Agricultural Education: Multidisciplinary, BSAG
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
| MATH (Q) or STAT (Q) 1 | 3 | |
| (Suggested: MATH 1483 or MATH 1513) | ||
| Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) 2 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1314 | Chemistry I (LN) | |
| Any course designated (N) | 2 | |
| Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 2 | 3 |
| Diversity (D) | ||
| Courses designated (D) | 3 | |
| Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Programs in Agricultural Education and Extension (G) | ||
| Global Leadership in Agriculture (G) | ||
| Agricultural Animals of the World (G) | ||
| International Study Tour in Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership (G) | ||
| Additional General Education | ||
| Additional general education credit hours (at least 4 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 4 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
| Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). 3 | 4 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| AECL 1101 | Orientation to Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership | 1 |
| ANSI 1023 & ANSI 1021 | Introduction to the Animal Sciences and Introduction to the Animal Sciences Lab | 4 |
| or ANSI 1124 | Introduction to the Animal Sciences | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Food Science | ||
| The Meat We Eat | ||
| Meat Animal and Carcass Evaluation | ||
| HORT 1013 | Principles of Horticultural Science (LN) | 3 |
| AST 3011 | Ag Structures | 1 |
| AST 3211 | Engines and Power | 1 |
| AST 3222 | Metals and Welding | 2 |
| AST 4101 | Ag Electrification | 1 |
| PLNT 1213 | Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N) | 3 |
| SOIL 2124 | Fundamentals of Soil Science (N) | 4 |
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Select four hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) 4 | ||
| Introductory Biology (LN) 4 | ||
| Written & Oral Communications | ||
| AGCM 3103 | Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | 3 |
| or ENGL 3323 | Technical Writing | |
| Hours Subtotal | 31 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Enrichment Courses | ||
| To include courses from four of the following areas: | 12 | |
Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Leadership, Agricultural Systems Technology, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Entomology, Environmental Science, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Plant Pathology, Plant Science, and Soil Science | ||
| International Agriculture | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Programs in Agricultural Education and Extension (G) | ||
| Global Leadership in Agriculture (G) | ||
| Agricultural Animals of the World (G) | ||
| International Study Tour in Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership (G) | ||
| Professional Core | ||
| AGED 3101 | Laboratory and Clinical Experiences in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AGED 3103 | Foundations and Philosophies of Teaching Agricultural Education | 3 |
| AGED 3203 | Advising Agricultural Student Organizations and Supervising Experiential Learning | 3 |
| AGED 4103 | Methods of Teaching Agricultural Education | 3 |
| AGED 4113 | Inquiry Based Instruction in Agricultural Education 4 | 3 |
| AGED 4203 | Professional Development in Agricultural Education 4 | 3 |
| CIED 4133 | Introduction to K-12 English Language Learners | 3 |
| AGED 4200 | Student Teaching in Agricultural Education 4 | 9 |
| EPSY 3213 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| or EPSY 3413 | Child and Adolescent Development | |
| SPED 3202 | Educating Exceptional Learners | 2 |
| Hours Subtotal | 48 | |
| Electives | ||
| 1 hour or hours to complete required total for degree 5 | 1 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Suggested: MATH 1483 Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (Q) or MATH 1493 Applications of Modern Mathematics (Q) or MATH 1513 College Algebra (Q)
- 2
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 3
Suggested: STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics (Q); PSYC 1113 Introductory Psychology (S)
- 4
AGED 4203 Professional Development in Agricultural Education & AGED 4200 Student Teaching in Agricultural Education are taken during student teaching semester.
- 5
These hours may be applied to the foreign language proficiency requirement per teacher certification (see below)
Required for Graduation and Recommendation for Licensure/Standard Certification
- 2.50 overall GPA;
- 2.50 GPA in Major Requirements; and
- 2.50 GPA in Professional Requirements.
The student must earn minimum grades of “C” in each course in the College/Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements, and Professional Core Requirements.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.