Agribusiness (Global Agribusiness) ,BS
Agribusiness, Agriculture, Commodity Trader, Food
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The agribusiness industry is increasingly competitive, sophisticated and global, driving demand for innovative leaders who understand the industry's unique challenges and practices. The programs offered through the highly respected Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management prepares graduates for success in graduate school or a wide range of careers.
The BS in agribusiness teaches students the business of agricultural production, finance, marketing and distribution. Through a technology-rich curriculum that focuses on real-world projects, students explore global agribusiness issues such as international trade, food safety and sustainability.
The concentration in global agribusiness is an applied, industry-oriented curriculum. This concentration is specifically designed to meet the needs of the students interested in studying the business aspects of agriculture in the domestic and global economy. Students learn to analyze and manage issues involved in food manufacturing, input and output supply activities, commodity trading and food distribution.
- College/school:
W. P. Carey School of Business
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First required math course: MAT 210 - Brief Calculus
- Math
intensity: Moderate
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year
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| International
| Readmission
Additional requirements:
Freshman and transfer students must submit either an SAT Reasoning test score or an ACT test score by the end of the first semester in the program (we do not require the writing portion of these tests). There is no minimum score requirement.
Freshman admission requirements for this program are the same as the university's freshman admission requirements.
Readmission requirements: Students must meet freshman admission requirements by way of high school GPA, test score or class rank and must have a 3.00 transfer GPA (if applicable) and a 3.00 cumulative ASU GPA.
Transfer admission requirements:
Transfer applicants must have a 3.00 GPA for all transfer work and meet university transfer admission requirements. Transfer students should select an additional major, which must be outside W. P. Carey School of Business, when applying for admission.
Students with fewer than 45 transfer hours who are not admissible to a W. P. Carey School of Business major and who did not select a second major or are not admissible to their second major choice will be placed in the exploratory social and behavioral sciences program in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Students with more than 45 transfer hours who are not admissible to a W. P. Carey School of Business major and who did not select a second major or are not admissible to their second major choice will be prompted in My ASU to select a new major.
This program has been discontinued and is therefore not an eligible option in which to change majors.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
With over 250 programs in more than 65 countries (ranging from one week to one year), study abroad is possible for all ASU students wishing to gain global skills and knowledge in preparation for a 21st century career. Students earn ASU credit for completed courses, while staying on track for graduation, and may apply financial aid and scholarships toward program costs. https://mystudyabroad.asu.edu/.
Accounting for more than 50 percent of the global economy and employing 25 percent of Americans, agribusiness brings food from the farm to the global table. Possible career paths include:
- finance and technical positions with private agribusiness firms and governmental agencies
- management
- marketing
- veterinary medicine
Morrison School of Agribusiness
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