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Virginia Tech Advising Guide

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics:

www.aaec.vt.edu 

BRCC College/University Transfer Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree Curriculum Outline

Students have a choice of six options at Virginia Tech designed to provide the skills needed to have successful careers in agribusiness management, community economic development, environmental economics management and policy, financial planning, international trade and development, and veterinary business management.

For guaranteed admission, see notes at end of page.

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course # Course Description Credits
ENG 111  College Composition I

3

HIS History (101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122) 3
ITE 120 or ITE 115 Principles of Computer Information Systems (ITE 120 recommended) 3
MTH 163 Pre-Calculus I 3
SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communications 3
SDV Student Development (100, 107, or 109) 1
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Second Semester

Course # Course Description Credits
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
HIS History (101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122) 3
HLT/PED Health/Physical Education 1
MTH 270 Applied Calculus 3
Elective (BUS 270, Interpersonal Dynamics in Business Organizations, recommended) 3
Elective 1
14

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

Course # Course Description Credits
ACC 211 Prin. of Accounting I 3
BIO 101 General Biology I 4
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENG Literature (241, 242, 243, 244, 251, or 252) 3
HLT/PED  Health/Physical Education 1
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Fourth Semester

Course # Course Description Credits
BIO 102 General Biology II 4
ENG Literature (241,242, 243, 244, 251, or 252) 3
ACC 212 Prin. of Accounting II 3
Elective (MTH 157,Elementary Statistics, recommended) 3
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3
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Total credits required for Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree, Agricultural and Applied Economics Option: 63

ADVISING NOTES PARTICULARLY PERTINENT FOR Virginia Tech:

If you are interested in applying to Virginia Tech under the Guaranteed Admission into the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, meet with an advisor in Student Services to fill out required paperwork, preferably in your first semester at BRCC. The minimum grade point average for admission into the VT GAA program is a 3.0, with no grades lower than C, and all courses listed in the curriculum successfully completed.

Blue Ridge’s coordinator for the Virginia Tech Guaranteed Admission Program is Ann Smith (SmithA@brcc.edu; 540-453-2221), Houff Student Services. However, any of the advisors in Student Services may help you.

 
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Virginia State Policy on College Transfer (PDF)
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www.aaec.vt.edu
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