Production Agriculture to Agriculture: General Agriculture Concentration
An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Delaware State University.
Your Path to a Bachelor's Degree
Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.
The Connected Degree 2+2 Curriculum
Delaware Tech's associate degree program in Production Agriculture prepares graduates to grow and market crops and livestock. A thorough knowledge of marketing, management, and finance as well as production skills are the keys to a career as an agriculture producer. In this program, students apply basic agribusiness management procedures to the production and marketing of agriculture products. They will Integrate pest management procedures into crop production techniques, demonstrate production techniques related to sustainable agriculture, demonstrate scheduling, production, marketing, harvesting, and safe handling of crops, describe the importance of poultry, livestock, and crop production to the agriculture industry, and assess breeding, care, and nutrition of livestock animals. Delaware State University's Bachelor of Science degree program in Agriculture, General Agriculture Concentration is built around direct, practical experience. Agriculture majors have opportunities to work on Delaware State's demonstration farms, in the extension programs, and on research initiatives, gaining professional knowledge and problem-solving skills that translate directly to the workplace. Students work with the most current technologies and techniques in a full range of agricultural specialties, including water and soil management, crop production, animal and poultry science, business, marketing, and sales, and environmental conservation. Delaware State's combination of superior academics and hands-on learning provides outstanding preparation for the job market, the research lab, or graduate school.
Value For You
By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.
Making The Connection
Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.
Production Agriculture (Associate Degree - Delaware Technical Community College)
Semester 1 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
AGS 101
Soil Science
3
AGS 105
Principles of Plant Growth
3
AGS 102
Agricultural Science
3
ENG 101
Critical Thinking and Academic Writing
3
OAT XXX
Electiveor
3
CIS 107
Intro to Computers REQUIRED for DSU
3
15
Semester 2 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
ENG 102
Composition and Research
3
MAT 150
Business Mathematicsor
4
MAT 125
Math for the Tradesor
4
MAT 153
College Math and Statistics REQUIRED for DSU
4
AGS 106
Vegetable Crop Production
3
AGS 104
Intro to Agribusiness Management
3
FSY 100
Intro to Food Science
3
16
Summer
Course
Title
Credits
AGS 230
Production Agriculture Co-Op
3
3
Semester 3 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
XXX XXX
Social Science Elective
3
SOC 111
Sociology REQUIRED for DSU
3
SCI 206
Pesticide Principles and Apps
3
SCI 223
Applied Ecology
3
AGS 250
Greenhouse Crop Production
3
AGS 204
Animal Science
3
15
Semester 4 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
XXX XXX
Humanities or Social Science Electiveor
3
ENG 124
Oral Communication REQUIRED for DSU
3
XXX XXX
Science Electiveor
4
BIO 150
Biology I REQUIRED for DSU
4
POS 215
Poultry Production Management
3
AGS 240
Hydroponics Production
3
AGS 202
Agronomic Crops
3
16
POST ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE OR SUMMER AT DTCC
Course
Title
Credits
MAT 181
Algebra and Trigonometry
4
BIO 151
Biology II
4
8
Agriculture: General Agriculture Concentration (Bachelor's Degree - Delaware State University)
Semester 5 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
ENGL XXX
*201, 202, 205, or 206 (Literature)
3
MVSC 101
Fitness and Wellness
2
AGRI 465
Weed Science
3
MTSC 122
Trigonometry
3
ECON 201
Macroeconomics
3
14
Semester 6 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
AGRI 207
Animal Nutrition
3
AGRI XXX
Animal Science Elective
3
AGRI 304
Marketing Ag Products
3
XXXX XXX
*Arts/Humanities Elective
3
GLOB 395
Global Societies
3
15
Semester 7 (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
XXXX XXX
*Arts/Humanities Elective
3
AGRI 309
Farm Management
3
CHEM 101
General Chemistry and Laboratory
4
AGRI XXX
Elective
3
HIST XXX
*101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 204, or 205
3
16
Semester 8 (Spring)
Course
Title
Credits
AGRI 404
Sustainable Agriculture (Capstone)
3
XXXX XXX
Elective
3
XXXX XXX
Elective
3
XXXX XXX
Elective
3
12
* Two courses must be multicultural and one must be African-American Experience
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Agriculture, General Agriculture Concentration requires a minimum of 120 credits. Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.
For More Information Contact:
Delaware Tech Georgetown: (302) 259-6445
Delaware State University Admissions Coordinator: Pia Stokes; pzstokes@desu.edu; (302) 857-6351 Agriculture Chair: Rich Barczewski; rbarczewski@desu.edu; (302) 857-6410
This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes. 06/2015
