Agribusiness
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Degree Requirements
Major: Agribusiness
Degree Type: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Minimum Degree Credits to Graduate: 120
University Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
- Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework. Some academic programs exceed this minimum.
- Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
- A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
- Transfer Students: Must earn a minimum of 60 credits from a baccalaureate-degree granting or professional institution.
- Of these 60, at least 36 must be NDSU resident credits as defined in #7.
- Within the 36 resident credits, a minimum of 15 must be in courses numbered 300 or higher and 15 credits in the major field of study.
- At least 36 credits must be NDSU resident credits. Resident credits include credits registered and paid for at NDSU.
For complete information, please refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section of this Bulletin.
University General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Communication (C) | 12 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| College Composition II | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (R) † | 3 | |
| Science and Technology (S) † | 10 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (A) † | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) † | 6 | |
| Wellness (W) † | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D) *† | ||
| Global Perspectives (G) *† | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
| * | May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category. |
| † | General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review major requirements to determine if specific courses can also satisfy these general education categories. |
- A list of university approved general education courses and administrative policies are available here.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses for Agribusiness: | ||
| AGEC 242 | Introduction to Agricultural Management | 3 |
| AGEC 244 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| AGEC 246 | Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AGEC 339 | Quantitative Methods & Decision Making | 3 |
| AGEC 344 | Agricultural Price Analysis | 3 |
| AGEC 346 | Applied Risk Analysis | 3 |
| AGEC 397 | Fe/Coop Ed/Internship | 1-3 |
| AGEC 445 | Agribusiness Industrial Strategy (capstone) | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics (May satisfy general education category B) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics (May satisfy general education category B) | 3 |
| ECON 341 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 343 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Accounting: | ||
| ACCT 200 | Elements of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 201 | Elements of Accounting II | 3 |
| Agriculture Science & Technology: | 9 | |
| Complete nine (9) credits from two (2) areas in the College of AFSNR other than Agribusiness & Applied Economics. (Includes: ASM, ANSC, ABEN, CFS, ENT, MICR, NRM, PPTH, PLSC, RNG, SOIL & VETS.) EXCEPTION - All 9 credits may be in the same area if a student completes a minor from within the College of AFSNR. | ||
| Areas of Specialization: Select one of the Areas of Specialization listed below. | 6 | |
| Additional Requirements for Agribusiness | ||
| AGRI 150 | Agriculture Orientation | 1 |
| ECON 189 | Skills for Academic Success | 1 |
| MIS 116 | Business Software Applications (May satisfy general education category S) | 3 |
| Communication Requirement: Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication (Gen Ed B/D) | ||
| Business and Professional Speaking | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Organizational Communication I | ||
| Math Requirement: | ||
| MATH 144 | Mathematics for Business (or any higher math) | 4 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics (May satisfy general education category R) | 3 |
| STAT 331 | Regression Analysis | 2 or 3 |
| or ECON 410 | Econometrics | |
| Minor Requirement | 19-24 | |
In addition to the requirements for the major in Agribusiness, students must complete a minor in Accounting (19 cr), Business Administration (24 cr), Entrepreneurship (16 cr), Logistics Management (19 cr), or Banking (18 cr). | ||
| Total Credits | 91-99 | |
Areas of Specialization: Select one
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Finance - 6 Credits | ||
| AGEC 446 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Real Estate | ||
| Advanced Agricultural Lending | ||
| Cooperatives | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Economics of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Public Economics | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Management - 6 Credits | ||
| MGMT 320 | Foundations of Management | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cooperatives | ||
| Applied Agricultural Law | ||
| Introduction to Transportation & Logistics | ||
| Advanced Logistical Analysis | ||
| Economics of Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing - 6 Credits | ||
| AGEC 444 | Advanced Commodity Trading | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Commodity Trading | ||
| Agrisales | ||
| Cooperatives | ||
| National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) I and National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) II | ||
| Economics of Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
| 1 | AGRI189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student. Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take AGRI 189. |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- Students must earn, at least, a 2.00 cumulative GPA that is based on the courses that satisfy major requirements.
Minor Requirements
Minor: Agribusiness
Required Credits: 18
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural Management | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural Finance | ||
| Elective Courses: A minimum of 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
AGEC | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- A minimum of 8 credits must be taken at NDSU.
- Students must earn a minimum 2.00 GPA for the minor requirements.
- Minor requirements are to be met with didactic courses only.
- This minor is not available to Agricultural Economics majors.