Agricultural Operations, A.A.S. (Michigan State University)

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(Code 1620)

Montcalm Community College (MCC) offers this degree program in cooperation with the Institute of Agricultural Technology at Michigan State University. The Agricultural Operations Program is for students who are interested in gaining in-depth agricultural industry and business knowledge to apply to their own operations or to launch careers in the industry. This program integrates a wide range of disciplines including business, leadership, technology and compliance through hands-on laboratory learning and classroom formats. Of the credits required for certification, some are delivered by MCC and the majority are delivered by MSU. It is possible for a student to complete this program and transfer to a four-year agricultural degree program at MSU. All MSU courses will be offered on MCC’s campus or online.

Students must apply to both MSU and MCC. For more information on enrolling at MSU, students should see a counselor/advisor and go to the following website: http://www.canr.msu.edu/institute_of_ag_tech

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for all associate degree programs.

General Education Requirements

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - College Success 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, choose one:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, both required:

AGRI 102 - Introduction to Crop Science 3 Credit:
AGRI 110 - Introduction to Animal Science 4 Credit:

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, choose one:

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credit:
MATH 103 - Quantitative Reasoning with Support 4 Credit:
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 Credit:
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Mathematics requirement but may have limited transferability.

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, one required:

POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Cultural Literacy, choose one: 

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:

Program Requirements at MCC

BUSN 260 - International Business 3 Credit:
OR
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit:
OR
MGMT 237 - Concepts of Management 3 Credit:

Program Requirements at MSU

Take all of the following (34 credits total):

Course Title	Course Number	Credits
Farm Management I	AFRE130	3
Agricultural Water Resource Management	AE131	3
Application of Precision Agriculture Technologies	AE143	3
Agricultural Regulation, Compliance and Safety Course	AT202	3
Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology	AT293	3
Introduction to Crop Science	CSS101	3
Agricultural Industries Seminar	CSS105	1
Introduction to Weed Management	CSS126	2
Introduction to Soil Science	CSS143	2
Applied Entomology of Economic Plants	ENT110	3
Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology	PLP105	2

A minimum of 6 additional CANR credits must be completed with approval from the Program Coordinator.

Transfer Disclosure:

Universities can change the transfer courses they accept without notifying MCC. Students are advised to contact the transfer university to verify transferability.