In this sequence, students choosing the thesis option or non-thesis option must complete the required degree core courses (seven hours) consisting of AGR 403, 445 and 497, and the following sequence requirements:

Students who completed a limited number of Agricultural Education or education courses as undergraduates may be required to take undergraduate foundation courses as a prerequisite: Foundation courses cannot be presented for use in the Agricultural Education and Leadership degree program.

Thesis Option: Option I is a 36 hour program that requires a thesis. Students selecting this option will complete the degree core requirements of seven hours, fourteen hours of agriculture electives, nine hours from Curriculum and Instruction, Technology, or other coursework identified by the student’s graduate committee as relevant to the area of interest, and six hours of Master’s Thesis (AGR 499)

Non-thesis Option: Option II is a 36 hour program that requires a synthesizing experience consisting of three hours of Independent Study (AGR 400) under the direction of a major adviser and with the approval of an advisory committee. Students selecting this option will also complete the degree core requirements of seven hours, fourteen hours of ag electives, nine hours of Curriculum & Instruction, Technology or other approved area, and three hours of electives. Students selecting this option must also pass a comprehensive written/oral examination.

Elective Courses: The following Department of Agriculture courses are acceptable to satisfy the elective courses requirement of the Agricultural Education and Leadership Sequence: AGR 304, 305, 306, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 340, 352, 353, 355, 356, 357, 363, 372, 375, 380, 381, 383, 418, 420,422, 424, 489.

Additional graduate electives may come from C&I (401, 402, 407, 409, 411, 430, 432, 434, 438, 441, 450, 451, 453, 473, 478) and/or Technology (301, 302, 306, 406, 407, 408, 420, 421, 422) or coursework of interest from pertinent departments approved by the student’s committee.