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Agricultural and Extension Education, B.S.Agr.

  • Overview
  • Admissions Requirements
  • Major
  • Areas of Emphasis
  • Learning Outcomes

Degree Offered

  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Nature of the Program

The Agricultural and Extension Education curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry into agricultural teaching, extension, or other professional employment in government, industry, or entrepreneurship where competence in communications and leadership are required.  In order to prepare career-ready graduates, the curriculum provides flexibility to develop programs in options emphasizing teacher preparation, extension education, or production and technical agriculture.  Courses are selected by the student in consultation with an advisor that will prepare the student to achieve their aspirations.

Admissions for 2025-2026

First time students who meet University requirements are directly admitted to the Agricultural and Extension Education program.

All Agricultural and Extension Education students will enter the major in a basic program of study. Students will devote their freshman and sophomore years (first 58 hours) to the completion of GEF and basic agriculture curricula.  

To continue in the major beyond the sophomore year, a student must apply for and be accepted into one of three areas of emphasis: teacher education, extension education, or agricultural and environmental technology.  The application process will occur during the semester a student has completed or will complete the requirements for “junior” status (59 hours or greater) at West Virginia University. Once a student enters an area of emphasis, he/she will proceed through key courses as a member of a cohort composed of students entering the area of emphasis during the same year. 

To be admitted into one of three areas of emphasis, a student must complete the following courses: Engl 101, Engl 102, Math 124, Chem 111, Biol 101/103, and AGEE 103. 

To enter the teacher education area of emphasis, students must meet the following:

  • 2.50 or greater GPA 
  • Complete AGEE 202

To enter the extension education area of emphasis, students must meet the following:

  •   2.00 or greater GPA

To enter the agricultural and environmental technology areas of emphasis, students must meet the following:

  • 2.00 or greater GPA

Due to Covid-19, admission requirements may differ from what is listed on this page. Please review the most up-to-date program admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Extension Education major.

Major Code: 1710

General Education Foundations

Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.

NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations
F1 - Composition & Rhetoric3-6
ENGL 101
& ENGL 102
Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric
and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research
or ENGL 103
Accelerated Academic Writing
F2A/F2B - Science & Technology4-6
F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning3-4
F4 - Society & Connections3
F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past3
F6 - The Arts & Creativity3
F7 - Global Studies & Diversity3
F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree)9
Total Hours31-37

Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
University Requirements25
Agriculture Extension Education Major Requirements95
Total Hours120

University Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits)
Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 3, 5, and 615
ANRD 191First-Year Seminar1
General Electives9
Total Hours25

Agriculture Extension Education Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
AGEE 101Global Food and Agricultural Industry (GEF 7)3
AGEE 102Educational Colloquium in Agricultural and Extension Education1
AGEE 103SBasics of Agricultural Mechanization3
AGEE 110Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education3
or CS 101 Intro to Computer Applications
AGEE 203Agriculture Mechanics Practica3
AGEE 220Group Organization and Leadership (GEF 4)3
AGEE 421Agricultural and Natural Resource Communications3
AGEE 431Adult Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources2
AGEE 440Principles of Cooperative Extension2
Select one of the following:12
AGEE 488
Professional Agricultural Internship
AGEE 491
Professional Field Experience
AGEE 489Agriculture and Extension Education Reflective Seminar (Capstone - fulfills Writing and Communication Skills requirement)1
ESWS 202Principles of Soil Science3
ESWS 202LPrinciples of Soil Science Laboratory1
ARE 204Agribusiness Management3
or ARE 380 Agribusiness Sales and Management
A&VS 251
& 251L
Principles of Animal Science
and Principles of Animal Science Laboratory
4
PLSC 206
& 206L
Principles of Plant Science
and Principles of Plant Science Laboratory
4
or HORT 220
& 220L
General Horticulture
and General Horticulture Laboratory
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology (GEF 8)3
PSYC 241Introduction to Human Development (GEF 8)3
Select one of the following (GEF 8):4
CHEM 111
& 111L
Survey of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry 1
and Survey of Chemistry 1 Laboratory
CHEM 115
& 115L
Fundamentals of Chemistry 1
and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Select one of the following (GEF 2):4
BIOL 101
& 101L
General Biology 1
and General Biology 1 Laboratory
BIOL 102
& 102L
General Biology 2
and General Biology 2 Laboratory
Area of Emphasis (Select One)18
Upper-Division Restricted Electives12
Courses from the following subjects: A&VS, AEM, AGBI, AGEE, AGRN, ANNU, ANPH, ANPR, ANRD, ARE, CDFS, DSGN, ENTO, ENVM, ENVP, FDM, FDST, FMAN, FOR, GEN, HORT, ID, LARC, PLSC, PPTH, RESM, RPTR, WDSC, or WMAN
Total Hours95

Areas of Emphasis

  • Agricultural & Environmental Technology
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Extension Education

Agricultural & Environmental Technology Area of Emphasis

Today agriculture faces a tremendous challenge to provide food, fiber, and industrial raw supplies for billions of people at a time when resources are becoming more limited. Agriculture, meanwhile, has become more technical and complex, and qualified college graduates are needed to meet the future demands in this vital field.

