In SC Johnson College of Business
Are you interested in a career with a food or agricultural business? If so, the food and agricultural business minor is designed for you. This minor gives you the opportunity to select core business courses that are relevant to your personal and career interests, and take courses that specifically equip you to better understand the particular characteristics of food or agricultural sectors in the United States and abroad. Career opportunities exist in food processing, marketing and distribution, the production and marketing of agricultural products, and the businesses that support food and agricultural enterprises.
Eligibility
All Cornell undergraduates except students enrolled in Dyson. Students are eligible to sign up for the minor as early as their first year and no later than their sixth semester.
Academic Policies
All courses must be taken for a letter grade and a grade of a C or better is required.
Required Credits
This minor requires a total of 18 credits to complete, which includes 3 foundations credits and 15 core credits. From the total credits, 9 must be taken at Cornell University, and 9 must be Johnson College of Business (JCB) courses, which include any course code of AEM, HADM, NBA, or NCC. *Note - in many cases, the Cornell and JCB requirements will overlap (e.g. AEM 2241: Finance is a JCB course and a Cornell course, so it will satisfy 3 credits for each requirement).
Foundation Courses
This minor requires 3 credits in microeconomics. We recommend taking this course before taking the minor’s core requirements and require it to be completed by your sixth semester. A letter grade of a C or better is required.
Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
Core Requirements
The minor’s requirements (15 credits) must be fulfilled by taking the courses from the list below. Please note that 9 credits must be Johnson College of Business (JCB) courses. Of the courses taken, at least 2 of the 5 courses need to be 3000 level or above. You may not double count courses across the categories below. In the general business and management category, only 1 course may be taken per area.
A letter grade of a C or better is required. Students may not “double count” courses that overlap with the other business minors – the courses you choose may only count toward one minor.
General Business and Management (6 credits)
Two of the following courses are required. Only one course per category may be taken:
Business Management
Marketing
Finance
Accounting
Core Course (3 credits)
The following course is required:
Electives (6 credits)
6 credits are required from the list below. A maximum of 3 credits may be taken in experiential courses. All courses must be taken for letter grade.
Experiential