You are in the official 2000-2001 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Agricultural Economics
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Agricultural Business Major
General Education (51 units)
(Includes 12 upper-division units, to be taken no sooner than the term
in which 60 units of coursework are completed.)
FOUNDATION
Area B4: DS 71 or MATH 75 (required)
BREADTH
Area B1: CHEM 3A (required)
Area B2: BIOL 10, BOT 10, or ZOOL 10 (required)
Area D3: AG EC 1 (required)
INTEGRATION
Area IB: PLANT 105 (recommended)
Major (60 units)
(including 20 upper-division units)
Agricultural Science Foundation (9 units)
(Select three courses from the below areas. No more than 6 units may be
taken in one area. Courses listed are recommended.)
--- A SCI: A SCI 1
--- FSC/NUTR: FSC 50, NUTR 54
--- ME AG: ME AG 1 or 20
--- PLANT: CR SC 1, PLANT 1, OH 1, or PLT H 1
--- SW: SW 1 or SW 2
--- VIT/ENOL: VTF 1, ENOL 15
Business Management Base (18 units)
--- AG EC 2
--- AG EC 28 or B A 18
--- AG EC 31 or ACCT 4A
--- AG EC 32 or ACCT 4B
--- AG EC 71 or DS 73
--- AG EC 76 or IS 50
Agricultural Economics Core (21 units)
--- AG EC 100, 110, 120, 130, 150, 160, 170
Career Specialty (12 units)
A required concentration of approved courses (including a minimum of 9 upper-division
units in agricultural economics) is selected to match the student's career
goal in consultation with the student's assigned faculty adviser. (See major
program of study advising check sheet for course listings by concentrations
in various disciplines.)
Additional requirement (1-3 units)
Upper-division writing skills by exam or writing course (PLANT 110W, IS
105W, ECON 102W recommended)
Agricultural Business majors must take the following courses, which also
satisfy General Education requirements.
FOUNDATION
Area B4: DS 71 or MATH 75
BREADTH
Area B1:CHEM 3A
Area B2: BIOL 10, BOT 10, or ZOOL 10
Area D3: AG EC 1
Electives (13-15 units)
Courses supplementary to the major are strongly recommended.
Total requirements (128 units)
(including 40 upper-division units)
Advising Notes
- New students should request the Advising Information brochure that includes a program of study check sheet and advising notes for the major.
- All students should acquire and read the department's Agricultural Advising Handbook before they make an appointment with their assigned academic adviser prior to registration each semester.
- Community college transfer students should consult their academic adviser to determine which California State University, Fresno AG EC courses are articulated for lower-division credit as equivalent to their community college courses.
- Credits earned for articulated community college courses do not count toward the minimum requirements of 20 upper-division units in the major and 40 upper-division units for the degree.
- Students intending to pursue graduate study in agricultural economics or agribusiness should include approved courses in intermediate macroeconomic theory, differential and integral calculus, inferential statistics, and linear regression in their bachelor's degree program.
- A dual major of agricultural business with animal sciences, food and nutritional sciences, or plant science must have 36 mutually exclusive units (including a minimum of 18 upper division). A dual major requires the approval of the department chairs administering these programs of study. General Education and elective units may be applied (i.e., double counted) toward a second major or a minor. (See Dual Major or Minor in this catalog and consult with the appropriate department adviser.)
Agricultural Business Minor
This minor field of study is principally designed for agricultural science
and business majors. Those students majoring in animal, plant, and food
sciences may seek to complement their technical knowledge with competencies
in agricultural business for professional advancement. Students majoring
in one of the business degree options may anticipate staying in the San
Joaquin Valley where they will most likely become involved with and require
an understanding of the agricultural sector as employees, clients, or customers
of agribusiness firms. The minor also provides a foundation for graduate
study in agricultural business or agricultural economics.
You should consult with your faculty adviser in the Agricultural Economics
Department to plan your program. The adviser and the department chair must
approve the minor program of study before it can be certified by the school
dean, filed with the Office of Evaluations, and recorded on your transcript.
The minor consists of 24 units, of which equivalent courses are acceptable
for 12 units.
Core Requirements
Intro Microeconomics: AG EC 1 (3 units)
Financial Accounting: AG EC 31 (3 units)
Financial Principles: AG EC 130 (3 units)
Organizational Behavior: AG EC 120 (3 units)
Production Operations: AG EC 110N/110 or AG EC 124 (3 units)
Agricultural Marketing: AG EC 160 (3 units)
Government Policy: AG EC 150 (3 units)
Focus Elective (3 units)
Agricultural Science Majors: Agricultural Economics (upper division)
Business/Other Majors: Agricultural Science (PLANT 105 recommended)
Total (24 units)
Advising Notes
- University policy states that courses fulfilling requirements for a minor may be counted toward General Education.
- The department waives the anticipated General Education requirements of AG EC 1, 31, 130, and 120 for students who have already received credit for ECON 40, ACCT 4A, FIN 120, and MGT 104 or 110 respectively. Such course waivers correspondingly reduce the unit requirement for the minor from the maximum of 24 to a possible 12 the minimum allowable under the Title 5 code. This adjustment accommodates the university policy that "courses in a major cannot be applied toward a minor unless designated as 'additional requirements' to the major."
- Concerning the course selections to satisfy the production operations core requirement and the focus elective, consult with the minor adviser about which choices match your career plans.
- All courses in the minor must be taken for a letter grade; CR/NC grading is not acceptable.
- Successful completion of this minor requires a 2.0 GPA for all courses in the program and for all courses taken at California State University, Fresno.
Notice of Discontinuance
The Master of Science degree program in Agricultural Business has been
discontinued. Students interested in the agricultural business elective
area under the Master of Business Administration program should contact
the Graduate Business Office at (559) 278-2107.
