Agriculture Education (B.A.)

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The Agriculture Education major prepares students to meet the Iowa Board of Educational Examiner’s licensure requirements for Agriculture Education grades 5-12 (Endorsement 112). Teachers earning this license are credentialed to teach agriculture education in middle schools and high schools. They will also be prepared to sponsor FFA clubs.

Secondary education focuses on adolescent and young adult learning. Students interested in a teaching career working with learners in this age range must, in addition to studying content within a discipline (identified as a teaching licensure area by the State of Iowa), meet the requirements for curricular and instructional coursework, and affiliated field experiences, to develop their skills as professional educators. Students completing this major program will be prepared to enter the teaching field and to develop the strong knowledge-based critical thinking skills needed by middle and high school students.

Students pursuing the Agriculture Education major must be accepted into the BVU Teacher Education Program (TEP) and meet the progressive requirements throughout the program as outlined in the description of the TEP Checkpoints. See the Education section of the catalog for the TEP Checkpoints.

Education - General Program Information

The Teacher Education Program

Agriculture Education Courses - 35 credits

AGBU 225 - Agricultural Business Management/ Farm Business Management 3 Credit(s)
AGSC 100 - Introduction to Agricultural Science 3 Credit(s)
AGSC 200 - Animal Science 3 Credit(s)
AGSC 201 - Survey of Crop Science 3 Credit(s)
AGSC 215 - Agroecology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 303 - Ecology and Society 3 Credit(s)
EDAG 200 - Foundations of Vocational and Career Education in Agriculture 2 Credit(s)
EDAG 201 - Coordination of Cooperative Agriculture Education Program 3 Credit(s)
EDAG 400 - Methods of Teaching Agriculture Mechanic 3 Credit(s)
MGMT 220 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s)

Choose 1 course:

CHEM 120 - Chemistry in Food 3 Credit(s)
EDAG 202 - Animal and Plant Food Safety 3 Credit(s)

Plus requirements for

Secondary Education Licensure Core:

Secondary education licensure requires a content major in a certifiable teaching area and completion of the following eight components:

Foundations of Collegiate Learning, Liberal Arts Core, and university graduation requirements
The education core (See “The Education Core” section.)
SEDU 310 Standards, Assessment and Instruction for Engaged Learning
The secondary methods course(s) in your chosen discipline including the field experience (See below)
TEAC 4XX Student Teaching in Secondary Disciplinary Area

Secondary Methods:

Students must take the methods course related to their major. In addition, if one desires to add another secondary teaching endorsement, the methods course for that endorsement must be taken. Some secondary methods courses are offered every other year. Check with your education advisor or the registrar’s office for more information.

SEDU 401 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Art and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 402 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Business and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 411 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English Language Arts and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 413 - K-12 Foreign Language Methods and Field Experiences 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 421 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 431 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 432 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Science and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 441 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Science and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 442 - Methods of Teaching Vocal Music 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 443 - Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 485 - Methods of Teaching Agriculture Education and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)

The Education Core:

The education core, which is required of all students seeking a teaching license, is the nucleus of the teacher education program and includes basic courses in education and psychology. Elementary education majors, students seeking secondary licensure, and Post Baccalaureate students are required to take all EDCO courses for a letter grade and to earn a minimum grade of “C-” in each course.

EDCO 250 - Educational Psychology/Human Development and Field Experience 3 Credit(s) *
EDCO 280 - History of American Education 3 Credit(s)
EDCO 291 - Human Relations Field Experience 1 Credit(s) (Note: Special Education majors complete ESSI 292 )
EDCO 390 - Instructional Technology and Innovative Teaching 3 Credit(s)
EDUC 336 - Literacy Foundations I Online 3 Credit(s) (Elementary Education Majors)
SEDU 365 - Methods of Reading in the Content Areas and Field Experience 3 Credit(s) (Secondary Majors and Post Baccalaureate)
ESSI 101 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 303 - Methods of Teaching Differentiated Curriculum and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)

* Prerequisite:

Students must complete a background check prior to beginning this field experience. The background check will be conducted by BVU’s Human Resource department and is at the student’s expense.

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