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Agricultural Education - Agricultural Communications Option, B.S.


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The Department of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education  

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (60 units)


Agricultural Communications Core (45 units)


Animal Science (9 units)


Food Science and Nutrition (3 units)


Select 3 units from:

Mass Communication and Journalism (9 units)


Soil and Water (3 units)


Select 3 units from:

Agricultural Communications Career Specialty (15 units)


Select one: Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Multimedia Production, Print Journalism, Public Relations (see AgriculturalCommunications Option check sheet available in the department office.

Additional Requirements


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

Other Degree Requirements


In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

  • American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
  • General Education Requirements (48 units)
  • Multicultural and International (MI)
  • Upper-division Writing
  • Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  .

Total Minimum Requirements: 120 Units*


* General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.

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.)

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