Agricultural Business Management

The Agriculture Business Management curriculum is designed for students who want to complete their lower-division coursework prior to transferring to a four-year institution. It allows for completion of general education requirements, as well as the preparatory coursework for continued study in Agricultural Business Management or Environmental Economics and Policy.

The Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Agriculture Business Management is a lower-division transfer program designed to assist students planning to transfer to Oregon State University or another four-year school with an Agricultural Business or Agricultural Economics Program. Students completing the degree requirements will be prepared to enroll in upper-division coursework. It is important that you identify the program requirements of the institution that you plan on transferring to and focus on those classes at LBCC. You may want to work with two advisors; one at LBCC and a second at the school you hope to attend to be sure you are taking the courses that will satisfy the lower-division program requirements at that university.

Program Requirements

This program is designed to be completed in two years; this assumes that the entering student has placed at or above the following levels on the Computerized Placement Test: WR 121 English Composition and MTH 095 Intermediate Algebra. It is advisable to take the test as early as possible. If developmental coursework is required, it may take longer than two years to complete the program.

Entering students will progress at a faster rate if they have a firm background in life and physical sciences as well as mathematics. Program completion requires math, chemistry, biology and other baccalaureate core perspectives courses. CH 221 General Chemistry requires that the student possess a basic knowledge of chemistry prior to enrolling in the course. In order to fulfill this requirement a student must either:

• Pass a Chemistry Entrance Exam, or
• Take a college-level chemistry course (CH 112, CH 121, or CH 150).

To schedule an entrance exam or for further information contact the Student Assessment Center, located in RCH 111 at 541-917-4781.

The electives within the Associate of Science with an emphasis in Agriculture Business Management are intended to assist students in completing this OSU requirement. Students should select electives only after consulting with an advisor. For electives, students can choose from a varied cross-section of lower-division transfer courses in the field of agriculture. These courses provide practical instructional experiences in the areas of animal science, economics and crop production.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete an Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Agricultural Business Management will:

• Use business principles and technology successfully in the management of agricultural enterprises and/or as a transfer student.
• Use skills acquired to gain employment in an agriculturally related business.
• Effectively research an agricultural business or management related problem.
• Communicate effectively (written and oral) using appropriate industry vocabulary.
• Apply appropriate computational/accounting skills and utilize technology for successful money management and other record-keeping requirements.