Agricultural Extension & Communicationbharsar Students

Focus on Agricultural Education. The Master of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education is designed for agricultural science teachers, extension agents, and other professionals involved in formal or informal education organizations, as well as agricultural professionals who work with applied agricultural technologies or agricultural communications.
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Program Details

Major Name: Agriculture and Extension Education
Degree Program: Agriculture
Degree Designation:AA
College / School: Applied Sciences

The agricultural and extension education major is designed to prepare students for agricultural teaching, extension and environmental technology employment positions. The curriculum provides flexibility in emphasizing teacher preparation, environmental technology or communications and leadership.

Create a decentralized network of interconnected centers across the commonwealth where Virginia Tech's interdisciplinary researchers and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists can partner with industries to develop and deploy innovative technologies to increase overall efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of food, agricultural, and natural resources production systems. The solution is your local county extension agent from the Cooperative Extension office; and they're free! To find your local county extension agent's office, just click on your state on the map below! The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network. MSU Extension’s Agriculture and Natural Resources program supports the largest sector of Mississippi’s economy. Agriculture and forestry account for up to one-third of the state’s gross economic product, with a farm-gate value of more than $7 billion.

Graduation Requirements

In order to earn an Associate of Arts degree in Agriculture with a major in Agricultural and Extension Education, a student needs to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of required and elective course work.

Note: AGRL 191 replaces WVUe 191 as a first-semester requirement.

Career Outcomes

Graduates have entered positions in teaching, extension work, waste management, human resource management, municipal environmental management and federal and state agencies.

— Offered by: Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences —

GRE

or MAT Required

2-3yrs

≈ to Complete

Thesis or non-thesis option
Affiliate of AG*IDEA Consortium
Students can enroll in fall, spring or summer

Agricultural Extension & Communicationbharsar Students

Estimated Cost

$590 per credit hour for GP*IDEA Courses

Tuition / credit hour

$430.69

Fee / credit hour
Library	$2.91
Network & Data Systems	$10.78
Off-Campus	$30

Tuition and fees per credit hour reflect fall 2020 rates for students studying completely online. If an online student takes a course on campus, tuition and fees will differ.

Tuition & Fees Information

Financial Aid

Focus on Agricultural Education

The Master of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education is designed for agricultural science teachers, extension agents, and other professionals involved in formal or informal education organizations, as well as agricultural professionals who work with applied agricultural technologies or agricultural communications.