Nov 23, 2024

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2017-2018

Yakima Valley College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agribusiness, AAS

This degree is offered jointly between the Business and Agriculture departments. Students will develop an understanding of basic business management and agriculture production principles. They can apply these principles and skills to the management and operation of agribusiness firms. Examples of career opportunities include crop production managers, sales representatives, farmers and ranchers, agribusiness managers and owners, and record-keeping specialists.

Required Courses

ACCT& 201:&nbsp;Principles of Accounting I 5 Cr
AG 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Agriculture 1 Cr
AG 125:&nbsp;Safety & Labor Management 5 Cr ■
AG 220:&nbsp;Current Agriculture Issues & Trends 3 Cr
AGECN 201:&nbsp;Economics in Agriculture 5 Cr
AGECN 210:&nbsp;Farm Management 5 Cr
AGSCI 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Plant Science 5 Cr
AGSCI 201:&nbsp;Soils 5 Cr
BA 115:&nbsp;Business Math 5 Cr ♦
BA 138:&nbsp;Written Business Communication 5 Cr •
BA 180:&nbsp;Consumer Financial Planning 5 Cr
BA 220:&nbsp;Human Relations in the Workplace 2 Cr ■
BUS& 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Business 5 Cr
ECON& 202:&nbsp;Macro Economics 5 Cr
IT 100:&nbsp;Introduction to Computers 3 Cr
IT 102:&nbsp;Windows 2 Cr
IT 111:&nbsp;Spreadsheets Introduction 2 Cr
Approved Electives 20 Cr ¹

Choose one of the following two courses 5 Credits

AGSCI 130:&nbsp;Introduction to Animal Science 5 Cr
AGSCI 211:&nbsp;Introductory Fruit Science 5 Cr

Choose one of the following two courses 2-5 Credits

BT 101:&nbsp;Beginning Keyboarding 5 Cr
BT 160:&nbsp;Word Processing Short Course 2 Cr

Total Credits 96-98

¹ 20 credits can be from the following disciplines: AG, AGECN, AGSCI, BA, BIOL, CHEM, IT, MATH, or SPAN.

Core Competency Codes

♦ Computation
• Communication
■ Human Relation