Associate Degree
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural economics offers training that will be helpful for students
contemplating employment as managers, extension workers, government employees,
and employees in finance, in marketing, and in managerial positions in
agricultural businesses. It also prepares qualified students to take graduate
work as further preparation for college or government work, or for commercial
economic research work. This Department of Agricultural Economics option
has enough flexibility to permit a student to prepare for an international
career in agricultural economics.
Advisor Contact Information
Jennifer Leeann Williams
(765) 494-0262
leewill@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 65
| Freshman Year |
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| First
Semester
(3) AGEC 203 (Introductory Microeconomics for Food
and Agribusiness)
(1) AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and
Purdue University)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(6) Agricultural electives
(3) Mathematics or sciences elective
Total Credits: 16 |
Second Semester
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(3) Agricultural elective
(3) Calculus or statistics elective
(3) Economics elective
(3) Mathematics or sciences elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophomore Year |
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Third Semester
(6) Agricultural economics, economics, or management electives
(3) Agricultural elective
(3) Mathematics or sciences elective
(3) Social Science or humanities elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
Fourth Semester
(6) Agricultural economics, economics, or management electives
(5) Agricultural electives
(3) Mathematics or sciences elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
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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