Farm and Ranch Management Certificate Program
Degree Requirements:
Certificate Program Courses
Summer Internship
The Farm and Ranch Management Certificate Program will offer students the opportunity to receive production agricultural education and training designed to enhance production efficiencies. Students enrolled in this program will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the requirements of this program.
Student Learning Outcomes
Farm and Ranch Management completers will be able to demonstrate a/an:
- Objective and up-to-date understanding of the issues facing modern agriculture and be able to present both the pros and cons of proposed solutions to these issues. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V, and VI.)
- Basic proficiency in a wide range of specific approved practices in production agriculture. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI.)
- Basic proficiency in the use of financial and precision farming computer software. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, III, and VI.)
- Be able to develop and use the newest marketing and management tools to make more effective marketing and management decisions. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, V, and VI.)
- Basic proficiency in using both arc and wire welders in all positions. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI.)
Requirements
Farm and Ranch Management Certificate Courses
| AGEC 142 | Agricultural Accounting | 3 |
| AGEC 244 | Introduction to Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| AGRI 115 | Agricultural Math | 2 |
| AGRI 280 | Technology in Agriculture | 3 |
| ANSC 220 | Livestock Production | 3 |
| ASM 155 | Agricultural Welding | 3 |
| H&CE 241 | Leadership and Presentation Techniques | 3 |
| PLSC 110 | World Food Crops | 3 |
| SOIL 210 | Introduction to Soil Science | 4 |
| | Approved Agricultural Electives | 6 |
| AGRI 297 | Agricultural Management Internship; Externship; Cooperative Education | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 35
The student must register for two semester hours of internship, preferably during the summer after their first year.