Program Overview

Agricultural Education

The Agricultural Education program at Washington State University combines plant and animal sciences with teaching certification, aiming to educate the next generation of agricultural leaders and consumers.

Program Overview

• The program is offered through the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.
• It includes a semester of student teaching in a Washington high school built into the curriculum.
• Students have access to greenhouses, farms, research centers, and other facilities available on campus and throughout the state.
• The program offers undergraduate research guided by renowned faculty.
• It provides a blend of classroom instruction and hands-on field experience.

Career Opportunities

• Middle or high school teaching and advising
  • Community outreach and education
  • Customer service, public relations, and sales
  • 4-H youth or agricultural extension education
  • Government and non-profit agencies

Transfer Students

• WSU accepts credit from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and CLEP exams, associate degrees, Running Start, and more.
• Transfer students are considered those who have received college credit post-high school.
• The Transfer Course Search Tool can be used to determine what courses are needed to take at the current institution to transition to WSU smoothly.
• Admission to WSU and admission to the desired major are two separate processes, with specific requirements and prerequisites unique to each major.

Scholarships

• Completing the General Scholarship Application makes students eligible for over 700 WSU scholarship programs, including ones specifically for the major of interest.
• The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid) must be filled out to be considered for scholarships, grants, loans, and other forms of aid.

Internships, Jobs, and Work-study

• Hundreds of student-friendly jobs, internships, and work-study opportunities are available through the WSU student job board, Handshake.
• Departments may offer internships specific to the major.

Degree Options

Bachelor's

• Agricultural and Food Systems
  • Pullman

Minor

• Agricultural Education
  • Pullman

Certificate

• Agricultural Education Teaching Certification
  • Pullman

Related Degrees & Majors

• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Agricultural and Food Business Economics
• Agricultural Technology and Production Management
• Animal Sciences
• Field Crop Management
• Food Science
• Fruit and Vegetable Management
• Human Nutrition and Food Systems
• Landscape, Nursery, and Greenhouse Management
• Turfgrass Management
• Viticulture and Enology