Minor in Agricultural Business
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| ECNS 101IS | Economic Way of Thinking 1 | 3 |
| ECNS 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1 | 3 |
| ECNS 204IS | Microeconomics 1 | 3 |
| AGBE 321 | Economics of Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| AGBE 345 | Agriculture Finance and Credit Analysis | 3 |
| Upper Division Directed Electives 2 | 6 | |
| Supporting Requirements | ||
| ACTG 201 | Principles of Financial Acct | 3 |
| STAT 216Q | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
| 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. AGBE 210IS may be substituted for ECNS 204IS. |
| 2 | Upper Division Directed Electives: AGBE 315 – Ag in the Global Context, AGBE 341 - Farm & Ranch Management, AGBE 353 - Co-operative Business Principles and Practice, AGBE 421 - Advanced Ag Marketing, AGBE 445 - Agribusiness Management, AGBE 451RS - Economics of Ag Policy, ECNS 309 - Managerial Economics, ECNS 310 - Health Economics, ECNS 312 - Labor Economics, ECNS 313 - Money and 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 345 - Econ Org, Finance & Credit, 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, EFIN 301 - Engineering & Economic Financial Management I, EFIN 401 - Engineering & Economic Financial Management II, and EFIN 499R - Financial Engineering Design. |
Economics and Financial Engineering students seeking a minor in Agricultural Business must complete 3 upper division directed elective courses beyond the requirements for their major, two of which must be AGBE 321 and AGBE 345, unless already satisfying major requirements. All other majors may apply one upper division directed elective course to the minor that is also used to satisfy a major requirement. |
Graduation Requirements:
A student must receive a grade of C- or better in all courses required for the minor.
"P" grades may be accepted only for courses transferred from outside the Montana State University System. The department certifying officer will evaluate written requests.