Agriculture Business, A.A.S.

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JJC Program Code: AG151

ICCB Program Code: AGRI 0006
CIP Code: 01.0103
SOC Code: 11-9013.02

Two-year program
Designed to prepare you for jobs in the rapidly expanding field of agriculture supply, distribution and service
Prepare for a career:
- selling and retailing agriculture supplies
- providing services to farmers regarding the use of agriculture supplies, including GPS applications, conducting agriculture research and quality control, and operating and managing an agriculture business.
Receive training in the latest developments in technical agriculture as well as general college subjects and actual work experience in agriculture business through the supervised occupational experience program
Includes 18 weeks of a paid internship work experience in a related agricultural business.*

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US Department of Labor

*Students are placed in these work experience programs.

General Education Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

ENG 101 - Rhetoric I or ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication Students may substitute ENG 102 or ENG 230 for either of the above courses.
COMM 101 - Principles of Communication
Select one course from Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hrs.

Select one course from Group IV: Math/Sciences - 3 hrs.

Select one course from Groups I - V: General Education - 3 hrs.

Major Core Requirements: 27 Semester Hours

Major Core Electives (Select with approval of adviser from courses listed below): 15 Semester Hours

Department Electives: 7 Semester Hours

Select 7 hours from any courses with AGRI prefix.

Total Required Hours 64

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

Second Semester

AGRI 115 - Introduction to Microcomputer Skills in Agriculture
Gen Ed Elective
AGRI 121 - Retailing of Agricultural Supplies
Any AGRI Course
AGRI 129 - Agricultural Computations
Gen Ed Elective

Third Semester

AGRI 223 - Crop Protection
Gen Ed Elective
AGRI 224 - Agricultural Business Management
AGRI 105 - Crop Production
SPCH 101

Fourth Semester

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate), 4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

Department Chairperson	Program Coordinator	Program Advisor
Name: Brad Angus	Name:	Name: Tammy Miller
Email: bangus@jjc.edu	Email:	Email: tmiller@jjc.edu
Phone: 815-280-2673	Phone:	Phone: 815-280-2424