Agri-Business Management • Associate in Applied Science
Occupational Program
Colleague Code: AAS.AGBUS
Curriculum Code: ABM 212
Program Information:
- This program is designed to prepare students for careers in production agriculture and farm-related businesses.
- Focuses on crops, soils, fertilizers, livestock, farm management and marketing, sales and equipment use.
- The program includes two work-based learning internship experiences.
- Career cluster includes farmer, elevator manager, farm supply operator, fertilizer dealer, pesticide dealer and applicator, swine herdsman, beef herdsman and other agricultural related occupations.
- Students planning to transfer are recommended to verify senior-institution requirements which vary.
- This applied science program of study must be taken in its entirety to meet degree requirements.
For Program Information Contact:
For information on the LLCC Agriculture Program contact Holly Bauman at 217-786-2276 or holly.bauman@llcc.edu, or contact Bill Harmon at 217-786-2573 or bill.harmon@llcc.edu.
Recommended Course Sequence:
First Semester:
Second Semester:
Third Semester:
| ABM 201 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| ABM 202 | Agri-Business Sales and Management | 3 |
| ABM 212 | Agri-Business Internship | 3 |
| AFO 208 | Applied Skills in Agricultural Mechanization | 3 |
| ESI 101 | Employability Skills | 2 |
| ECO 110 | Elements of Economics | 3 |
Fourth Semester:
Course Requirements:
Required General Education Courses
Please see your student success coach for course planning.
Required Program Courses
Required Program Support Courses
| ESI 101 | Employability Skills | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Required Work-Based Learning Courses
| ABM 212 | Agri-Business Internship | 3 |
| ABM 212 | Agri-Business Internship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 65