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Title

Agricultural Finance

Degree Level

Bachelor of Science

Minor Code

Advisor's Name

Jennifer Leeann Williams

Advisor's Phone

(765) 494-0262

Advisor's Email

leewill@purdue.edu

Information

Agricultural finance offers specialized training for students interested in agricultural and agribusiness finance. With the advent of large, modern, agricultural businesses, the need for persons trained in agricultural financial management has increased. Qualified students graduating with this Department of Agricultural Economics option background will find careers in areas such as commercial banks, farm credit administration, Farm Service Agency, and other organizations where specialized knowledge of capital and finance in farm and agriculturally related businesses is required.

Credit Hours

130

Description

Freshman Year

First Semester

(1) AGEC 20200 (Spreadsheet Use in Agricultural Business)

(3) AGEC 20300 (Introductory Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness)

(0.5) AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)

(0.5) AGR 11200 (Introduction to Agricultural Economics Academic Programs)

(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition I)

(4) Biological sciences elective

(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

(3) AGEC 21700 (Economics)

(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)

(4) Biological sciences elective

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

(3) AGEC 22000 (Marketing Farm Products)

(1) AGEC 29800 (Sophomore Seminar)

(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)

(3) MGMT 20000 (Introductory Accounting)

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Fourth Semester

(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)

(3) MGMT 20100 (Management Accounting I)

(3) STAT 30100 (Elementary Statistical Methods)

(3) Written or oral communication elective

(5) Electives

Total Credits: 17

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

(4) AGEC 42400 (Financial Management of Agricultural Business)

(3) Economics elective

(3) Quantitative techniques for firm decision making or mathematics/sciences elective*

(3) Social science, humanities, or international understanding elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Sixth Semester

(3) AGEC 31000 (Farm Organization)

(3) Agribusiness management elective

(3) Agricultural economics elective

(3) Applied econometrics or mathematics/sciences elective*

(3) Written or oral communication elective

(2) Elective

Total Credits: 17

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

(3) Agribusiness management elective

(3) Agricultural economics elective

(3) Economics elective

(3) Farm management or agribusiness management elective**

(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)

Total Credits: 15

Eighth Semester

(3) AGEC 52400 (Agricultural Finance)

(3) Agricultural and food business strategy or agribusiness management elective**

(2) Mathematics or sciences elective

(3) Social science elective

(3) Social science or humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 17

Additional Information

* Must complete Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making or Applied Econometrics.

** (4) Farm Management or (3) Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making must be included to fulfull these six credits. If Farm Management is completed, only two credits of an agribusiness management elective is required.

Department

AGEC

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