Academic Learning Compact - Agricultural Education and Communication

You will learn the knowledge and skills needed to educate individuals, enhance leadership in communities and organizations, and communicate ideas and issues to different audiences. Through formal courses and internship experiences, you will learn to apply principles of communication and educational theory to work-based settings; to create, interpret and analyze written and oral messages and multimedia presentations used in agricultural and life sciences; and to educate and communicate agricultural issues effectively to various audiences.

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Before Graduating You Must

• Agricultural education specialization: Achieve a passing grade on the state of Florida's Professional Knowledge Exam for teacher certification.
• Communication and leadership development specialization: Achieve a grade of C or higher in AEC 4930, Communication and Leadership Development Capstone Experience, as evaluated by a committee of faculty.
• Achieve a grade of C or higher in AEC 3030C and AEC 3033C.
• Achieve a grade of C or higher in a department internship course (AEC 4942, 4943, 4944 or 4948) or a capstone experience course (AEC 4930).
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Educate and communicate agricultural issues effectively to various audiences.
2. Apply principles of communication and/or educational theory in work-based settings.
3. Create, interpret and analyze written text, oral messages and multimedia presentations used in agricultural and life sciences.