2023 - 2024 Catalog

Quarters Offered: Fall, Spring

Acquaints students with the use of a micro-computer and software for agricultural uses. Includes farm accounting, spreadsheets, depreciation schedules, rations, PowerPoint, internet/email, and financial analysis.

Quarters Offered: Spring

Examines current issues facing all sectors of agriculture. Investigates and considers opposing viewpoints of a variety of groups through guest speakers, seminars, email contact, written and oral presentations. Some sections may have a low-cost text book option.

Quarters Offered: Fall

Provides information and self-evaluation in areas of goal setting, educational planning, student activities, electronic student accounts, study skills, and successful navigation of the college system. Emphasizes academic and career plans for students interested in Agriculture.

Quarters Offered: Spring

Instructs students to design an irrigation system, considering engineering, soil types, crops, seasons, irrigation methods, best management practices, and erosion control measures. Includes a cost estimation of an actual irrigation project.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

Supervised work and learning experience in private, public, business, or government organizations related to the agriculture industry. The internship provides an extension of the classroom learning and includes the opportunity to apply substantial knowledge and skills gain in the academic setting in a supervised, professional work environment. Learn and develop skill outside the classroom. Explore a career field or prepare for a chosen career field through a work experience opportunity. The internship includes a collaborative team consisting of the student, faculty supervisor (course instructor), and a field site supervisor who develop acceptable learning objectives, experiences, and evaluation procedures which enable the student to work in a professional/mentoring setting. Each credit is equivalent to 33 worksite hours. Instructor approval required.

Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

Applies actual work experience in a ag-related technical field. An on-site supervisor evaluates and supervises the work experience student. Requires instructor approval of work setting and placement, and documentation of 36 worksite hours for each credit earned.