AGRIC290 - Work Experience Practicum & Seminar

Description:AGRIC290 provides the student with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the academic setting to real work situations. The suitability of the work setting for this practicum is determined through consultation with the Agribusiness and/or Horticulture faculty, the prospective employer, and the student. The work experience should be directly related to the student's desired career objectives and should serve as a supplemental source of learning. Topics to be addressed during the practicum include, but are not limited to, job performance, relationship to supervisors, time management, record keeping, customer relations, decision making, sales, and maintenance. The practicum will include the student's participation in mandatory seminars to be scheduled with the instructor at the beginning of the semester and a minimum of 120 hours of work-based experience.
Credit hours:1-10-3
Prerequisite(s):sophomore standing and a minimum completion of 45 credit hours toward an Agribusiness Degree or approval of the Dean
Applicability towards graduation:
  • Certificate or degree - All Certificates, AAS, ALS
  • Group requirement - Not Applicable
  • Area of concentration - Not Applicable
Offered:As needed

Fall 2008 Offerings

CourseSecBegEndDaysInstructorNotes
AGRIC 29001TBAKirwan, J

Agriculture Courses

NumberTitleHours
AGRIC 106Animal Science3-2-4
AGRIC 130Crop Science3-2-4
AGRIC 195Contemporary Issues in Agribusiness3-0-3
AGRIC 200Weed and Pest Control3-2-4
AGRIC 210Soil Science3-2-4
AGRIC 232Agricultural Economics3-0-3
AGRIC 240GPS Applications2-2-3
AGRIC 241Intro to GIS Using ArcView2-2-3
AGRIC 251Agricultural Commodities3-0-3
AGRIC 290Work Experience Practicum & Seminar1-10-3
AGRIC 295Workplace Simulation & Projects1-10-3