Program Overview

Agricultural and Extension Education - Undergraduate Minor Overview

The department offers a broad-based curriculum with majors, options, and minors that prepare students for many careers as professional educators, communicators, and leaders in agricultural, natural resource, technology, and related disciplines.

Program Details

Some example occupations that the department prepares its students to enter are:

• Agriculture teacher
• Media specialist
• Technology teacher
• Extension agent
• NMDA or USDA professional
• Industry educational specialist
• Development specialist Graduates work in domestic and/or international settings.

General Undergraduate Degree Requirements

You must meet the general education and departmental requirements for the degree and the major, option, or minor chosen. You must establish a cumulative grade-point average of not less than 2.5 before you are admitted into the student teaching or other internship program.

Technical Requirements

You need a minimum of 48 hours in technical agriculture for the secondary teaching certificate program in agriculture. You may select technical courses required for completion of the majors and options from the following areas:

• Agricultural economics
• Agricultural mechanics
• Animal and range sciences
• Entomology, plant pathology, and weed science
• Fish, wildlife, and conservation ecology
• Plant and environmental sciences