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Agricultural Studies Bachelor's Degree Online

Advance your career in agri-business when you acquire new business, scientific and technological knowledge and skills. Gain a greater understanding of plant and animal production and the business of agriculture.

Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26
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Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26

Program Overview

Cultivate your career with a B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies

Harvest the benefits of the business, scientific and technological knowledge you will glean in this 100% online Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in Agricultural Studies program. Examine topics including horticulture, turf management and sustainability and how they intersect with the business of plant and animal agriculture.

Knowledge of the structure and organization of agricultural enterprise is vital for those who want to thrive in this specialized business terrain. With the comprehensive, well-rounded B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies from A-State Online, you will graduate with greater understanding of agriculture and agricultural technology, the science of animal and plant production, and the financial aspects of agribusiness. This online program is designed for flexibility, allowing you to study on your time: Complete your degree quickly or take courses at a pace that allows you to earn your degree without interrupting your career. Courses also cover topics you can apply in your work right away.

This online GIS degree program aligns with a variety of impactful career paths in agriculture and helps you achieve your goals in the industry faster. Blend your passion for sustainable farming and innovative tech to meet local agricultural needs and stand out in an in-demand field, with a deepened knowledge of animal and plant production to advance your career in purchasing, quality control and beyond in the business of agriculture.

In this program you will learn how to:

  • Analyze the structure and organization of agricultural business
  • Understand the science behind animal and plant production and its impact on the business of agriculture
  • Learn about technologic tools to manage animal and plant production
  • Examine both animal and plant sciences
In this program you will learn how to:+
  • Analyze the structure and organization of agricultural business
  • Understand the science behind animal and plant production and its impact on the business of agriculture
  • Learn about technologic tools to manage animal and plant production
  • Examine both animal and plant sciences

Prepare for a broad range of professional roles, including:

  • Buyer
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Purchasing Agent
  • Procurement Specialist
Prepare for a broad range of professional roles, including:+
  • Buyer
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Purchasing Agent
  • Procurement Specialist

Gain the knowledge and industry-relevant skills employers seek:

  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • Auditing
  • Contract management
Gain the knowledge and industry-relevant skills employers seek:+
  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • Auditing
  • Contract management

Also available:

Per Credit Tuition: $302
Transfer Credits: Up to 90 hours
Credit Hours 120
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Tuition

Pay by the course for your online degree from A-State

A-State’s online programs are affordable and convenient. You may also qualify for financial aid. Learn more.

The B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies online program offers the same low, pay-by-the-course tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $302
Per Course: $906

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Calendar

Earn your degree at your own pace, on your own time

Our B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies online program is flexible and convenient—featuring accelerated coursework and multiple start dates per year.

Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are 5 weeks in duration for this program.

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Summer 15/26/265/12/265/12/265/21/265/22/266/26/26
Summer 26/29/266/15/266/15/266/25/266/26/267/31/26
Fall 18/19/268/5/268/5/268/13/268/14/2610/2/26
Fall 210/12/269/28/269/28/2610/8/2610/9/2612/4/26

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 8/5/26
Start Class 8/19/26

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Admissions

Find out how to apply for your agricultural studies degree

Review the admission requirements for the online B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies program and take the next step toward earning your degree.

Applying to A-State Online is simple. Our streamlined process and dedicated enrollment specialists are here to help you complete your application quickly and confidently.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • 2.0 GPA for transferring credits
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Admissions Requirements Details

Arkansas State University offers multiple admission pathways for undergraduate students, based on your academic background and prior college experience.

Transfer Students (13+ College Credits)

You may be admitted as a transfer student if you:

  • Have 13 or more transferable college credit hours
  • Earned a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher on all transferable coursework

First‑Time Freshmen (0–12 College Credits)

All freshman applicants are required to submit official ACT or SAT scores.

Recent High School Graduates (within the last 5 years)

You may be automatically admitted if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (or equivalent GED score), or
  • ACT 19+ (super score) or SAT 990+, or
  • Top 20% of your high school graduating class

Applicants who do not meet automatic admission criteria may still be considered through an admissions appeal process.

