The Master's of Agricultural Education degree (Distance Track) is a broad-based, non-thesis degree designed for a wide array of individuals: extension agents, agricultural teachers, community college instructors and other agriculture professionals. Some people may be confused by the program title because they associate it only with high school instructional programs in agriculture. The term "Agricultural Education," however, encompasses both informal and formal education in agriculture. The USDA uses the term to mean all instruction in agriculture including collegiate instruction and extension education. This degree is based on the USDA definition of agricultural education.

Individuals who might be interested in this degree are those who currently (or would like to) teach agriculture at the middle school, high school and/or community college level. It is also designed for people who currently (or would like to) work with the cooperative extension service or in other informal education settings such as the Peace Corps, international development, farm museums, rural development, USDA, agricultural missionary work, sustainable agriculture, nature centers, etc. This degree has enough flexibility to be custom designed to meet the needs of the students enrolled in the program.

This degree program is 36 semester hours in length and is designed to be completed using distance education technologies. It is possible to complete the degree and never set foot on campus.

It should be noted that nothing on the diploma or transcript indicates that this is a distance education degree. As far as the university is concerned, this degree is identical to the degrees that are campus-based.

Admission

For Admissions information please contact Gary Moore.

For further information

For further information contact Gary Moore or visit the program Web site.