Agricultural Business

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Degree Requirements and Curriculum

Requirements

Forty-two upper-division credits (300- to 400-level) are required to complete the program, with a minimum of 30 upper-division credits earned at Colorado State University. The number of courses you will need to complete your degree will depend primarily on how many earlier credits transfer. You are encouraged to complete any outstanding general education courses and lower division prerequisites as you pursue formal admission to Colorado State University.

CSU's composition requirement should be met in your first semester after admission.

Curriculum

Required Core Courses

ACT 205 – Fundamentals of Accounting (3 cr.)
AREC 305 – Agricultural and Resource Enterprise Analysis (3 cr.)
AREC 310 – Agricultural Marketing (3 cr.)
AREC 335 / ECON 335 – Introduction to Econometrics (3 cr.)
AREC 428 – Agricultural Business Management (3 cr.)
ECON 202 – Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.)
ECON 306 – Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
FIN 305 – Fundamentals of Finance (3 cr.)
MKT 305 – Fundamentals of Marketing (3 cr.)
MGT 305 – Fundamentals of Management (3 cr.)

Directed Electives I (select three courses)

AREC 342 – Water Law, Policy, and Institutions (3 cr.)
AREC 375 – Agricultural Law (3 cr.)
OR
BUS 205 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Business (3 cr.)
AREC 405 – Agricultural Production Management (3 cr.)
AREC 408 – Agricultural Finance (3 cr.)
AREC 412 – Agricultural Commodities Marketing (3 cr.)
AREC 415 – International Agricultural Trade (3 cr.)

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Directed Electives II (select one course)

AREC 460 – Economics of World Agriculture (3 cr.)
AREC 478 – Agricultural Policy (3 cr.)

The Learning Experience

Throughout this degree completion program, you will cover many topics important in agricultural business and gain an understanding of the marketing and economics of the industry.

This online program offers short presentations and lectures that often are followed up with relevant assignments and readings. You will participate in discussion board conversations with professors and fellow students. Also, you will have contact with professors and students through email and online office hours.

This undergraduate degree completion program utilizes Adobe Connect for many of the courses. Adobe Connect is a great way to learn online. It allows you to watch videos of your professors and gives you the ability to participate more in class.

The program permits you to take the required courses in the order that best suits your needs. You have the flexibility to get the degree you want without a strict timeline or schedule of completing the courses. Although this degree offers flexibility, it still requires the same amount of work and time as an on-campus program. It is recommended to spend nine to twelve hours per week on a three-credit course. This will vary depending on your learning and studying style.

This self-paced online program allows you to earn your degree while maintaining your busy work and family schedules. Is online learning right for you?

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Frances Betts
(970) 491-0675
(877) 491-4336
frances.betts@colostate.edu

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Degree at a Glance

Delivery

Online. On-campus attendance is not required to complete this program.

Total credits

120 credits (a minimum of 60 credits must be transferred into the program)

Tuition

$319 per credit
(financial aid available)

Time frame

The program duration will vary based on your learning style, intensity of study, previous coursework, and career objectives. Summer courses are not required although courses are available during summer.

Generally, individual courses are 16 weeks in Fall and Spring and vary in length in Summer. See each course page for details.

Designed for

Professionals interested in the operation of modern food and fiber industries.

What you will earn

You will earn the same regionally-accredited Colorado State University degree that a student on the Fort Collins campus is awarded. Your diploma and transcript are identical to those awarded to on-campus students.