Non-Traditional Students (Out of High School 5+ Years)

If you have been out of high school five years or more and have completed 12 or fewer college credit hours, you may be admitted if you:

  • Hold a high school diploma or state‑approved equivalent
  • Submit official Accuplacer, ACT or SAT scores
  • Have not previously enrolled at Arkansas State University

High school GPA is not considered for this admission pathway. Applicants are admitted based on diploma status and test scores.

Note: Regardless of admission type, if you have 0-12 transferable college hours, test scores will still need to be submitted for reporting purposes to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE). Although test scores are not needed for an admission decision, they are needed to register for your first course. Accuplacer test scores are an acceptable alternative to ACT/SAT scores and must be dated within the past five years.

Application submission requirements

  • Complete online application, including the mentor form
  • Pay the nonrefundable $30 fee
  • Send official transcript(s) from the college/university attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the sending institution. For this program, we will only need an official transcript that shows your conferred master's degree.

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467


Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

Courses

Preview the curriculum of this online B.S. in Agriculture

To earn your B.S. in Agriculture – Agricultural Studies, you need to complete 120 credit hours of coursework. The program includes 38 credit hours of general education courses, 18 credit hours of Agriculture core classes, 46 credit hours of major courses and 18 credit hours of minor courses. Students can finish faster by transferring previously earned credit hours. Freshmen students are required to take a 3-hour Making Connections course. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated during the admission process.

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Select four of the following:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Structure and organization of agricultural business. Basic economic principles and their application to agriculture. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of animals that provide food, fiber, and companionship to mankind, including the history and scope of animal agriculture, products produced from animals, reproduction, breeding and genetics, nutrients and digestion, lactation, behavior, and an overview of production systems. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Origin, classification, physical and chemical properties of soil and environ­mental considerations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Structure and organization of agricultural business. Basic economic principles and their application to agriculture. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A study of animals that provide food, fiber, and companionship to mankind, including the history and scope of animal agriculture, products produced from animals, reproduction, breeding and genetics, nutrients and digestion, lactation, behavior, and an overview of production systems.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Agronomic and horticultural cropping systems including crop growth and development, crop physiology, crop ecology, environmental considerations, and production and protection practices.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to physical concepts relevant to different agricultural systems: applied mechanics, agricultural equipment technology, agricultural power trains and machinery management, efficiency and precision. Prerequisites/Corequisites: CS 1013 or ISBA 1503, ENG 1013, MATH 1023 or higher.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Agronomic and horticultural cropping systems including crop growth and development, crop physiology, crop ecology, environmental considerations, and production and protection practices. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Origin, classification, physical and chemical properties of soil and environmental considerations. Prerequisite, CHEM 1013 or CHEM 1043. Fall, Spring.

Select one of the following three courses:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Collection, tabulation, and analysis of agricultural data, activities of the state and federal crop reporting services. Fall, Spring.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
For students in a variety of disciplines including the sciences, allied health fields, and education. Descriptive statistics for quantitative and qualitative data, normal distributions, correlation, linear regression, sample surveys, randomized comparative experiments, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing for means and proportions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic concepts and methods of statistics in a technical environment, including descriptive statistics, significant tests, estimation, sampling, and correlation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Collection, tabulation, and analysis of agri­cultural data, activities of the state and federal crop reporting services.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic concepts and methods of statistics in a technical environment, including descriptive statistics, significant tests, estimation, sampling and correlation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
For students in a variety of disciplines including the sciences, allied health fields, and education. Descriptive statistics for quantitative and qualitative data, normal distributions, correlation, linear regression, sample surveys, randomized com­parative experiments, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing for means and proportions.

