Department of Agricultural Services

 & Development

Dr. David Drueckhammer, Head

Agriculture Building, Room 105

(254) 968-9200

Professor: Drueckhammer

Associate Professors: Ford, J. Johnson, S. Johnson,

Assistant Professors: McGregor, Priddy

Instructors: Partain

        The Department of Agricultural Services and Development was created with the flexibility to design career programs for students. Included are programs to certify one to teach agricultural science, qualify for government agricultural jobs (including agricultural extension), and prepare as a professional in agriculture sales and service, agricultural communications and promotions, or in the production of agricultural products. Students who have had agricultural science, FFA, 4-H, or science courses in high school have excellent backgrounds for the programs. Internships are a part of most options.

        The Department of Agricultural Services and Development administers the Bachelor of Science Degree with the following degree programs and support areas:

I.      Agricultural Services and Development

        A.     Agricultural Science with Teacher Certification

        B.    Agricultural Communications

        C.    Agricultural Extension/Industry

II.     Agricultural Services and Development–International Agricultural Services

III.    Interdisciplinary Agriculture

THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

IN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT

  Semester Hours

University Core Curriculum                                                                             

See p. 40 for additional information about Tarleton’s core curriculum requirements.
All students planning to transfer into Agricultural Services and Development need to take one Biology course and CHEM 1054 as the lab science requirements.

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Courses Required for BS in Agricultural Services and Development  

AGRI 1011, AGRN 1053, 3014, A EC 1053,1 3143, A EN 2013, HORT 2003   
20
ANSC 1073, WLDM 2213, Adv HORT or AGRN or R&RM,  
9
AS&D 2113, 3023, 4103, 4503, 4851, ENGL 2303    
16
 
Courses Required for Support Areas
For Agricultural Science with Teacher Certification

ANSC 4033, 4103 or 3133 
6

A EN 2213, 2303, 3253       
9

HORT 3603    
3

AS&D 4063, 4016, 4203 
12

PSY 3033, RDG 3513, EDU 3303, 3353
12
   
For Agricultural Communications  

Advanced ANSC elective        
3

Advanced A EC elective
3

Elective
3

AS&D 3011, 4053, 4303, 4846 
13

COMS 1313, 2053 or 2153, 2143, 3064, 3103, 3123
19
   
For Agricultural Extension/Industry  

ANSC 4033 
3

A EN 2213 or 2303 and advanced A EN elective 
6

A EC 4013 or 4063 or 4103 or 4303  
3

AS&D 3011, 4053, 4303, 48463  
16

Advanced agriculture electives in one discipline
6

Electives
12

1 If A EC 1053 is counted as a social & behavioral science, this can be a free elective.

2 See p. 258 for AS&D course descriptions; see p. 336 for HORT course descriptions.

3 Beginning with the Fall 2002 semester, a minimum overall GPA of 2.6, a grade of C or higher in all agriculture and language courses, and approval of the department head are required to be admitted to the internship.

THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

 

  Semester Hours

University Core Curriculum                                                                             

See p. 40 for additional information about Tarleton’s core curriculum requirements.BIOL 1204 or 1214 and CHEM 1034 or 1054 recommended.
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Courses Required for BS in AS&D - International Agricultural Services  
ENGL 2303 or SPAN 3043; SPAN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023, 3013 20
MKTG 3143, 4543, G B 4443, SOC 3033 12
From HIST 3323, 3333, 4243, 4263 3
AGRI 1011, ANSC 1073, A EC 10531 and 4013 10
AGRN 1053 and 3014 or 3094 7

AS&D 2113, 3011, 3023, 4103, 4303, 4553, 4846, 4851, AS&D elective2                   

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Agricultural electives 9

1 If A EC 1053 is used as a social & behavioral science, this can be an agricultural elective.

2 See p. 258 for AS&D course descriptions.

THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN

INTERDISCIPLINARY AGRICULTURE

  Semester Hours

University Core Curriculum                                                                             

See p. 40 for additional information about Tarleton’s core curriculum requirements.
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Courses Required for BS in Interdisciplinary Agriculture  
BIOL or CHEM elective            
4
Elective 
3
AGRI 1011; A EC 2123 or AS&D 2113  
4
HORT 2003, ENTO 2013   
6
ANSC 1073, 3094, 4033
10
AGRN 1053, 3014, 3094
11
6 hours from A EN 2013 ,2213 ,2303; A EN, 6 hours advanced  
12
A EC 3143 and 6 hours advanced A EC  
9
Advanced AGRN, HORT or R&RM
6
3 hours from WLDM 2013 or DS 2023 or ANSC 3214 
3/4
AS&D 3011, 2023, 4851, 4503, 4846 
14
Advanced ANSC or WLDM 
3