Program: Agribusiness, AAAS - West Shore Community College

Jul 15, 2025

WSCC 2024-2025 Catalog

Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has partnered with WSCC to assist students in earning a MSU certificate while also working toward an associate’s degree from West Shore. Students take credits from WSCC which are recognized by MSU toward completion of a certificate, while simultaneously taking courses through MSU. Students must earn a minimum of 60 credit hours and have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to earn a degree.

Program of Study

Semester 1

ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I 4 credit hrs
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business 3 credit hrs
ENG 111 - English Composition I 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AFRE 100 Decision Making inthe Agri-Food System 3 credit hrs OR MSU CANR Electives 3 credit hrs
- AT 100 Agricultural Industries Seminar 1 credit hr
- CSS 203 World of Soils 2 credit hrs

Total: 16 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester 2

BUS 257 - Business Composition 3 credit hrs OR
ENG 112 - English Composition II
OR COM 206 - Small Group Communications 3 credit hrs
Choose one Business Elective 3 credit hrs
MTH 123 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credit hrs OR MTH 161 - College Algebra with Trigonometry 5 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- CSS 101 Introduction to Crop Science or HRT Elective 3 credit hrs
- AFRE 130 Farm Management I 3 credit hrs (offered odd years only)
- PLP 105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology 2 credit hrs (offered odd years only)

Total: 14-15 Credit Hrs | 14-15 Contact Hrs

Semester 3

BIS 160 - Computer Applications: Microsoft Office 3 credit hrs
ECO 136 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- CSS 126 Introduction to Weed Management 2 credit hrs
- AT 202 Agricultural Regulation, Compliance, and Safety 3 credit hrs
- ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants 3 credit hrs

Total: 14 Credit Hrs | 15 Contact Hrs

Semester 4

ECO 137 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hrs OR choose one Social Science Elective 3 credit hrs
Choose one Humanities Elective 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AE 131 Agricultural Water Resource Management or HRT 218 Irrigation Systems for Horticulture 3 credit hrs
- AE 143 Practical Application of Technology for Agriculture or MSU HRT Elective 3 credit hrs
- AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology 3 credit hrs
- Choose one MSU CANR Elective (AFRE 222 or AFRE 225 Recommended) 3 credit hrs