AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (AGEC)

4 Credits

(S) Class 3, Lab 2. An introduction to the theory of national income and employment, the U. S. banking system, supply and demand, and pricing. Management guidelines are emphasized. Included are such concepts of diminishing return, marginality, and elasticity.

AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING (AGEN)

3 Credits

Class 3. A study of the use of machines, power, and engineered systems for the production and processing of agricultural products.  Applications are made in land and water resources development and utilization.

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AGRICULTURE EQUINE TECHNOLOGY (AGEQ)

3 Credits

Class 3. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. The course is a survey of the structure of the horse. The student is required to learn all bones, muscles, and tendons in the anatomy and physiology of the horse.

AGEQ 1123 - Internal Equine Anatomy and Technology                                                           

3 Credits

Class 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1113 - Skeletal Equine Anatomy and Technology or consent of instructor. Course includes the study of the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and nervous systems, and basic genetics.

AGEQ 1132 - Equine Evaluation

 2 Credits

Class 1, Lab 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1113 - Skeletal Equine Anatomy and Technology and/or consent of instructor. The study of equine selection procedures as a form to function process. Incorporates the application of oral reasons.

AGEQ 1226 - Basic Care and Training                   

6 Credits

Class 0, Lab 15. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. This course has two sections. Section 1, Western Equitation, develops student’s basic riding skills and prepares them for colt training in AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training course. Section 2, students care for, gentle, and train an unbroken horse. 

AGEQ 1236 - Advanced Care and Training                                     

6 Credits 

Class 0, Lab 15. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1226 - Basic Care and Training and AGEQ 1113 - Skeletal Equine Anatomy and Technology, and/or consent of the instructor. This class is divided into two sections. In each section students will be assigned a greenbreak colt to advance beyond the objectives of AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care and Training course. 84 85

3 Credits

Class 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1113 – Skeletal Equine Anatomy and Technology and AGEQ 1123 - Internal Equine Anatomy and Technology, and/or consent of the instructor.  A practical study of the principles of feeds, nutrition, and the balancing of rations.  This course also includes basic indications and first-aid treatment.

    3 Credits

Class 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 2113 – Equine Nutrition and Health, and/or consent of the instructor. This course is designed to study and understand the skills and knowledge needed to advertise and sell horses. It includes the study of different methods of sale and advertising media layout.

  3 Credits

Class 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 2113 – Equine Nutrition and Health, and/or consent of the instructor. A course designed to review the reproductive systems of the horse. Includes field trips to various breeders to study breeding methods.

2 Credits 

Class 1, Lab 3. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1132 – Equine Evaluation, and/or consent of the instructor.  Students will be given the opportunity to apply the basic techniques of Equine Evaluation as it pertains to actual judging experience.  It includes evaluation of conformation and performance, and expression of oral reasons.

6 Credits

Class 0, Lab 15. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training, and/or consent of the instructor. This course is divided into two sections. Section 1, English Equitation, introduces students to beginning English equitation. Proper body, hand, and leg placement and control are stressed. In Section 2, the student is required to advance a horse beyond the objectives of AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training. Upon selection of the approach that best meets the students’ interests, students will advance a horse from a "pleasure" or a "working performance" approach, both disciplines advancing toward a "more finished" horse.

 3 Credits

Class 0, Lab 6. Prerequisite: AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care and Training, AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training, and AGEQ 2226 – Specialized Equine Training, or consent of the instructor. Students will be assigned a green-break horse to advance beyond the objectives met in AGEQ 1226 – Basic Care and Training, and AGEQ 1236 – Advanced Care and Training.

6 Credits

Class 0, Lab 20. Prerequisite: Completion of all required courses in the Equine Technology Program and consent of the instructor. Students will be placed under the guidance of a prominent horseman in the industry who specializes in the students’ main area of interest. At the end of the externship, the student will return to the campus for a seminar and analysis.

1-6 Credits

Lab Varies. Prerequisites: Completion of all required courses in the Equine Technology Program and consent of the instructor. Designed to meet the needs of individual students who are not participating in the Externship Program. The student will greenbreak a horse and continue with it through advanced training under minimal supervision.

  1-5 Credits

Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. The study and/or analysis of a selected topic in Equine Technology. Individual and/or group study. May be repeated with a different topic.

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AGRICULTURE (AGRI)

1 Credits 

Class 1. Required of all agriculture students. Methods of study, advertisement, organization of curriculum, and discussion of requirements and job opportunities in the various fields of agriculture. 86

3 Credits

Class 3. Operations and capabilities of microcomputers in agricultural operations. Simple programing, data analysis, graphical display, spreadsheets, and word-processing. A Lotus clone spreadsheet is used for numerical applications and analysis. Programming the computer for calculations commonly used in record keeping and analysis of those records is stressed. Data sorting and graphical analysis are also included. This course meets the General Education requirement for the two-year degree, but may not be counted as a four-year transfer course for General Education.

1-5 Credits

Class 1, Lab 5. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. The study and/or analysis of a selected topic in Agriculture. Individual and/or group study. May be repeated with a different topic.

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AGRONOMY (AGRO)

4 Credits

Class 3, Lab 2. Plant production and its effect upon world food supplies. Discussion of plant origin, distribution, classification, production, botany, propagation and methods of improvement. Cropping systems, tillage methods, harvesting and utilization of economic plant.

4 Credits

Class 3, Lab 2. The origin, formation, composition, and classification of soils and the principal chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils in relation to plant growth, soil productivity, and land use.

3 Credits

Class 2, Lab 2. Prerequisite: AGRO 1214 – Introduction to Plant Sciences. Climatic, edaphic, biotic, and genetic factors determining crop adaptation and distribution; global climate and the nature of species’ adaptation.

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ANIMAL SCIENCE (ANSI)

 2 Credits

Lab 1-3. Using tools for selection, including performance records, pedigree information, and visual appraisal in the evaluation of cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and poultry.

4 Credits

Class 3, Lab 2. Students are introduced to the production, marketing, and distribution of meat, milk, eggs, and other animal products. Also includes the study of commodity specialization, world need, and distribution of farm animals.

2 Credits

Lab 1-3. Prerequisite: ANSI 1102 - Live Animal Evaluation. Using basic techniques acquired in ANSI 1102 – Live Animal Evaluation, students will advance skills in the visual and objective appraisal of cattle, sheep, swine, and horse.

3 Credits

Class 3. A practical study of the principles of livestock feeding. Includes balancing and preparing rations for various classes of livestock.

2 Credits

Class 2. Students study the organization and management of livestock sales. Students also learn advertising, photography, ad copy layout, animal selection, catalog and animal preparation. This course also includes clerking, sales budget, receipt of payments, and transferring of registration papers. Class will conduct performance tested bull sale.

3 Credits

Class 1, Lab 4. Prerequisite: ANSI 1124 – Introduction to Animal Sciences. A study of the selection of carcasses and wholesale cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. Also includes factors influencing grades, yields and values in cattle, swine, and sheep.

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HORTICULTURE (HORT)

3 Credits

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