The Associate of Science in Agriculture provides the first step to prepare the student for a bachelor’s degree. The program offers the student a broad base of knowledge in animal science and range management. Program electives allow the student to select additional coursework to complement this degree.
The range management option focuses on the interactions of grazing ungulates and the plant communities they inhabit. This prepares the student to be a range management professional.
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 1020 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology I | 4 |
| CHEM 1000 | Intro to Chemistry | 4 |
| COMM 2010 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 1020 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| FDSC 1410 | Scientific Study of Food | 3 |
| OR | ||
| FDSC 2040 | Principles of Meat Animal Evaluation | 3 |
| MATH 1400 | College Algebra | 4 |
| REWM 1300 | Intro to Water Resources | 3 |
| REWM 2000 | Principles of Rangeland Management | 3 |
| REWM 2500 | Rangeland Plant Identification | 2 |
| SOIL 2010 | Introduction to Soil Science | 4 |
| STAT 2050 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 4 |
| OR | ||
| STAT 2070 | Intro Statistics for the Social Sciences | 4 |
Student must choose a minimum of six (6) credits from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AECL 1000 | Agroecology | 4 |
| AECL 2100 | Integrated Resource Management | 3 |
| AGEC 2010 | Farm and Ranch Business Records | 3 |
| AGEC 2020 | Farm and Ranch Business Management | 4 |
| ANSC 1010 | Intro to Animal Science | 4 |
| ANSC 2020 | Feeds and Feeding | 4 |
| REWM 1000 | Intro to Range Management | 1 |
Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.
| Writing Level I (WR1) | 3 credits |
| Writing Level II (WR2) | (in program) |
| American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) | 3 credits |
| Student must complete six (6) credits of General Education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, ARTS/HUM/SOC. (SOC is in the program) | 3 credits |
| SOC | (in program) |
| LSCI | (in program) |
| MATH | (in program) |
| ORAL | (in program) |
| UNST | 1 credits |
