Academic Programs

This two-year program is designed to prepare students for employment in agri-business or for continuing their education at a four-year institution. Graduates of this program may find job opportunities in sales, services, and management positions in agriculture related firms and industries. Students who plan to transfer are encouraged to review the requirements of the transfer institutions and plan their programs accordingly. Students in this program will receive the A.S. degree upon successful completion of the following requirements and suggested courses:

1. Successful completion of a minimum of 60 credits, 15 of which must be earned at Minnesota West Community & Technical College.
2. A grade point average of 2.00 (“C”) or better.
3. Meet the minimum of 30 credits of general education as required by the A.S. degree.
4. Fulfill a minimum of 30 credits of core technical courses in the areas of business and agriculture from the following:

 

COURSE #	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
	General Education Requirements:	30
BUS 1101	Introduction to Business	4
BUS 2201	Principles of Accounting I	4
AGRI 2251	Principles of Farm & Ranch Mgmt	4
	Agriculture Courses - a minimum of 18 credits including an Agri-business internship of at least 2 credits.	18
	Agriculture credits may be chosen from the following:
AGRI 1101	Introduction to Animal Science	3
AGRI 1102	Principles of Agronomy	3
AGRI 1103	Introduction to Soil Science	3
AGRI 1110	Introduction to Horticulture	3
AGRI 1125	Custom Application	2
AGRI 1151	Farm Records & Business Analysis	4
AGRI 1152	Ag Marketing & Pricing	3
AGRI 2201	Principles of Animal Nutrition	3
AGRI 2202	Weed Science	3
AGRI 2203	Soil Fertility & Fertilizers	3
AGRI 2204	Introduction to Precision Agriculture	3
AGRI 2205	Introduction to Precision Management Software	3
AGRI 2212	Corn & Soybean Production	3
AGRI 2214	Machinery Principles & Management	3
AGRI 2216	Introduction to Meat Science	3
AGRI 2251	Prin of Farm & Ranch Management	4
AGRI 2252	Economic Principles of Agricultural Marketing	2
AGRI 2299	AGRI-Business Internship	2