Agriculture, BAS
In order to properly serve graduates from community colleges and technical schools, SMSU offers a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree. The BAS degree program in Agriculture provides opportunities for individuals who have completed Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or Associate of Science (AS) degree programs to achieve a bachelor’s degree with reduced course requirements when compared to a student who has not achieved any of the two-year degrees.
Courses
- AGBU 440 — Agricultural Marketing
- AGBU 475 — Agricultural and Food Policy
- AGED 201 — Communication & Leadership Skills for Agricultural Educators
- AGRO 132 — Principles & Practices of Crop Production
- AGRO 341 — Principles of Pest Management
- AGRO 390 — Introduction to Precision Agriculture
- AGRO 450 — Issues in Sustainable Agriculture
- AGSO 499 — Internship Field Experience
- ANSC 101 — Introduction to Animal Science
- BLAW 305 — Business Law I: Legal Environment and Contract Law
- ECON 201 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ENG 331 — Business Communications
- ENG 360 — Scientific & Technical Writing
- ENVS 107 — Introduction to ArcGIS
- ENVS 301 — Basic Soil Science
- ENVS 301L — Basic Soil Science Lab
- MATH 110 — College Algebra
- MATH 115 — Finite Mathematics
- MATH 135 — Precalculus
- MATH 150 — Calculus I
- MGMT 300 — Management Principles
- MGMT 460 — Leadership and Team Management