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2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Farm Management, BS


About the Program

Farm Management prepares people for managing the home farm, professional farm management, or understanding the challenge of managing a farm. Emphasis is placed on production, finance, marketing, and management strategies.

Farm Management Website

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (103-104 credits)


Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (75-76 credits)


Electives (16-17 credits)


University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.

College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements


  • 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree
  • 32 Upper division credits taken from Purdue
  • 9 credits International Understanding
  • 3 credits Multicultural Awareness
  • 9 credits of Hum and/or Social Sciences outside the College of Agriculture

Additional Requirements


Select here  for additional lists.

Program Requirements


14-15 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


16 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


  • Biological Science Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Written or Oral Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

16 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


  • Economics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Farm Management Business Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Math/Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Production Agriculture Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


14 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Farm Management Business Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Electives - Credit Hours: 7.00 - 8.00

13-14 Credits


Notes


2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

Official and complete prerequisite lists are in the course catalog; the incomplete listing presented here regards this program and course sequencing.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


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