Agricultural Education - Teacher Preparation Option, B.S.

Teacher Preparation Core (39 units)

Agricultural Economics (6 units)

• AGBS 31 - Farm Accounting Units: 3
• AGBS 120 - Agribusiness Management Units: 3

Animal Science (9 units)

• ASCI 1 - Introduction to Animal Science Units: 3
• ASCI 11 - Meat Animal Selection and Evaluation Units: 3

Natural Resources and Forestry (3 units)

• PLANT 122 - Range Ecology and Management Units: 3

Ornamental Horticulture (3 units)

• PLANT 40 - Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture Units: 3

Plant Science (9 units)

• PLANT 20 - Introduction to Crop Science Units: 3

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• PLANT 172 - Soils Units: 3

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• PLANT 171 - Soils in the Environment Units: 3

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• PLANT 130 - Fruit Species of California Units: 3

Mechanized Agriculture (9 units)

• MEAG 1 - Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics Units: 3
• MEAG 50 - Metallurgical Processes Units: 3
• MEAG 114 - Small Gasoline and Compact Diesel Engines Units: 3

Teacher Preparation Career Specialty (15 units)

Select one: Agricultural Business, Animal Science, Mechanized Agriculture, or Plant Science (see Teacher Preparation Option check sheet available in the department office.)

Additional requirements

Agricultural education majors must take the following courses, which also satisfy General Education requirements. These courses amount to 12 units of the 48 unit G.E. requirement.

Advising Notes

1. Teacher preparation majors seeking the Agriculture Specialist Credential must also take AGED 187  and AGED 189 .
2. Contact the Kremen School of Education and Human Development for admission and program requirements for the Single Subject Credential.
3. Agriculture courses titled Tours or Lectures may be used to satisfy upper-division unit requirements but may not be counted to satisfy agricultural education core or specialized field requirements in the major.
4. Candidates for the Agriculture Specialist Credential must possess 3,000 hours or two years of occupational experience in agriculture. (For details, consult the agricultural education credentialing coordinator.)
5. Agricultural communications students must pass the Department Qualification Examination (DQE). The DQE is a screening examination administered by the Media, Communications, and Journalism Department. It must be passed before permission is given for enrollment in MCJ 2 and other writing and editing courses. Contact the Media, Communications and Journalism Department for DQE information, requirements, and testing dates.