Apr 27, 2024

2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

TTP - A.S. Agricultural Business

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Walters State students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree have a guarantee that their credits will transfer to a public university in Tennessee if they choose any one of 50 different majors offering transfer pathways. Learn more at Tennessee Transfer Pathway.

Degree: Associate of Science

Emphasis: Agriculture-Agricultural Business

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following Recommended Full-Time Schedule is not a substitute for academic advising. You must meet with an academic advisor each semester to be cleared for registration. Consult with your advisor about scheduling and degree requirements. Also, see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.ws.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked. Contact the academic division or department for current information.

Factors that affect your progression include required Learning Support courses, your choices regarding campus location, course delivery method, and the days and times selected to take classes.

¹General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

²Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take three (3) credit hours of a non-U.S. History course. UTM does not accept TN History.

³Students transferring to UTK are required to take MATH 1830: Applied Calculus.

First Year

Fall Term (16 semester credit hours)

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I (3 hrs.)
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hrs.)
AGRI 1020/1021 - Introduction to Animal Science (4 hrs.)
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics (3 hrs.)
or
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus (3 hrs.)
Approved History General Education Elective^1,2 (3 hrs.)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II (3 hrs.)
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 hrs.)
AGRI 1010 - Introduction to Agriculture Business (3 hrs.)
Approved History General Education Elective^1,2 (3 hrs.)

Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Elective^1,2 (3 hrs.)

Second Year

Fall Term (13-16 semester credit hours)

COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication (3 hrs.)
Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Electives¹(3 hrs.)

Approved Literature General Education Elective¹(3 hrs.)

Approved Natural Science Biology Elecetive w/lab¹ (4 hrs.)

Agriculture Electives (0-3 hrs.)

Spring Term (12-15 semester credit hours)

AGRI 1030 - Introduction to Plant Science (3 hrs.)
AGRI 1031 - Introduction to Plant Science Lab (1 hr.)
Approved Math General Education Elective¹ (3 hrs.)

Approved Natural Science Chemistry General Education Elective¹ (4 hrs.)

General Elective (1-4)^2,3,4

Program Degree Requirements - TTP - A.S. Agriculture-Agricultural Business

General Education Requirements (41 semester credit hours)

Communication (9 Credit Hours)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 Credit Hours)

Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education electives¹ (6 hrs.)

Approved English Literature General Education elective¹ (3 hrs.)

Behavioral/Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)

History (6 Credit Hours)

Approved History General Education Electives^1,2

Natural Science (8 Credit Hours)

Any General Education BIOL course with lab (4 hrs.)

Any General Education CHEM course with lab (4 hrs.)

Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

Area of Emphasis Requirements (19 semester credit hours)

AGRI 1010 - Introduction to Agriculture Business
AGRI 1020/1021 - Introduction to Animal Science
AGRI 1030 - Introduction to Plant Science
AGRI 1031 - Introduction to Plant Science Lab
MATH Elective³(3 hrs.)

Agriculture Elective⁴ (3-4 hrs.)

General Electives (1-2 hrs.)