Agribusiness, A.A.S.

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The A.A.S. in Agribusiness is designed for students who choose to go back to the farm, ranch or small business directly after graduating with an associate degree from Casper College. The program is rich in Agriculture, Agricultural Business, and General Business with minimal general education requirements and flexibility for students to choose their academic and practical emphasis.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

AGEC 1010 - Agricultural Macroeconomics (SSC) (3CR)
AGRI 1010 - Computer Technology in Agriculture (2CR)
ANSC 1010 - Intro to Animal Science (4CR)
CNST 0000 - US and Wyoming Constitutions (3CR)
COM1 0000 - Written Communication (3CR)(6CR for AA)
OR
COMM 2010 - Public Speaking (COM2) (3CR)

Spring Semester (14-15 Credits)

AECL 1000 - Agroecology (4CR)
OR
SOIL 2010 - Introduction to Soil Science (4CR)
AGEC 1020 - Agricultural Microeconomics (SSC) (3CR)
HW 0000 - Health and Wellness (1CR)
MATH 0000 - Math Computation (3CR)
or
SCI 0000 - Reason and Inquiry in Science (4CR) (3CR)
PEL 0000 - Program Electives (3CR)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (16-17 credits)

ACCT 1005 - Practical Accounting (4CR)
or
ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (4CR)
AGEC 2010 - Farm-Ranch Business Records (3CR)
AGRI 1020 - GPS and GIS in Agriculture (2CR)
OR
BADM 2030 - Business Ethics (3CR)
OR
MKT 2000 - Introduction to Digital Marketing (3CR)
PEL 0000 - Program Electives (7CR)

Spring Semester (14 Credits)

AGEC 2020 - Farm-Ranch Business Management (4CR)
AGEC 2300 - Agricultural Marketing (3CR)
PEL 0000 - Program Electives (7CR)

Program Electives

ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (4CR)
ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II (4CR)
COMM 1030 - Interpersonal Communication (3CR)
COMM 2010 - Public Speaking (COM2) (3CR)
Choose from any course(s) with the following prefixes:
- AECL, AGRI, AGTK, ANSC, CROP, FDSC, REWM, SOIL, BADM, MGT, MKT

Total Program Credits (60 Credits)

Note:

All general education courses must be passed with a “C” or better. The normal length of this program is two academic years at 15-17 credit hours per semester.

Graduation Requirements:

A minimum of 60 approved semester credits are required for graduation. For specific graduation requirements see “Academic Information ” and “Degree Requirements .”

Only courses numbered 1000 or above can be used toward the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Business, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Applied Science and Associate Degree in Nursing.

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