Select one of the following three courses:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Current trends in agroecological farming systems, investigations applications, processes, and/or markets, culminating in student-planned implementations of farm-based projects, practices, products and/or solutions. Fall.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Basic introduction to the principles, methods, and techniques of empirical research. Topics include the fundamentals of the scientific method and scientific inquiry, ethical considerations in research, and basic methods of quantitative and qualitative data collection.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides field based experience in private business, industry or public agencies which will enhance knowledge and skills needed for career advancement, approval of Internship Committee required. Spring, Fall, Summer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles, barriers, policies, strategies, and decisions involved in international agribusiness and food markets using real-world case studies. Emphasis on information gathering, synthesis, decision-making frameworks, and agribusiness communication skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Current trends in agroecological farming systems, investigations applications, processes, and/or markets, culminating in student-planned implementations of farm-based projects, practices, products and/or solutions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides field based experience in private business, industry or public agencies which will enhance knowledge and skills needed for career advancement, approval of Internship Committee required.

Students must take 46 hours of other major requirements including one of the following BCOM 2503, COMS 2243, COMS 2373, COMS 3203, COMS 3243 or COMS 4263 plus an additional 43 hours of electives in AGEC, AGED, ANSC, AGRI, GIS, PSSC, and HORT.

Six courses (18 credit hours) must be chosen with the assistance of an advisor and per your degree plan. Selections should not include courses taken to fulfill general education requirements.

Students must take the following courses.

First-year course - Students must take the following Making Connections online course. If you transfer in more than 12 credit hours, you will not be required to take the Making Connections course. You may replace that 3-hour course with a 3-hour elective course.

First-year course (3 hours)
AGRI 1213

Departmental (3 hours)
COMS 1203

Communication Requirement (6 hours)
ENG 1003
ENG 1013

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)
Students must take MATH 1023 or any MATH course that requires MATH 1023 as prerequisite.

Arts and Humanities Requirement (6 hours)
MUS 2503
ENG 2003
ENG 2013

Social Sciences Requirement (9 hours)
POSC 2103
SOC 2213
PSY 2013

Life Science Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete BIO 1003 with BIO 1001 lab.

Physical Sciences Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete CHEM 1043 with CHEM 1041 lab.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
First semester freshman course centered around the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful ASU Agriculture student, including academic performance, problem solving, critical thinking, self management, university policies, issues, trends, and disciplines in agriculture.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Laboratory, must be taken with BIO 1003. There will be a fee when purchasing the LabKit. Please visit the tuition and fees page for pricing.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The major characteristics and processes of life emphasizing the human organism. Promotes understanding of diversity and unity among living organisms with focus on ecological interactions and responsibilities of people within their social and natural environment. Lecture three hours per week. Special course fees may apply. Must be taken with BIO 1001.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees apply. Prerequisite or co-requisite of CHEM 1043. Fall only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Fall only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The theory and practice of communication in interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking contexts, emphasizing proficiency in message organization, delivery, and critical thinking.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study and practice of fundamentals of written communication, including principles of grammar, punctuation, spelling, organization, and careful analytical reading. Prerequisite, with grade of C or better, for ENG 1013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
First semester freshman course centered around the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful ASU Agriculture student, including academic performance, problem solving, critical thinking, self management, university policies, issues, trends, and disciplines in agriculture.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees ap­ply. Corequisites: CHEM 1043.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The theory and practice of communication in interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking contexts, emphasizing proficiency in message organization, delivery, and critical thinking.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from early civilizations through the Renaissance.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The scientific study of society: Social institutions, social interactions, social inequality, social organizations, and social change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, and miscellaneous topics. No credit given if taken following MATH 1054.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the important scientific, principles of individual human behavior from biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral perspectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continues the practice of ENG 1003 to develop further the skills learned in that course. Based on reading and discussion of various types of writing, the students’ essays will provide practice in different kinds of rhetorical development, including research and documentation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
AMERICAN POLITICS. The con­stitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A one semester chemistry survey course introducing selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Prerequisites: completion of MATH 1023, MATH 1043, or a MATH course for which these are a prerequisite. Corequisites: CHEM 1041.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from early civilizations through the Renaissance.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from the Renaissance to the present.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, and miscellaneous topics. No credit given if taken following MATH 1054.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to music for the listener who has had no formal training or experience. By exploring the history of Western Art music, learners will begin to connect the development of music with the changing of society and culture.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
American politics. The constitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the important scientific, principles of individual human behavior from biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral perspectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Human society and social behavior.

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