THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
BS DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS & APPLIED ECONOMICS

All students must complete two International issues courses, one of which must be a non-western
or global course designated with an asterisk (*).  The other course may be another non-western or
global course or a western (non-US) course designated with a plus (
+).  

    Credit Hrs Campus
Agr 100  Agricultural Survey (Orientation) 1 Wooster
Foundations    
  English 110C: First Year English Composition
Ag Comm 367: Ag Issues in Contemporary Society
Ag Comm 390: Oral Expression In Agriculture
Math 130: Math Analysis for Business
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Natural Sciences    
  Biology 113: Engery Transfer & Development
Chemistry 101: Elementary Chemistry
Select one course from: Biology 114 or Chemistry 102 or 122
Math 132 or 1511
Physics 103 or 106 or 111 or 131 or 161
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5
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4
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Social Sciences    
  Rural Soc 105: Introduction to Rural Sociology
Ag Econ 200: Principles of Food and Resource Economics
*Rural Soc 378: Social Groups in Developing Societies
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Arts and Humanities    
  History 151: American Civilization to 1877
History 152: American Civilization Since 1877
*Music 140: Music Cultures of the World
One Literature Course Selected from Approved List
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Contemporary Issues - Selected from approved list 5 Columbus
Major    
  Third Writing Course   Columbus
  Accounting
  Bus Tec T101: Accounting for Technicians
  Bus Tec T103: Managerial Accounting for Technicians
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  Required:    
  AED Econ 205: Data Analysis for Agribusiness & Applied Economics
Econ 201: Principles of Macroeconomics
AED Econ 401 = Bus Tec T241 Small Business Management
AED Econ 402 = Bus Tec T231 (Fundamentals of Marketing)
AED Econ 403: Principles of Agricultural Finance
AED Econ 500 Managerial Economics for Agricultural Business
    or Econ 501 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
AED Econ 501 Price Analysis
AED Econ 502 Production Decision Analysis
AED Econ 503 Economics of Public Policy Analysis
AED Econ 601 Strategic Management (Capstone Course)
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  Electives in AED Econ
AED Econ 523 = Bus Tec T230 (Marketing of Agricultural Products-3)
AED Econ 510 = Bus Tec T240 (Principles of Farm Management-4)
AED Econ 541 = Bus Tec T248 (Introduction to Cooperatives-3)
11-153 Wst/Col
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  Internship 3 Columbus
Major Total 61-65  
Minor2 20-25 Wst/Col
Open Electives 11-28 Wst/Col
Minimum Credits for the Degree 190  

1Students may move from Math 130 to 132.  Students who take Math 148 must take Math 130 prior to scheduling Math 132.  Be warned that students may be missing some content to make a smooth transition.  Students must take Math 148 and 150 prior to taking Math 151.

2Students majoring in Agribusiness and Applied Economics cannot select a minor in Economics, Farm Management, International Economic Development, Environmental Economics or Agribusiness. Possible minor in agriculture are   

Crop Science Minor Animal Science Minor Landscape Construction Minor
Natural Resources Minor Entomology Minor Landscape Horticulture Minor
Agricultural Education Minor Equine Science Minor Turfgrass Minor
Ag & Construction Sys Mgt Minor Horticulture Minor Soil Resources Minor
Rural Sociology Minor Production Agriculture Minor Plant Pathology Minor
Plant Improvement Minor Life Sciences Minor  

3Electives in the major will total 16-20 hours if Econ 201 is taken as an elective social science in the GEC.

Maximum of 65 hours in the major will count toward graduation.

09/13/2002