This option is an undergraduate studies program that allows students some measure of flexibility in meeting their own educational objectives, particularly when those objectives may not be fulfilled entirely by any other single college major. This option prepares students to enter into the broad field of production and technical agriculture. The curriculum combines a broad range of technical courses in animal science, crop and soil science, horticulture, biological systems, agricultural mechanics, and agricultural economics. Additional courses in interpersonal and group leadership and communications training give students a competitive edge in the job market.

Students who desire to become owners, managers, or employees in production and or technical agriculture realize that they need a broad-based preparation. Agriculture presents opportunities in the farming and ranching business and industry, research and development, education, communications, governmental employment, and conservation and recreation.

The experiences gained through coursework and internships prove invaluable. General agriculture internships in production and technical agriculture, agribusiness, and commodity organizations enable students to enhance their communications, problem-solving and technical abilities, and management and decision making abilities. A twelve credit, twelve week internship related to the student’s career objective is required.

Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Upper-Level courses selected from the other divisions in the college in consultation with Advisor18
Courses from the following subjects: AEM, AGBI, AGRN, AGEE, AGRN, ANNU, ANPH, ANPR, ARE, A&VS, CDFS, DSGN, ENTO, ENVM, ENVP, FDM, FDST, FNRS, GEN, HORT, ID, LARC, PLSC, PPTH, RESM, RPTR, or WMAN
Total Hours18

Suggested Plan of Study for Agricultural & Environmental Technology Area of Emphasis

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 1021MATH 121 (GEF 3)3
AGEE 103S3AGEE 101 (GEF 7)3
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3AGEE 1103
A&VS 251
& 251L
4AGEE 220 (GEF 4)3
BIOL 101
& 101L (GEF 2)
4PSYC 101 (GEF 8)3
ANRD 1911 
 16 15
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3AGEE 2033
PLSC 206
& 206L
4CHEM 111
& 111L (GEF 8)
4
PSYC 241 (GEF 8)3GEF 63
ARE 204 or 3803General Elective3
GEF 53 
 16 13
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ESWS 2023AGEE 4213
ESWS 202L1Ag. Elective (Upper Division)12
AGEE 4402 
Ag. Elective (Upper Division)6 
General Elective3 
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 4312AGEE 4891
Ag. Elective (Upper Division)9AGEE 49112
General Elective3Ag. Elective (Upper Division)3
 14 16
Total credit hours: 120

Agricultural Teacher Education Area of Emphasis

An effective agriculture teacher can assist in the economic and social development of a community.  Middle school, high school, and adult classes strengthened by supervised agricultural experience programs are the methods whereby the agriculture teacher helps students become involved and established in production agriculture and off-farm occupations that require agricultural knowledge and skills.

Students completing this program will meet the requirements for certification by the West Virginia Department of Education. The program provides graduates with the opportunity to become qualified to teach in the broad field of agriculture as well as to become prepared to teach in such areas as production, agribusiness, conservation and forestry, agricultural mechanics, processing, horticulture, and natural resources. In addition to teaching, graduates have the opportunity for employment with governmental agencies and in private enterprise.

To be eligible for student teaching and subsequent certification to teach, the student must:

  • possess a 2.5 grade point average on the total of all college credits, including hours earned in professional education and technical agriculture courses
  • must pass competency tests in reading, writing, mathematics (Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators) and agriculture content endorsement (Praxis II - Agriculture) prior to student teaching
  • must pass the principles of teaching and learning test (Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Grades 7-12) for grades 7-12
  • complete the required agriculture and professional education courses

Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
AGEE 202Site Based Tutoring in Agriculture and Extension Education1
AGEE 330Shop Theory and Methods3
AGEE 426Directing Future Farmers of America and Supervised Agricultural Experiences3
AGEE 430Methods of Teaching Agriculture2
AGEE 430LMethods of Teaching Agriculture Laboratory1
AGEE 434Managing Learning Environment3
AGEE 438Agriculture Education Curriculum Development2
AGEE 490Teaching Practicum3
RDNG 422Reading in the Content Areas3
SPED 404Special Education in Contemporary Society3
SPED 460Differentiation of Instruction3
Total Hours27

