Entrepreneurial & Diversified Agriculture, AAS Degree

Offered at MCC (Code: MVSEA)

This program offers the chance to learn sustainable farming techniques and effective small business strategies. It provides practical knowledge in local food production, environmental stewardship, small business planning and hands-on experience with Central Iowa farmers practicing sustainable agriculture, vegetable production, and/or certified organic farming.

Plan of Study

General Education

BUS 230 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making 3 credit(s)
or
MAT 156 - Statistics 3 credit(s)
ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
or
ENG 111 - Technical Writing 3 credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 12

Program Requirements

ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit(s)
AGA 154 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit(s)
AGA 220 - Perennial Crops 3 credit(s)
or
AGA 455 - Organic Crop Production 3 credit(s)
AGA 211 - Grain and Forage Crops 3 credit(s)
or
AGA 334 - Forage Production 3 credit(s)
AGA 378 - Sustainable Pest Management 3 credit(s)
AGA 450 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture 3 credit(s)
AGB 225 - Farmstead Planning and Technology 3 credit(s)
AGB 334 - Applied Systems Thinking 3 credit(s)
AGB 933 - Practicum/Apprenticeship Varied credit(s)
AGH 265 - Horticultural Crops 3 credit(s)
AGS 308 - Livestock Management 3 credit(s)
BIO 186 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
or
AGA 470 - Safety in the Food Systems 3 credit(s)
BUS 130 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit(s)
or
BUS 150 - E-Commerce 3 credit(s)
ECN 115 - Personal Finance 3 credit(s)
ENV 120 - Environmental Biology 3 credit(s)
MGT 101 - Principles of Management 3 credit(s)
or
MGT 130 - Principles of Supervision 3 credit(s)

Iowa Valley Community College District

Entrepreneurial & Diversified Agriculture, AAS Degree

Plan of Study

General Education

Total Credit Hours: 12

Program Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 52

Total Required Hours: 63-64