The agricultural education curriculum prepares persons for careers as agricultural education instructors and educational specialists for industry and governmental agencies. The agricultural extension education curriculum prepares persons for careers in extension. The agricultural studies curriculum prepares persons for careers in production agriculture and agricultural industry. The professional agriculture curriculum is an off-campus program that prepares persons for careers in production agricultural industry. Graduates of each curriculum accept positions in agricultural business, industry, agencies, and production agriculture.
Graduates are able to communicate effectively.
They have a broad base of agricultural knowledge. They have the ability to live and work in a global society and have an understanding of today's technical society. They are skilled in making decisions and have the ability to plan, organize, present, and evaluate information. The department offers a minor in agricultural education which may be earned by completion of a minimum of 15 credits in agricultural education and studies courses, with a minimum of two courses at the 400 level. The department offers work for the degrees master of science and doctor of philosophy with a major in agricultural education, a specialization in agricultural extension education, opportunities for emphasis in international agricultural education, and minor work to students majoring in other curricula.