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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Food and Agricultural Business Major, BS in Agricultural and Resource Economics – Law and Policy Concentration


Compared to the base major, this concentration requires courses in two of three areas of law (agricultural, business, environmental) and two of three areas of policy (commodity, conservation, and food). Two additional courses related to law and/or policy are also required from a list of directed electives. This concentration would be appropriate for students pointing toward law school or a graduate program in public administration or public policy. Students seeking to work for a government agency or and industry organization would also benefit greatly from pursuing this concentration.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics – Food and Agricultural Business Major – Law and Policy Concentration


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
AREC 110   1 One general education elective*
1Biological Sciences Electives* 4  
1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3  
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * 3  
MATH 123 * 3  
Term 2
1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3 One additional general education elective*
ENGL 102 * 3  
MATH 125 * 3  
NUTR 100  * 3  
ECON 211 * 3  
Term 3
ACCT 200  or ACCT 207   3 ENGL 101 *
POLS 101  * or POLS 102 * 3  
ECON 213 * 3  
CMST 210 *, CMST 217 , CMST 240 *, or CMST 247 * or ALEC 240 * 3  
3Physical Sciences Electives* 4  
Term 4
AGNR 291 , AGNR 292   2 ECON 211 * or ECON 213 *
AREC 212   3  
FDST 100  or FDST 150 * 3  
3Physical Sciences Electives* 4  
STAT 201 * or STAT 207 * 3  
Term 5
Written Communication (WC) Course 3 AREC 212  
AREC 310   1 MATH 119  or MATH 123 * or MATH 125 *
ECON 311   3  
Select two of the following courses: AREC 313 , AREC 314 , BULW 301   4  
1Arts and Humanities Elective * 3  
Nondepartmental CASNR Elective 3  
Term 6
AREC 324 , AREC 342 , AREC 350   9 ACCT 200  
1Arts and Humanities Elective * 3 300-level AREC Elective
Nondepartmental CASNR Elective 3  
Term 7
AREC 410 , AREC 412   4 Apply to graduate
Select two of the following courses: AREC 331 , AREC 332 , AREC 333   4  
AREC 492  or AREC 499  or AGNR 491   3  
4Law/Policy Directed Electives 3  
Term 8
AREC 442   3 No milestones
4Law/Policy Directed Electives 2-3  
5AREC Electives 2-3  
6Unrestricted Electives 5-7  
TOTAL 120  
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Chosen from BIOL 101 *, BIOL 102 *, BIOL 113 *, BIOL 114 *, BIOL 115 *.
2 Chosen from the University General Education list .
3 Chosen from CHEM 100 *, CHEM 110 *, CHEM 120 *, CHEM 130 *; ESS 210 ; GEOG 131 *, GEOG 132 *; GEOL 101 *, GEOL 102 *, GEOL 103 *.
4 Select two courses from the following: AREC 420 , AREC 445 , AREC 470 , AREC 472 ; ECON 333 , ECON 362 , ECON 471 , ECON 472 ; FDST 390 ; POLS 240 , POLS 311 .
5 A maximum of three credit hours can be used from each of the following courses: AREC 356 AREC 492 , AREC 493 , and AREC 499 .
6 Any courses not already required for the major.