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Bachelor of Science Degree

Agronomic Business and Marketing

Agronomic Business and Marketing prepares students to meet the high demand for technically trained business men and women in business related to cropping systems. Students are provided with the flexibility to tailor plans of study that meet their individualized interests and needs by combining strengths in business, marketing, and plant agriculture. As a result, graduates are well prepared for a wide variety of positions. These include the marketing and technical representation of crop inputs, farm management, farm finance, a broad array of additional agribusiness-related opportunities. The unique advantage of this option is the dual strength generated in business and in the science supporting crop system management.

Find more information about this major on the Department of Agronomy site.

Advisor Contact Information

Lee E. Schweitzer

765-494-4789
lschweit@purdue.edu

Plan of Study

Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 130

Freshman Year

First Semester

Second Semester

(1) AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)
(4) BIOL 110 (Fundamentals of Biology I)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)

(3) Agronomy crops elective
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective

Total Credits: 18

(4) BIOL 111 (Fundamentals of Biology II)
(3) CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) Core economics elective
(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

Fourth Semester

(3) AGRY 255 (Soil Science)
(1) AGRY 398 (Agronomy Seminar)
(4) CHM 257 (Organic Chemistry)
(3) STAT 301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
(3) Social science elective

(3) Written or oral communication elective

Total Credits: 17

(3) AGEC 331 (Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business)
(3) AGRY 365 (Soil Fertility)
(3) BTNY 304 (Introductory Weed Science)
(3) Social Science or humanities elective
(3) Elective

Total Credits: 15

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

Sixth Semester

(3) AGRY 320 (Genetics)

(3) ENGL 420 (Business Writing)

(3) Agricultural economics, economics, management, or organizational leadership and supervision elective
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Management methods for agricultural business or accounting elective

(1) Science elective

Total Credits: 16

(3) BTNY 301 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) Agronomy elective

(3) Humanities elective
(6) Electives

Total Credits: 15

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

Eighth Semester

(1) AGRY 498 (Agronomy Senior Seminar)
(3) Agricultural economics, economics, management, or organizational leadership and supervision elective
(3) Agronomy elective

(3) International understanding elective

(4) Mathematics or sciences elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective

Total Credits: 17

(2) ENTM 206 (General Entomology)

(1) ENTM 207 (General Entomology Laboratory)
(3) Agricultural economics, economics, management, or organizational leadership and supervision elective

(4) Mathematics or sciences elective

(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
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West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140

Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu

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