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Career Exploration in the Agricultural Sciences

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Provides first-year students and first-semester transfers in the Agricultural Sciences major with a comprehensive approach to academic planning and career exploration, while developing peer relationships as a cohort. Students engage with field faculty, current students, and alumni through group events. Outcomes include a course plan, strengthened communication/networking skills, goals and action steps for future involvement beyond coursework that inform career planning. 

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: first-semester freshmen or transfer students in the Agricultural Sciences major; or permission of instructor.

• Plan a tentative course progression in the Agricultural Sciences major that identifies one of the major's five concentrations; incorporating course and CALS requirements (one year for freshmen, full program for transfers) and a list of electives of interest.
• Define academic and professional skills for successful degree completion, job acquisition.
• Demonstrate confidence in communicating with fellow Agricultural Sciences colleagues, whether students or faculty, through participation in group activities, events, and networking opportunities throughout the semester.
• Articulate knowledge of career opportunities across agricultural fields.
• Create a personal toolbox, incorporating self-assessments with individual goals and action steps for academic, extracurricular and career planning.

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