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Agribusiness • Associate in Applied Science

Occupational Program

Colleague Code: AAS.AGBUS

Curriculum Code: ABM  212

Program Information:

Successful completion of the Agribusiness AAS program provides students with required knowledge, skills, and certifications to obtain a career in the agricultural production, sales, and service industry following graduation. This program utilizes the latest industry technologies including simulators, business management software, precision planting and harvesting, and animal production. The Agribusiness AAS program incorporates problem solving and hands on learning activities in the state of the art Kreher Agriculture Center, the LLCC Land Lab, and on the job during paid internships. Careers upon graduation include those in farming, agronomy sales, feed and animal health, grain storage and processing, crop scouting, and ag equipment sales and service.

This applied science program of study must be taken in its entirety to meet degree requirements.

For Program Information Contact:

For information about the LLCC Agriculture Program contact Liz Bland at 217-786-2868 or liz.bland@llcc.edu, or Bill Harmon at 217-786-2573 or bill.harmon@llcc.edu.

Recommended Course Sequence:

First Semester:

ABM 103Soils

3

OR

AGR 203Soil Science

4

AGR 105Crop Science

4

OR

ABM 105Crop Production

4

AGR 109Agriculture Computer Applications

3

ESI 101Employability Skills

2

Laboratory Science Elective

4

Second Semester:

ABM 104Fertilizers

3

ABM 201Integrated Pest Management

3

AGR 102Animal Science

4

AGR 208Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3

TEM 103Vocational-Technical Math

3

OR

Mathematics Selection

3-5

Third Semester:

ABM 125Farm Animal Productions

3

ABM 202Agri-Business Sales and Management

3

ABM 212Agri-Business Internship

3

AFO 208Applied Skills in Agricultural Mechanization

3

EGL 101Composition I

3

OR

EGL 103Technical and Professional Communication I

3

Social Science Selection

3

Fourth Semester

ABM 106Farm Management

3

ABM 203Agriculture Finance

3

ABM 204Marketing Agri-Business Products

3

ABM 212Agri-Business Internship

3

CMN 101Public Speaking Fundamentals

3

OR

CMN 104Interpersonal Communication

3

Course Requirements:

Required General Education Courses

Please see your student success coach for course planning.

CMN 101Public Speaking Fundamentals

3

OR

CMN 104Interpersonal Communication

3

EGL 101Composition I

3

OR

EGL 103Technical and Professional Communication I

3

TEM 103Vocational-Technical Math

3

OR

Mathematics Selection

3-5

Laboratory Science Elective

4

Social Science Selection

3

Total Credit Hours:16-18

Required Program Courses

ABM 103Soils

3

OR

AGR 203Soil Science

4

ABM 104Fertilizers

3

ABM 105Crop Production

4

OR

AGR 105Crop Science

4

ABM 106Farm Management

3

ABM 125Farm Animal Productions

3

ABM 201Integrated Pest Management

3

ABM 202Agri-Business Sales and Management

3

ABM 203Agriculture Finance

3

ABM 204Marketing Agri-Business Products

3

AFO 208Applied Skills in Agricultural Mechanization

3

AGR 102Animal Science

4

AGR 109Agriculture Computer Applications

3

AGR 208Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3

Total Credit Hours:41-42

Required Program Support Courses

ESI 101Employability Skills

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Required Work-Based Learning Courses

ABM 212Agri-Business Internship

3

ABM 212Agri-Business Internship

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 65-68