Recommended Academic Plan for Agricultural and Extension Education/Environmental Science Option (AEE/ENVSC) at Commonwealth Campuses

Effective Date: Fall 2011

Semester 1

Course Details	Credits
ENGL 015 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition Notes for: ENGL 015 ENGL 015 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ENGL 030 (GWS) Honors Freshman Composition Notes for: ENGL 030 ENGL 030 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
MATH (GQ) College Algebra 1 Notes for: MATH MATH MATH 021 Recommended Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
General Education CourseNotes for: General Education Course General Education Course GH Recommended	3
BIOL 110 (GN) Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity Notes for: BIOL 110 BIOL 110 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	4
EDTHP 115 Education in American Society Notes for: EDTHP 115 EDTHP 115 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
First-Year Seminar Notes for: First-Year Seminar First-Year Seminar For campuses that do not require a first-year seminar and offer an alternative first-year engagement plan, this first-year seminar requirement will be waived. A student must, however, still meet the minimum number of credits required for graduation from this major which may require the student to take an additional elective.	2
Total credits	18

Semester 2

Course Details	Credits
PHYS 001 (GN) The Science of Physics PHYS 001	3
BIOL 220W (GN) Biology: Populations and Communities Notes for: BIOL 220W BIOL 220W Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or BIOL 230W (GN) Biology: Molecules and Cells Notes for: BIOL 230W BIOL 230W Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or BIOL 240W (GN) Biology: Function and Development of Organisms Notes for: BIOL 240W BIOL 240W Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	4
ASTRO 001 (GN) Astronomical Universe Notes for: ASTRO 001 ASTRO 001 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or METEO 003 (GN) Introductory Meteorology Notes for: METEO 003 METEO 003 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech Notes for: CAS 100 CAS 100 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) Health and Physical Activity (GHA)	1.5
Humanities Literature Course (GH)Notes for: Humanities Literature Course Humanities Literature Course Note: Literature course is required for PA teacher certification. Please select from the provided list.	3
Total credits	17.5

Semester 3

Course Details	Credits
CHEM 101 (GN) Introductory Chemistry Notes for: CHEM 101 CHEM 101 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles I Notes for: CHEM 110 CHEM 110 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
EDPSY 014 Learning and Instruction Notes for: EDPSY 014 EDPSY 014 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
Biological, Physical Ecosystems CourseNotes for: Biological, Physical Ecosystems Course Biological, Physical Ecosystems Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
AG BM 101 (GS) Economic Principles of Agribusiness Decision Making Notes for: AG BM 101 AG BM 101 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ECON 102 (GS) Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy Notes for: ECON 102 ECON 102 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
General Education CourseNotes for: General Education Course General Education Course GA Recommended	3
Social, Political, Legal Aspects CourseNotes for: Social, Political, Legal Aspects Course Social, Political, Legal Aspects Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
Total credits	18

Semester 4

Course Details	Credits
ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing: Technical Writing Notes for: ENGL 202C ENGL 202C Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
STAT 200 (GQ) Elementary Statistics Notes for: STAT 200 STAT 200 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	4
CHEM 202 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I CHEM 202	3
SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory Soil Science SOILS 101	3
General Education CourseNotes for: General Education Course General Education Course GA Recommended	3
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) Health and Physical Activity	1.5
Total credits	17.5

Semester 5

Course Details	Credits
WF ED 413 Vocational Education for Special-Needs Learners WF ED 413	3
AEE 311 Developing Youth Leadership through Organization and Program Structure Notes for: AEE 311 AEE 311 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
Environmental Impact Management CourseNotes for: Environmental Impact Management Course Environmental Impact Management Course See adviser for supporting course options	3
AGRO 028 Principles of Crop Management AGRO 028	3
Ag Systems Management CourseNotes for: Ag Systems Management Course Ag Systems Management Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
AEE 100 Agricultural Education Orientation Notes for: AEE 100 AEE 100 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
Total credits	18

Semester 6

Course Details	Credits
AN SC 201 Animal Science AN SC 201	4
Environmental Impact ManagementNotes for: Environmental Impact Management Environmental Impact Management See adviser for supporting course list	3
INTAG 100 (GS; IL) Introduction to International Agriculture Notes for: INTAG 100 INTAG 100 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Biological/Physical Ecosystems CourseNotes for: Biological/Physical Ecosystems Course Biological/Physical Ecosystems Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
College "W" CourseNotes for: College "W" Course College "W" Course See adviser to discuss W course options in the college	3
Environmental Learning CourseNotes for: Environmental Learning Course Environmental Learning Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
Total credits	19

Semester 7

Course Details	Credits
AEE 412 Methods of Teaching Agriculture and Environmental Science Notes for: AEE 412 AEE 412 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	4
AEE 413 Program Planning and Instructional Development Notes for: AEE 413 AEE 413 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
AEE 295 Observation of Teaching in Agriculture and Environmental Science Notes for: AEE 295 AEE 295 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	1
AEE 350 Teaching Methods for Agricultural and Environmental Laboratories AEE 350	3
Social, Political, Legal Aspects CourseNotes for: Social, Political, Legal Aspects Course Social, Political, Legal Aspects Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
Enviromental Learning CourseNotes for: Enviromental Learning Course Enviromental Learning Course See adviser for supporting course list	3
Total credits	17

Semester 8

Course Details	Credits
AEE 313 School-Based Program Planning and Instructional Development Notes for: AEE 313 AEE 313 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	2
AEE 495 Internship in Agricultural and Extension Education Notes for: AEE 495 AEE 495 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	10
Total credits	12

Additional Notes

Academic Advising Notes:

3.0 GPA required before admission into teacher certification program.

Legend

# Course is an Entrance-to-Major requirement.

* Course requires a grade of 'C' or better.

† Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.

Footnotes

MATH

MATH 021 Recommended

General Education Course

GH Recommended

First-Year Seminar

For campuses that do not require a first-year seminar and offer an alternative first-year engagement plan, this first-year seminar requirement will be waived. A student must, however, still meet the minimum number of credits required for graduation from this major which may require the student to take an additional elective.

Humanities Literature Course

Note: Literature course is required for PA teacher certification. Please select from the provided list.

Biological, Physical Ecosystems Course