Agricultural Economics: Policy and Pre-Law Concentration, BS

About the Program

Students completing a degree in Agricultural Economics must choose a concentration from four choices: Applied Agricultural Economics, Data Analytics, Policy and Pre-Law, and Quantitative Analysis. The Policy and Pre-Law concentration requires students to complete the Undergraduate Honors Program, and courses in agricultural policy, law, and advanced economic theory. Many of these students complete internships and then full-time positions in Washington D.C., local and state government offices and commodity groups, etc.

Agricultural Economics Website

Agricultural Economics Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (54 credits)

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (43 credits)

• AGR 10100 - Introduction To The College Of Agriculture And Purdue University Credits: 0.50
• AGR 11200 - Introduction To Agricultural Economics Academic Programs Credits: 0.50
• CHM 11100 - General Chemistry Credits: 3.00 ♦ (satisfies Science #1 for core)
• CHM 11200 - General Chemistry Credits: 3.00 ♦ (satisfies Science #2 for core)
• MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3.00 ♦(satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 3.00 ♦ (satisfies Information Literacy for core)

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• MGMT 20000 - Introductory Accounting Credits: 3.00 ♦ or
• MGMT 21200 - Business Accounting Credits: 3.00 ♦

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• Human Cultures: Humanities Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core)
• Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Science, Technology & Society Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core)
• Oral Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
• Written Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Written Communication for core)
• Written or Oral Communications Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Written or Oral Communications Selective (20000+ level) - Credit Hours: 3.00

Electives (23 credits)

• Electives - Credit Hours: 23.00

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Supplemental List

GPA Requirements

• 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Course Requirements and Notes

• Students must complete a College of Agriculture capstone course.  This course can be one of Agricultural Economics’ Capstone Courses (AGEC 41100, 42700, 43000, 43100, or 49900) or any approved College of Agriculture capstone course. 
  
  

College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements

• College of Agriculture International Understanding Selective  - Credit Hours: 9.00  (Agricultural Engineering, Biological Engineering, Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering - Credit Hours: 6.00)

• College of Agriculture Multicultural Awareness Selective  - Credit Hours: 3.00

• College of Agriculture Humanities or Social Science Selectives (30000+ level)  (30000+ level) - Credit Hours: 3.00

• Human Cultures: Humanities or Behavioral/Social Sciences Selective  (Choose from outside the College of Agriculture) - Credit Hours: 9.00

• College of Agriculture Additional Written or Oral Communication Selectives  - Credit Hours: 3.00

Program Requirements

Pre-Requisite Information

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World Language Courses

World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS=Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”

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