{"id":7166,"date":"2023-03-16T13:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:35:53","slug":"agriculture-services-and-development-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/agriculture-services-and-development-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Services and Development Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Howdy, my name is Taryn Hopper and I am a Junior here at Tarleton State University. I come from the South East, Texas area but knew Tarleton was home when I got here. I am an Agriculture Services and Development w\/ teaching certification major with plans to graduate in May of 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Agriculture Services and Development w\/ teaching certification\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does that even mean? <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All it means is Agriculture Science Teacher. You can however, major in Agriculture Services and Development without adding a teacher certification as well. The ag services and development degree itself is a degree that you learn a lot in and really can use for whatever you might want to do after college. The classes are set up to give you a really broad mindset and foundation to take and do what you want with it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How did I decide on Ag Services and Development w\/ Teaching Certification..<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had grown up in FFA doing all the things! Showing pigs, competing in LDE\u2019s and CDE\u2019s, was on our chapter\u2019s officer team, and even received my American degree in 2021. I am passionate about livestock\/ agriculture and wanted to help spread the word to be the change. Overall though, I truly had an amazing one of a kind agriculture science teacher! Ms. Word was who inspired me to become an agriculture teacher. I want to give my future students the same opportunities and experiences that Ms. Word gave me. I would not be where I am without her and I want to be that for someone else one day.  <\/p>\n<\/div>

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What are some of the classes I have taken\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have taken really a kind of wide range of classes. After I got all of my basics out of the way, I have taken ag communication classes, an intro into welding (I promise it isn\u2019t as scary as you think), intro to Ag economics, Livestock Management, general animal science, horticulture, floriculture,  etc.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a look at the coursework to expect https:\/\/catalog.tarleton.edu\/advising_guides_department_2019-2020\/BS_AGSD_WSTC.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are some of the opportunities I have gotten because of this major\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n