Agribusiness Management Concentration
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| ECNS 101IS - Economic Way of Thinking1 | 3 | |
| Choose three of the following: | 9-10 | |
ANSC 100 - Introduction to Animal Science | ||
BIOB 110CS - Plant Science | ||
BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems | ||
BIOB 170IN - Principles of Biological Diversity | ||
NRSM 101 - Natural Resource Conservation | ||
AGSC 441 - Plant Breeding & Genetics | ||
| University Core and General Electives | 3 | |
| ECNS 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics1 | 3 | |
| AGED 140US - Leadership Development for Agriculture or COMX 111US - Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 15-16 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| ECNS 204IS - Microeconomics1 | 3 | |
| ACTG 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| ENSC 245IN - Soils | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 3 | |
| ACTG 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
BMGT 205 - Prof Business Communication | ||
WRIT 201 - College Writing II | ||
WRIT 221 - Intermediate Tech Writing | ||
| AGED 105 - Microcomputers in Agriculture or BMIS 211 - Data Analytics I | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 3 | |
| M 161Q - Survey of Calculus | 4 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 16 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| AGBE 321 - Economics of Agricultural Marketing | 3 | |
| AGBE 345 - Agriculture Finance and Credit Analysis | 3 | |
| ECNS 301 - Intermediate Micro with Calc | 3 | |
| ECNS 309 - Managerial Economics | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 3 | |
| ECNS 303 - Intermediate Macro with Calc | 3 | |
| AGBE 341 - Farm and Ranch Management | 3 | |
| Upper Division Directed Major Electives2 | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 6 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| AGBE 451RS - Economics of Ag Policy | 3 | |
| AGBE 337 - Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 10 | |
| ECNS 313 - Money and Banking | 3 | |
| AGBE 421 - Advanced Agricultural Marketing3 or AGBE 445 - Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| University Core and General Electives | 9 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
| 1 | ECNS 251IS (Honors Economics, 4 credits) may be substituted for the three-course sequence ECNS 101IS, ECNS 202, and ECNS 204IS. If ECNS 251 is substituted, one additional upper-level AGBE/ECNS/EFIN course elective is required. |
| 2 | Upper Division Directed Major Electives: AGBE 315 – Ag in the Global Context, AGBE 353 - Co-operative Business Principles and Practice, AGBE 421 - Advanced Ag Marketing, AGBE 445 - Agribusiness Management, BMGT 335 - Management and Organization, BMIS 311 - Management Information Systems, BMKT 325 - Principles of Marketing, ECNS 310 - Health Economics, ECNS 312 - Labor Economics, ECNS 313 - Money & Banking, ECNS 314 - International Economics, ECNS 316 - Economics of Crime and Risky Behaviors, ECNS 317 - Economic Development, ECNS 320 - Public Finance, ECNS 332 - Econ of Natural Resources, ECNS 403 - Intro to Econometrics, ECNS 432R - Economic Policy Evaluation, ECNS 451 - Behavioral & Experimental Economics, ECNS 460 - Advanced Data Analytics for Economics, ECNS 461 - Financial Econometrics, and EFIN 301 - Engineering & Economic Financial Management I, EFIN 401 - Engineering & Economic Financial Management II, and EFIN 499R - Financial Engineering Design. |
| 3 | Neither AGBE 421 nor AGBE 445 can be double counted in the above upper division directed major electives requirement. |
Agricultural Business students seeking a minor in Economics must complete 3 upper division directed elective courses beyond the requirements for their major. | |
Agricultural Business students seeking a second major in Economics must complete 5 upper division directed elective courses beyond the requirements for their primary major. |
Graduation Requirements
Agricultural Business students must receive a grade of C or better in ECNS 101IS, ECNS 202, ECNS 204IS, ECNS 301, ECNS 303, and M 161Qor M 171Q (or their equivalents) to meet departmental graduation requirements. All other AGBE/ECNS and selective courses counting toward departmental graduation requirements must be graded C- or better.
"P" grades may be accepted only for courses transferred from outside the Montana State University System. The department certifying officer will evaluate written requests.
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be numbered 300 or above.