Bachelor of Science Degree
Agricultural Finance
Agricultural finance offers
specialized training for students interested in agricultural and
agribusiness finance. With the advent of large, modern, agricultural
businesses, the need for persons trained in agricultural financial
management has increased. Qualified students graduating with this
Department of Agricultural Economics option background will find
careers in areas such as commercial banks, farm credit administration,
Farm Service Agency, and other organizations where specialized knowledge
of capital and finance in farm and agriculturally related businesses
is required.
Advisor Contact Information
Jennifer Leeann Williams
(765) 494-0262
leewill@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required
for Graduation: 130
| Freshman
Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1)
AGEC 202 (Spreadsheet Use in Agricultural Business)
(3) AGEC 203
(Introductory Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness)
(1) AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition I)
(4) Biological sciences elective
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGEC 217 (Economics)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(4) Biological sciences
elective
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGEC 220 (Marketing Farm Products)
(1) AGEC 298 (Sophomore Seminar)
(3) CHM 111
(General Chemistry)
(3) MGMT 200 (Introductory Accounting)
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) MGMT 201 (Management Accounting I)
(3) STAT
301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
(3) Written or oral
communication elective
(5) Electives
Total Credits: 17 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (4)
AGEC 424 (Financial Management of Agricultural Business)
(3) Economics elective
(3) Quantitative techniques for firm decision making or mathematics/sciences
elective *
(3) Social science, humanities, or international understanding
elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGEC 310 Farm Organization
(3) Agribusiness
management elective
(3) Agricultural
economics elective
(3) Applied econometrics or mathematics/sciences elective
*
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (3)
Agribusiness management elective
(3) Agricultural
economics elective
(3) Economics elective
(3) Farm management
or agribusiness management elective **
(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(3)
AGEC 524 (Agricultural Finance)
(3) Agricultural
and food business strategy or agribusiness management elective
**
(2) Mathematics
or sciences elective
(3) Social science elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
* Must complete Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making
or Applied Econometrics.
** (4) Farm Management or (3) Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision
Making must be included to fulfull these six credits. If Farm Management
is completed, only two credits of an agribusiness management elective
is required.
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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