To be considered for admission, prospective students must submit an application, a one-time nonrefundable application fee, official high school transcripts (or high school equivalency exam), and an official ACT or SAT test score (if the applicant is under 21) to the University’s Office of Admissions.
Minimum score 71 for iBT/ 6.0 IELTS / 105 Duolingo. All test scores must be official and sent directly from the testing agency.
This curriculum is for students intending to become operators or professional managers of farms, ranches or feedlots. It is also well suited for students interested in the field of agricultural finance, or a minor in biological fields such as agroecology or range management.
In this option, courses in farm and ranch management, finance, and marketing are supplemented by courses in crops, range management, veterinary sciences and animal science, with electives in other areas.
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Minimum Course Requirements
1A minimum of 42 credits must be at the 3000 and 4000 level for graduation. At least 30 of the 42 credits must be earned from UW.
First-Year Seminar Credits: 3 (FYS)
Human Culture Credits: 6 4 (H)
U.S. & Wyoming Constitutions Credits: 3 (V)
Statistics Credits: 4
Computers Credits: 3 6
Electives Credits: 29
Writing: 9 Hours
ENGL1010 - College Composition and Rhetoric Credits: 3 2 (COM1)
Communication II (COM2)
AGEC4965 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
OR
AGEC4970 - Technical Communication for Agribusiness Credits: 3 (COM3)
Quantitative (Q): 7 Hours
(Required for Major)
MATH1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH2350 - Business Calculus Credits: 4
Science (PN):
3Credits earned in USP approved science courses offered within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall also serve as Supporting Agriculture credits.
CHEM1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
OR
CHEM1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
OR
CHEM1050 - Advanced General Chemistry I Credits: 4
SOIL2010 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 4
One additional PN course Credits: 3
Agricultural Economics: 28 Hours
524 credits in Ag Econ beyond those earned to satisfy University Studies requirements. 18 of these 24 credit hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.
AGEC1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
AGEC1020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
AGEC2020 - Farm and Ranch Business Management Credits: 4
AGEC3400 - Agricultural Law Credits: 3
AGEC4640 - Advanced Farm/Ranch Management Credits: 3
12 hours AGEC electives
Supporting Agriculture: 12 Hours
SOIL2010 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 4
8 AG College hours other than Agricultural Economics
Supporting Economics: 6 Hours
ECON3010 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON3020 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
Business: 3 Hours
ACCT2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
Total Hours: 120
InsuranceFee: 1,999 USD
