Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION
The Agricultural Education Department offers a
program leading to the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture with majors in
Agricultural Education or Extension Education.
These programs prepare students for teaching
agriculture and agricultural extension, and also
for educational and public relations work related
to agriculture in federal and state agencies,
business, commerce, and industry. Employment
in these positions requires agricultural
experience, preparation in basic sciences and
technical agriculture, and understanding of the
principles and techniques of the teachinglearning
process as well as the ability to work
with people.
Graduates from this department may qualify to
teach vocational agriculture upon completion of
the program of study which includes supervised
teaching (courses EDAG 4018-4019) and other
courses required for certification to teach in the
school system of Puerto Rico. Those who
register for courses EDAG 4018-4019, must
have a 2.00 GPA or better, authorization from
the head of the department, and may be required
to take certain physical and psychological
examinations and meet other admission criteria.
Graduates in Extension Education may qualify to
enter extension and other related educational and
public service jobs.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
Summary of Credits in Program
General education courses 60
Faculty requirements 33
Departmental requirements 19
Professional electives 18
Free electives 12
Total 142
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*INGL 3--- First year course in
English 3
*ESPA 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATE 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
QUIM 3001 General Chemistry 4
CFIT 3005 Fundamentals of Crop
Production
or
INPE 3005 Fundamentals of Animal
Science 4
EDFI ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*INGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*ESPA 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATE 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
QUIM 3002 General Chemistry 4
INPE 3005 Fundamentals of Animal
Science
or
CFIT 3005 Fundamentals of Crop
Production 4
EDFI ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
INGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary Botany 4
ECON 3021 Principles of Economics I 3
BIOL 4015 General Zoology 3
EDAG 3005 Agricultural Orientation 1
CISO ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
17
Second Semester
INGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
FISI 3091 Elements of Physics 3
FISI 3092 Elements of Physics
Laboratory 1
AGRO 3005 General Soils Course 3
CISO ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 4
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