Animal Science Technology - Beef Production

Program Description:

The Animal Science Technology Beef Production Option is designed to provide a student with basic skills needed to pursue a variety of agriculture careers.  These skills include livestock management, agribusiness management, basic maintenance technology, and human relations.  Specific jobs may include: farm and ranch managers, agribusiness managers, agriculture supply representatives, equipment sales, livestock sales, chemical sales, research assistants, soil conservation technicians, food processing supervisors and other entry level management positions.

Career Certificate

• AGT 1111 - Survey of Agricultural Technology 1 SH

• OR AGR 1111 - Survey of Agriculture  1 SH

• AGT 1214 - Applied Principles of Animal Production 4 SH

• OR AGR 1214 - Animal Science  4 SH

• AGT 1313 - Applied Principles of Plant Production 3 SH

• OR AGR 1313 - Plant Science  (w/lab) 3 SH

  OR BIO 1313 - Botany I, Lecture  3 SH &  BIO 1311 - Botany I, Laboratory  1 SH

• AGT 1714 - Applied Soils - Conservation and Use 4 SH

• OR AGR 2314 - Basic Soils  (w/lab) 4 SH

• AGT 1413 - Principles of Agricultural Management 3 SH
• AGT 1513 - Principles of Agricultural Marketing 3 SH
• AGT 1613 - Agricultural Records 3 SH
• Approved Electives 9 SH*

Technical Certificate

• AGT 1913 - Animal Reproduction 3 SH
• AGT 2613 - Forage & Pasture Crops 3 SH
• AGT 2663 - Applied Animal Nutrition 3 SH
• Approved Electives 6 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1033 - Technical English 3 SH OR  ENG 1113 - English Composition I  / ENG 1114 - English Composition I  3-4 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH OR  SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• ( MAT 1033 - Technical Mathematics  OR  MAT 1313 - College Algebra  / MAT 1314 - College Algebra  or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Animal Science Technology - Beef Production 60-63 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.
• Assessment - An Assessment Prep review course(s) and Skills Assessment exam(s) are required to graduate from this program.