Advanced Studies | 4-Year Plan
Advanced Studies Track Option
Our Advanced Studies track option offers students an opportunity to set themselves apart in the job market, have broader career opportunities, and increased earning potential by having the most flexibility and ease for students to complete a double major (e.g., from the College of Business and Economics) or enroll in the University Scholars Program (USP).
The University Scholars Program (USP) offers students the opportunity and challenge of integrating their undergraduate and graduate or professional courses of study into a single, continuous program leading to both a baccalaureate and master’s degree. The USP aligns particularly well with the UK Honors College requirements as well. Don't wait, talk to your advisor in the fall of your third year to plan your courses.
First Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIS/WRD 110 | Comp & Comm I | 3 |
| AFE 100 | Current Issues in Ag, Food & Environment | 3 |
| MA 113 or MA 137 | Calculus I or Calculus I (Life Sciences) | 4 |
| AEC 110 | Current Issues in Ag Econ | 3 |
| UK Core | Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
First Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIS/WRD 111 | Comp & Comm II | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics I | 3 |
| UK Core | Natural Science | 3 |
| UK Core | Global Dynamics | 3 |
| UK Core | Arts & Creativity | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Second Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 201 | Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| STA 296 | Stat Methods & Motivation | 3 |
| AEC 305 | Food & Ag Mktg Principles | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Second Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 202 | Managerial Uses of Acctg | 3 |
| AEC 302 | Agricultural Mgmt Principles | 4 |
| AEC 303 | Microeconomic Concept in AEC | 3 |
| MA 162 | Finite Math & Its Applications | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Third Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 306 | Communication in AEC | 3 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| ECO 391 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Students may only take one of the following for 3 hours of their additional 300 level AEC courses: AEC 324, AEC 325, or AEC 326.
Third Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 301 | Career Readiness for AEC | 1 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Third Year | Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 399 | Experiential Learning in AEC | 1-3 |
| Total | 1-3 |
Students have the option of taking AEC 395 or AEC 396 to satisfy the Academic Enrichment Experience requirement. AEC 395, AEC 396, or AEC 399 may be taken during the fall or spring semesters.
Fourth Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 400+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Fourth Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 580 | Special Problems in AEC | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 4 |
| Total | 13 |