Suggested Plan of Study for Agricultural Teacher Education Area of Emphasis

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 1021MATH 124 (GEF 3)3
AGEE 103S3AGEE 101 (GEF 7)3
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3AGEE 1103
A&VS 251
& 251L
4AGEE 220 (GEF 4)3
BIOL 101
& 101L (GEF 2)
4PSYC 101 (GEF 8)3
ANRD 1911AGEE 2021
 16 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3CHEM 111
& 111L (GEF 8)
4
PLSC 206
& 206L
4SPED 4043
PSYC 241 (GEF 8)3Ag. Elective (Upper Division)6
ARE 204 or 3803 
AGEE 2033 
 16 13
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ESWS 2023AGEE 3303
ESWS 202L1AGEE 4343
AGEE 4402Ag. Elective (Upper Division)3
AGEE 4213GEF 53
Ag. Elective (Upper Division)3GEF 63
AGEE 4302 
AGEE 430L1 
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 4903AGEE 48812
AGEE 4263AGEE 4891
AGEE 4312 
AGEE 4382 
SPED 4603 
RDNG 4223 
 16 13
Total credit hours: 120

Extension Education Area of Emphasis

This option prepares students with a foundation for extension education, agribusiness positions related to human resource management, international and corporate training and development, agricultural literacy and public relations, political interests, and commodity service organizations.

Coursework in this option will focus on a core of agricultural courses along with emphasis in non-formal education, designing educational/training programs and professional presentations, leadership development, teaching/training methods, and interpersonal communications.  A twelve credit, twelve week internship related to the student’s career objective is required.

Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
AGEE 430Methods of Teaching Agriculture2
AGEE 430LMethods of Teaching Agriculture Laboratory1
MDIA 101Media and Society3
POLS 102Introduction to American Government3
POLS 220State and Local Government3
CDFS 110Families Across the Life Span3
or ORGL 410 Youth Leadership Development
PR 215Introduction to Public Relations3
Total Hours18

Suggested Plan of Study for Extension Education Area of Emphasis

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 1021MATH 124 (GEF 3)3
AGEE 103S3AGEE 101 (GEF 7)3
ENGL 101 (GEF 1)3AGEE 1103
A&VS 251
& 251L
4AGEE 220 (GEF 4)3
BIOL 101
& 101L (GEF 2)
4PSYC 101 (GEF 8)3
ANRD 1911AGEE 2021
 16 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 102 (GEF 1)3AGEE 2033
PLSC 206
& 206L
4CHEM 111
& 111L
4
PSYC 241 (GEF 8)3MDIA 1013
ARE 204 or 3803GEF 63
GEF 53General Elective3
 16 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ESWS 2023CDFS 110 or ORGL 4103
ESWS 202L1PR 2153
AGEE 4402AGEE 4213
POLS 1023Elective (Upper Division)6
Elective (Upper Division)6AGEE 4412
 15 17
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AGEE 4891AGEE 49112
POLS 2203 
AGEE 4312 
General Electives6 
 12 12
Total credit hours: 120

Major Learning Outcomes

Agriculture and Extension Education

All students in the Agricultural and Extension Education undergraduate program will:

  • Complete a core curriculum in general education foundations.
  • Complete a core curriculum in basic agricultural knowledge.
  • Complete a core curriculum in technology, leadership, and communication.
  • Complete at least one area of emphasis (teacher education, extension education, or agricultural and environmental technology) in agricultural and extension education.

Students in the teacher education area of emphasis will:

  • Develop the pedagogical skills necessary to enter and be successful in a high school teaching position.
  • Complete all PRAXIS tests required for teacher certification in West Virginia.
  • Complete a twelve week internship/student teaching placement in a middle/high school agricultural education program.

Students in the extension education area of emphasis will:

  • Develop the academic knowledge and skills necessary to enter and succeed in a Master of Science program.
  • Develop the educational and communication skills necessary to successfully enter and succeed in an Extension position.
  • Complete a twelve week internship in an Extension related position.

Students in the agricultural and environmental technology area of emphasis will:

  • Develop the educational and communication skills necessary to successfully enter and succeed in an agriculturally related career. 
  • Develop the academic knowledge and skills needed to enter and succeed in an agriculturally related career.
  • Complete a twelve week internship in an area related to their career goal.
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agribusiness Management and Applied Economics
  • Agricultural and Extension Education
  • Animal and Nutritional Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Energy Land Management
  • Environmental, Energy, and Land Management
  • Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
  • Environmental and Energy Resources Management
  • Environmental, Soil and Water Science
  • Forest Resources Management
  • Horticulture
  • Horticulture and Plant Sciences
  • Human Nutrition and Foods
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Sustainable Design and Development
  • Sustainable Food and Farming
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
  • Wood Science and Technology

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