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Agricultural Education
This Learning Community helps first-year students in Agricultural Education achieve academic success. Participants have the opportunity to develop friendships with other agricultural education students. Activities include field trips, service projects and social interaction with faculty and other professional agricultural educators.
For specific questions regarding the Agricultural Education LC, please email Amy Conrad (sutton15@purdue.edu).
Eligibility
- First-time beginning students admitted to the College of Agriculture with a major in Agricultural Education
Residential Component
- The location of learning community housing will be determined based on the incoming size and needs of the learning community.
- A signed housing contract is required and students will have the opportunity to indicate interest in a learning community during their housing application process.
- Students admitted to learning communities will roommate match within the same learning community.
- For specific question regarding learning communities, email learningcommunities@purdue.edu.
- If you have questions about housing, contact University Residences (https://www.housing.purdue.edu/) at housing@purdue.edu.
Duration
Full Academic Year
Associated Courses and Information
Fall:
- HORT 10100 (3 credits) - Fundamentals of Horticulture
- ASEC 24000 (1 credits) - Seminar on Agricultural Education
Spring:
- ASEC 24000 (1 credit) - Seminar on Agricultural Education
Every fee eligible student involved with a learning community (LC) at Purdue will be assessed the $200 LC fee to their university account. These funds support activities and travel, signature LC events, housing assignments and/or course registration and instructor stipends.
Events and Activities Included:
- College of Agriculture Ice Cream Social
- Invitational Soils Career Development
- Guest lectures on agricultural education
- Service learning projects
- LC dinners with faculty
Information above is subject to change. If you are placed in the LC, the associated courses will be on your schedule prior to you registering for the rest of your courses.
