Agriculture – AA Degree

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Programs

Agriculture

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in General Agriculture.

APPLY >

Modes of Instruction
Learn more about the modes of instruction offered at John A. Logan College.

Program Details

000AA 0086

View Program Guide for Associate in Arts – Agriculture

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100 A, B, or CCollege Fundamentals1
ENG 101 or ENG 113English Composition I or Professional Technical Writing3
MAT 113, MAT 120 or IAI Math Contemporary Math, Elementary Statistics, or IAI Math3-5
AGR 101Agriculture Economics4
AGR 112Computers in Agriculture3
Total17

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102English Composition II3
Fine ArtsFine Arts Elective3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
AGR 121Introduction to Animal Science4
AGR 103, AGR 111, AGR 122 or AGR 181Introduction to Horticulture, Introduction to Agriculture Education, Introduction to Agriculture Mechanics, or Precision Agriculture3
Total16

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

Physical SciencePhysical Science Elective3-5
HumanitiesHumanities Elective3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
AGR 104Introduction to Soil Science4
AGR 103, AGR 111, AGR 122 or AGR 181Introduction to Horticulture, Introduction to Agriculture Education, Introduction to Agriculture Mechanics, or Precision Agriculture3
Total16-18

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

COM 115Speech3
Humanities or Fine ArtsHumanities or Fine Arts Elective3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
Life ScienceLife Science Elective3-4
AGR 102Introduction to Crop Science4
Total16-17
Total Hours for Degree63

The General Agriculture – AA Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the Official John A. Logan Bookstore Apparel, Merchandise & Gifts.

John A Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. John A Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for Agriculture, see our Transfer Planning – John A. Logan College (jalc.edu) page.

  1. Communication – Effective use of discipline specific oral and written communication skills.
  2. Discipline Literacy – Identify agricultural production inputs and outputs.
  3. Technology – Explain technology uses in agriculture.
  4. Calculations – Perform agricultural calculations.
  5. Economics and Business – Analyze the economics and business principles of agricultural production.

Agriculture Faculty Contact

Wayne Griffith

Assistant Professor of Agriculture

Email: wayne.griffith@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8055
Office: H205