Dec 21, 2024

2020 - 2021 Eastern Iowa Community College Catalog

2020 - 2021 Eastern Iowa Community College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agriculture Education Transfer Major, AA

Campus: Muscatine Community College

Agriculture Education prepares students for teaching at the secondary level or working in the extension service. The transfer major in Agriculture Education has been designed to provide a broad education with emphasis in agronomy, soil science, math and the natural sciences, and liberal arts/humanities. This program is for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution with a major in Agriculture Education.

Transfer Institutions: Iowa State University. This institution may have additional requirements. Please see your advisor for more information.

Plan of Study

Discipline Requirements

Take the following courses:

Discipline relevant courses required for Transfer Major

AGS 119 - Advanced Animal Science 2.00 Credit(s)
AGA 181 - Introduction to Crop Science 3.00 Credit(s)
AGA 182 - Introduction to Soil Science 3.00 Credit(s)
BIO 114 - General Biology IA 4.00 Credit(s)
BIO 115 - General Biology IIA 4.00 Credit(s)
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3.00 Credit(s)
MAT 156 - Statistics 3.00 Credit(s)
ACC 142 - Financial Accounting 3.00 Credit(s)

Select a Chemistry course (4 credits)

CHM 122 - Introduction to General Chemistry 4.00 Credit(s)
CHM 166 - General Chemistry I 5.00 Credit(s)

General Education Requirements

Communications (9 credits required)

Arts and Humanities (9 credits required)

PHI-105 is recommended for the Agriculture Education (AA) Transfer Major.

Select a Literature course (3 credits)

LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature 3.00 Credit(s)
LIT 111 - American Literature since Mid: 1800’s 3.00 Credit(s)
LIT 130 - African American Literature 3.00 Credit(s)
LIT 135 - Film as Literature 3.00 Credit(s)
LIT 185 - Contemporary Literature 3.00 Credit(s)

Select a Humanities course (3 credits)

DRA 110 - Introduction to Film 3.00 Credit(s)
(DRA-110 can fulfill either the Humanities or the Fine Arts requirement, but not both.)
HUM 110 - Changes and Choices 3.00 Credit(s)
HUM 183 - Living with Space, Time and Technology 3.00 Credit(s)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3.00 Credit(s)
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics 3.00 Credit(s)
PHI 110 - Introduction to Logic 3.00 Credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3.00 Credit(s)

Select a Fine Arts course (3 credits)

ART 101 - Art Appreciation 3.00 Credit(s)
COM 140 - Introduction to Mass Media 3.00 Credit(s)
DRA 101 - Introduction to Theatre 3.00 Credit(s)
DRA 110 - Introduction to Film 3.00 Credit(s)
(DRA-110 can fulfill either the Humanities or the Fine Arts requirement, but not both.)
HUM 135 - Humanities of the Early World 3.00 Credit(s)
HUM 136 - Humanities of the Renaissance 3.00 Credit(s)
HUM 137 - Humanities of the Modern World 3.00 Credit(s)
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3.00 Credit(s)

Cultural Historical Perspectives (6 credits)

HIS-151 or HIS-152 and ANT-105 are recommended for the Agriculture Education (AA) Transfer Major.

Select a Western Perspectives course (3 credits)

HIS 117 - Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 118 - Western Civilization II: Early Modern 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 119 - Western Civilization III: The Modern Period 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3.00 Credit(s)

Select a Language or Intercultural Perspectives course (3 credits)

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3.00 Credit(s)
ASL 141 - American Sign Language I 4.00 Credit(s)
CLS 150 - Latin American History and Culture 3.00 Credit(s)
FL_:__ Foreign Language course 3.00-4.00 Credit(s)
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography 3.00 Credit(s)
GLS 100 - Contemporary World Issues 3.00 Credit(s)
GLS 120 - Education Experience Abroad 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 211 - Modern Asian History 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 231 - Contemporary World Affairs 3.00 Credit(s)
SPC 120 - Intercultural Communications 3.00 Credit(s)

Select a Social Sciences course (3 credits)

Select a Psychology or Sociology course (3 credits)

PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3.00 Credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.00 Credit(s)

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Math and Science requirements are met through the discipline requirements for the Agriculture Education (AA) Transfer Major.

Computer Skills (3 credits required)

Select a Computer Skills course (3 credits)

CSC 107 - Computer Literacy 3.00 Credit(s)
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3.00 Credit(s)
CSC 116 - Information Computing 3.00 Credit(s)

Electives (up to 3 credits required)

PSY-121 is recommended for the Agriculture Education (AA) Transfer Major.

Students choose electives according to their needs and interests and the requirements of their intended transfer college to complete the 62 credit hours required of an Associate of Arts degree. While electives generally are chosen from any Arts and Science course numbered above 100, a maximum of 4 credit hours in SDV courses and 16 credit hours in career technical courses may be applied toward an AA.