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2021 - 2022 Eastern Iowa Community College Catalog V1 
    
2021 - 2022 Eastern Iowa Community College Catalog V1 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agriculture Education Transfer Major, AS


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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

General Education Requirements


Communications (9 credits required)


SPC-112 is recommended for the Agriculture Education (AS) Transfer Major.

Select a Composition I course (3 credits)

Select a Composition II course (3 credits)

Select a Speech course (3 credits)

Arts and Humanities (6 credits required)


Select one course from any two of the following categories.

PHI-105 and MUS-100 are recommended for the Agriculture Education (AS) Transfer Major.

Select a Humanities course (3 credits)

Select a Fine Arts course (3 credits)

Cultural Historical Perspectives (3 credits)


HIS-151 or HIS-152 are recommended for the Agriculture Education (AS) Transfer Major.

Mathematics and Natural Sciences (8 credits required)


Select Mathematics and Natural Sciences courses (8 credits)

Computer Skills (3 credits required)


Students may choose to demonstrate computer skills proficiency by exam and complete an elective in lieu of a computer skills course.

Select a Computer Skills course (3 credits)

Electives (up to 3 credits required)


EDU-235, PSY-121, PSY-261, or SOC-115 are recommended electives for the Agriculture Education 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 Science 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 AS. 

Agriculture Education Transfer Major, AS: 62 credits total


Non-discrimination Statement / Equal Educational Opportunities


It is the policy of Eastern Iowa Community College District not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status, as required by the Iowa Code §§216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact Debora J. Sullivan, Equal Employment Opportunity Officer/Equity Coordinator, Eastern Iowa Community College District, 101 West Third Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, 563-336-3487, djsullivan@eicc.edu or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, Illinois  60661-7204, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.

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