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Undergraduate Information

Curriculum in Agricultural Business & Economics – The Business of Life!

 

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Advising Information and Resources for Students

 

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Detail of AGEC prerequisites adapted from AU Bulletin

  • The following shows the prerequisites needed for AGEC courses (adapted from AU Bulletin). You can also download a PDF version

    • Agricultural Economics (AGEC)
    Dr. Curtis Jolly - 844-4800


    AGEC 3010 AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 2020 and AGEC 2100 or equivalent. Fall and Spring


    AGEC 3050 FARM APPRAISAL (2). LEC. 2. Fall.


    AGEC 3080 FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETING (2). LEC. 2. Pr., ECON 2020 and AGEC 2100 or equivalent, or departmental approval. Fall.


    AGEC 3920 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS INTERNSHIP (1-3). INT., SU. Pr., departmental approval and sophomore standing. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.


    AGEC 4000 PRINCIPLES OF AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 2020, AGEC 2100 or equivalent, junior standing. (Credit will not be given to majors in AGEC, ECON, or business). Fall.


    AGEC 4040 AGRICULTURAL FINANCE (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 2020, AGEC 2100 or equivalent, and ACCT 2210 or ACCT 2910. Spring.


    AGEC 4070 AGRICULTURAL LAW (3). LEC. 3. Fall.


    AGEC 4100 AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES (2). LEC. 2. Spring.


    AGEC 4120 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS (3). LEC. 3. Spring.


    AGEC 4300 AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND TRADE (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 3020. Spring.


    AGEC 4930 DIRECTED STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (1-2). IND. Pr., departmental approval, junior standing. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.


    AGEC 4950 UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR (0). SEM., SU. Pr., junior standing. Spring.


    AGEC 4967 HONORS READINGS (1-3). IND. Pr., membership in the Honors College and junior standing.


    AGEC 4997 HONORS THESIS (1-3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College and junior standing. Directed research and writing of honors thesis. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.


    AGEC 5010 FARM MANAGEMENT (3). LEC. 3. Pr., AGEC 2100 or equivalent and ECON 3020, or equivalents. Spring.


    AGEC 5030 AGRICULTURAL PRICES (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 3020 or equivalent; Math 1690 or equivalent; STAT 2610 or 2510 or equivalent. Spring.


    AGEC 5090 RESOURCE ECONOMICS I (3). LEC. 3. Pr., AGEC 2100 or equivalent and ECON 3020. Fall.


    AGEC 5100 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3). LEC. 3. Pr., ECON 2020, AGEC 2100 or equivalent and AGEC 4040, and ACCT 2210, or departmental approval. Fall.


    AGEC 5210 ADVANCED AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3). LEC. 3. Pr., AGEC 5100, ECON 3020, MATH 1690, STAT 2510 or 2610, senior standing. Spring.

 

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Advanced Advising Resources for Faculty & Students


Grade Forgiveness / Grade Adjustment Policy

  • "What grades do I have to make this semester?" [Projected GPA Simulator]

  • "What grades do I have to make to reach a target GPA?" [Target GPA Simulator]

  • "What is my GPA-in-the-Major?" [Major GPA Simulator]

  • "Should I use the 'forgiveness' policy?" [Grade Adjustment Policy (GAP) Simulator]

  • The following is the explanation of GPA simulators, you can also download a PDF version or a Word version of the following information:

    • The GPA Simulator series can help you plan your schedule in a number of ways. Read the questions below to find out which spreadsheet suits your needs best.

     

    Q: I currently have 105 Quality Hours (QHRS) and 348 Quality Points (QPTS), giving me a cumulative GPA of 3.34. What would it take to raise my GPA to a 3.4 so I can graduate with honors (“cum laude”)?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Target GPA Simulator” to find out how many credits of A’s you would need in order to reach your target of 3.4: [P.S. the answer is 15 credits of A’s]

     

    Q: My GPA is currently below a 2.2. What would it take to raise it to a 2.2 so I can register for upper-level courses in the College of Business like ECON 3020 Intermediate Microeconomics?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Target GPA Simulator” to find out how many credits of A’s or B’s you will need in order to reach your target of 2.2.

     

    Q: My GPA is currently below a 2.0. What would it take to raise it to a 2.0 so I can get off Academic Warning?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Target GPA Simulator” to find out how many credits of A’s or B’s you will need in order to reach your target of 2.0.

     

    Q: My GPA in my courses “in-the-major” is currently below a 2.0. What would it take to raise my GPA-in-the-Major to a 2.0 so I can graduate with my degree in Agricultural Business & Economics?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Major GPA Simulator” to type in your current grades in the courses that you have already taken in the major. That will tell you what your current GPA is in the major courses that you have taken so far. Then type in the desired grades you need in the remaining courses (or the courses you may need to take over) to reach a 2.0 in the ten courses that have been designated as being “in-the-major”.

     

    Q: I am taking courses at AU this semester and planning to register for the next semester (or two). By the end of this semester or the next, I will have to raise my GPA to a 2.2 so that I can register for ECON 3020 Intermediate Microeconomics. If I don’t get into that class I won’t have the prerequisite I need to register for most of the upper-level AGEC courses, which are only offered once a year. If I miss one of those it could put off my expected graduation date by as much as a year. What do I need to do?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Projected GPA Simulator” to find out what grades you need to make in each class that you are currently taking or plan to take, in order to reach a cumulative GPA of 2.2. You can simulate up to three semesters in this spreadsheet.

     

    Q: I may need to invoke the Grade Adjustment Policy (GAP) in order to raise my GPA to 2.2 (or 2.0). I understand that I am only allowed to “gap” a total of three undergraduate grades in which I earned a D, F, or FA at the AU Main Campus. I have spoken to Ms. Shaw in the Deans Office about the University and College policy on GAPs. Which courses should I “gap” and what will be the effect on my GPA?

    A: Use the spreadsheet called “Grade Adjustment Policy (GAP) Simulator” to simulate what happens to your GPA if you “gap” certain courses.

     

    Note: Most of these simulators require you to enter your current Cumulative Quality Hours (QHRS) and your current Cumulative Quality Points (QPTS) in order to calculate your current GPA (which you can then check against your OASIS screen to make sure you are doing it right). You can get your official QHRS and QPTS by opening your OASIS screen in a separate window and following this sequence:

    "Student Services"

    "Student Records"

    "Institutional Coursework"

    "Quality Hours" (Cumulative) or

    "Quality Points" (Cumulative)

 

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Taking courses at other colleges and universities


Internships

Agricultural Business and Economics internships give students the opportunity to work for a semester or more with business firms and agencies, and get academic credit. Interns gain practical knowledge through work experience, and are better prepared to evaluate choices among career alternatives. Also, the cooperating employers have the opportunity to evaluate the student for potential employment after graduation. Most internships offer a salary or wage, plus expenses. Recent cooperating firms and agencies have included Monsanto, the Federal Land Banks, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Thompson Tractor, and Terminex.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Deacue Fields
AGEC Internship Coordinator
203 Comer Hall
(334) 844-4931
e-mail: fieldde@auburn.edu

 

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