College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Curricula in Agricultural Economics
Rural Entrepreneurship Option
The Rural Entrepreneurship Option is designed to provide a well-founded basis in principles, concepts and methods for students interested in owning and/or managing or otherwise being engaged in working with a rural business.
(See Freshman and Sophomore Years)
Junior Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGEC 314 Mkt Ag. and Food Products | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 317 Econ. Anlys. for Agbu. Mgmt. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| AGEC 340 Agribusiness Management | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 330 Fin. Management in Ag. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| ECON 323 Microeconomic Theory | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 429 Agricultural Policy | (3-0) | 3 | |
| STAT 303 Statistical Methods | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 481 Ethics in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics | (1-0) | 1 | |
| Directed agricultural economics elective 1 | 3 | Directed non-agricultural econ. elective 2 | 3 | |||
| Directed non-agricultural econ. elective 2 | 3 | General elective 3 | 3 | |||
| 18 | 16 |
Senior Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGEC 344 Food and Ag. Law | (3-0) | 3 | AGEC 425 Rural Entrepreneurship II | (2-2) | 3 | |
| AGEC 424 Rural Entrepreneurship I | (2-2) | 3 | AGEC 430 Macroeconomics of Ag. or ECON 311 Money and Banking |
(3-0) | 3 | |
| Directed agricultural economics elective 1 | 3 | Directed agricultural economics elective 1 | 3 | |||
| General elective 3 | 3 | General elective 3 | 3 | |||
| 12 | 12 |
NOTES:
- Select 3 courses from AGEC 315, 413, 422, 432, 448 and [452 or 453].
- Six hours to be selected in one or more departments outside of the Department of Agricultural Economics. A minimum of 3 of these hours must be at the 300- or 400-level.
- Any Texas A&M or transfer course, except KINE 198 and 199, not used to meet other requirements.