSIS.

Agricultural Business Minor

Required courses 24 cr. hrs.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
AGEC 231 Agricultural Economics II 3 cr.
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 3 cr.
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management
or AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 468 Agribusiness Firm Management 3 cr.

Agricultural Economics Minor

Required courses 24 cr. hrs.

AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
AGEC 231 Agricultural Economics II 3 cr.
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 2 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
or AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 442 Agricultural Policy II (writing intensive) 3 cr.

See Also: Farm Management, page 64 of the printed catalog.

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