Bachelor of Science Degree
Agricultural Education
The agricultural education
program prepares men and women to teach agricultural science and
business, as well as related subjects in junior high, high school,
or college. Students also pursue careers in agricultural service
industries. To earn teacher certification in Indiana, graduates
must have either 4,000 clock hours of unsupervised agricultural
work experience, or 1,500 clock hours of supervised work experience
in agriculture. The agricultural education curriculum is coordinated
by faculty of the Department of Youth Development and Agricultural
Education.
Advisor
Contact Information
Brian A. Talbert
(765) 494-8423
btalbert@purdue.edu
Plan
of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 130
Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1) AGR
101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)
(4) BIOL 110 (Fundamentals of Biology I)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) FS 161 (Science
of Food)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 14 |
|
(3) AGEC
217 (Economics)
(4) BTNY 210 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(2) EDCI 270 (Introduction to Educational Technology
and Computing)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 16 |
Sophmore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3) ASM
114 (Introductory Welding)
(3) CHM 111 (General
Chemistry)
(3) EDCI 205 (Exploring Teaching as a Career)
(3) EDCI 285 (Multiculturalism and Education)
(3) MA 220 (Introduction to Calculus)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3) ASM
201 (Construction and Maintenance)
(3) CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) EDPS 235 (Learning and Motivation)
(3) EDPS 265 (The Inclusive Classroom)
(3) HORT 201 (Plant Propagation)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (3) AGRY
255 (Soil Science)
(3) AGRY 320 (Genetics)
(3) EDST 200 (History and Philosophy of Education)
(2) ENTM 206 (General Entomology)
(3) YDAE
318 (Coordination of Supervised Agricultural Experience
Programs)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3) AGRY
375 (Crop Production Systems)
(3) ANSC 221 Principles of Animal Nutrition)
(3) YDAE 319 (Planning Agricultural Science and Business
Programs)
(1) YDAE 441 (Field Experience in Agricultural Education
Programs)
(3) Agricultural economics elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (3) STAT
301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
(3) YDAE 440
(Methods of Teaching Agricultural Education)
(3) Forestry and natural resources or natural resources and
environmental science elective
(3) International understanding elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Technical elective
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(10)
EDCI 498 (Supervised Teaching of Agricultural Education)
(1) ENTM 207 (General Entomology Laboratory)
(2) Directed elective
Total Credits: 13
|
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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