Kentucky State University is part of the Statewide Articulation Agreement for Agricultural Education. This agreement permits high school students to earn up to six (6) credit hours toward the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Food, and Environment 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 major (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.

Today's world needs people prepared to solve global challenges related to a safe and reliable food supply, protection of natural resources, climate change, improved nutrition, public health, and alternative energy sources. The United States Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Labor predict significant job growth in the areas of food, renewable energy, environment, and agribusiness. Increased demand is expected for agricultural inspectors, environmental scientists and specialists, including health, agriculturists and food scientists, soil and plant scientists, conservation scientists, forest and conservation technicians, agricultural and environmental law, public and agricultural policy, biotechnology, fisheries and wildlife, economic development, and agricultural communications. A degree from KSU's CACS will prepare graduates for a variety of jobs in these fields.

The CACS baccalaureate degree program in Agriculture, Food, and Environment (AFE), with six individual tracks 1) agriculture business, 2) agricultural systems, 3) aquaculture systems, 4) environmental systems, 5) nutritional sciences and food systems, and 6) agriculture communications prepares graduates in these growth areas in the U.S. economy. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students from diverse backgrounds will develop a broad understanding of relationships between agricultural and aquaculture systems, food safety, and the environment.