*Required as part of the Liberal Studies Core: ECO 200, PHY 130, SOC 203**Required support courses: CHE 101, CHE 102, CHE 110, CHE 120, MAT 115, BIO 111 For Whitney Young Students, students must complete a total of 121 credit hours in the specified areas:
Whitney Young Core 50 credits
Required AFE Courses 22 credits
AFE Option Courses 21 credits
Support Courses 18 credits*
Free electives 12 credits
Total 123 credits
*Required support courses: CHE 101, CHE 102, CHE 110, CHE 120, MAT 115, BIO 111, ECO 200
A minor in AFE requires the completion of a minimum of 21 semester credit hours in AFE. A student pursuing a minor in AFE will be required to successfully complete BIO 111. AFE courses are chosen from the core requirements or option elective courses.
The Certificate in Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences will require a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work chosen by the student from the Division of Aquaculture offerings (AQU prefix). These can either be classroom or online classes. Only classes in which students receive a “C” or better will count toward the Certificate. These classes can also count toward the Aquaculture Systems option for the B.S. in Aquaculture, Food and Environment (AFE) and/or the Aquaculture Minor should the student pursue a higher degree.
Kentucky State University has recently joined the Statewide Articulation Agreement for Agricultural Education. This agreement permits high school students to earn up to 6 credit hours toward our Bachelor's Degree in AFE while still in high school. The articulation agreement is very significant, because students in agricultural education who complete at least three (3) high school credits in either Animal Science Systems or Horticulture/Plant Science Systems career majors (with a grade of "B" or better in all three (3) classes) and who also pass the appropriate "Skill Standards Assessment" for that major area, will receive three (3) credit hours in either Animal Science or Plant Science. For example, high school students with a Career Major in Horticulture (or a minimum of 3 credits in recommended courses in Horticulture) with a grade of at least a B in each class and passing the Horticulture skills standard test, Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA), will receive 3 credits for AFE 217 Plant Science. The grade awarded for the appropriate class(es) will be "Pass" or "P". The AFE courses for which students can receive the credit are:
Animal Science System (AFE 211 Animal Science, 3 credit hours) Horticulture/Plant Science Systems (AFE 217 Plant Science, 3 credit hours)
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