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Location: Signal Peak Campus Degree: Agriculture, Associate of Arts AA CONTACT: Deanna Diwan deanna.diwan@centralaz.edu stem.advisor@centralaz.edu AREA OF INTEREST WEBSITE: Biological/

Location: Signal Peak Campus Degree: Agriculture, Associate of Arts (AA)

CONTACT: Deanna Diwan

deanna.diwan@centralaz.edu

stem.advisor@centralaz.edu

AREA OF INTEREST WEBSITE:

Biological/Physical Sciences and Agriculture

- Central Arizona College (centralaz.edu)

Program Description: The Agriculture Associate of Arts Degree is designed

for those interested in a career or a transfer pathway degree in animal science, biotechnology, plant science, ag business, ag education, and other ag based programs This pathway is designed for students transferring to

University of Arizona (U of A) into AG Tech Management.

Use this Program MAP as a guide to choose courses with your advisor and track progress towards milestones and completion of program Work with an advisor to customize your plan to align with your specific career and/or transfer goals

Notes:

Cultural

Awareness (CU) Global/Historical Awareness (GI/HI) Intensive Writing (IW)

SEMESTER BY SEMESTER PROGRAM PLAN FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS

Plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding more semesters

Credit Hours

AGB124 Microcomputers in Agriculture 3

AGB100 Intro to Agriculture Business 3

MAT151 College Algebra or MAT 141 College Mathematics or higher 4

Semester Credits: 17

BIO182 General Biology II or transferable elective 4

COM263 Intercultural Communication or any Communication

(COM) course

3

Any Social/Behavioral Science course 3

Semester Credits: 16

Credit Hours

Special Awareness Requirements

All three Special Awareness Requirements must be met through courses on the AGEC Course list (Arizona General Education Curriculum) centralaz.edu/academics/advising

AGB225 Agriculture Business Analysis 3 AGS235 Principles of Sonoran Horticulture 3 AGS122 Natural Resources and Conservation 3

Semester Credits: 13

ANS104 Human and Animal Interrelationships 3

ECN200 Contemporary Economic Issues or ECN202 Principles of

Microeconomics

3

AGB213 Introduction to Agricultural Commodity & Food Marketing 3

CHM151 General Chemistry I or any Biological/Physical Science

course

4

Semester Credits: 16

62 Total Program Hours:

AREA OF INTEREST: BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES

& AGRICULTURE

Total program cost, including tuition, books and fees is approximately $5,420 Financial aid may be available

For more information on transferring, visit the University of Arizona CALS 2+2 AG Education and 2+2 AG Tech Management

https://cals.arizona.edu/

Arizona State University only has an Agribusiness Degree

Northern Arizona University does not have an Agriculture program

Many students in this program also transfer to out-of-state programs

As part of Central Arizona College’s TRUE Learning Community, Career & Transfer Center supports students in achieving their goals through career development and transfer to a four-year institution It provides the following services: transfer work-shops, university representative visits, admission application assistance, local university campus tours, career resources, and much more

Employment careers in the this field include:

Total Program Hours:

Reviewer: Tatiana Keeling 3/22/21

Credit Hours

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