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Programs
Undergraduate Minor in Agricultural Law
AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE LAW (ANRL)
Education in agricultural and natrual resource law is critical in preparing students with timely and appropriate information for framing and putting into action environmentally sound, socially acceptable and economically feasible agricultural practices in the production of food and fiber. Agricultural law education provides a needed foundation for students to better understand the laws and regulations governing both personal and professtional agricultural related pursuits. The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has a large and talented faculty with agricultural and environmental law, as well as, legal-economic experience to serve as a cadre for and to support the Undergraduate Minor In Agricultural and Natural Resource Law offered through the Agricultural Law Center. Undergraduate students completing the minor receive official recognition on their University of Florida Transcripts.
REQUIREMENTS
The agricultural and natural law minor is designed for undergraduate students from all disciplines who wish to focus on business, environmental and social regulatory issues related agriculture. The AL minor is awarded to undergraduates who have completed 15 credit hours of approved courses. Courses have been classified into core and elective categories. Students are required to complete the core which consists of six credit hours and at least nine credit hours from listed electives. Additional elective courses may be substituted or added as developed. Specific courses in the minor must be approved, in writing, at least one semester prior to graduation by the student's academic advisor and the Undergraduate Coordinator of the minor. A minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses counted in the minor is required. All core courses must be taken.
APPROVED COURSES WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL LAW MINOR
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered | |
| Core (9 credits) | AEB 4123 | Agricultural Law | 3 | Spring |
| ALS 4085 | Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 2 | Fall, Summer (even numbered years) | |
| AEB 4124 | Legal Issues in Agriculture and Agribusiness | 1 | Fal6 | |
| Electives (9 credits) | AEB 4126 | Agriculture and Natural Resource Ethics | 3 | |
| AEB 4424 | Human Resource Management | 3 | ||
| AEB 4274 | Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 3 | ||
| AEB 4242 | International Trade Policy | 3 | ||
| AEB 4283 | International Development Policy | 3 | ||
| BUL 4310 | The Legal Environment of Business | 4 | ||
| FSHN 4731 | Food Regulation | 2 |
APPLICATION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE MINOR IN AGRICULTURAL LAW
Upon entering the Minor, complete this form and return it in a sealed envelope to:
Ms. Nancy Baker
Program Assistant, Undergraduate Programs
Department of Food Resource and Economics
PO Box 110240
Gainesville, FL 32601
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ANRL Elective Courses Chosen:
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Michael T. Olexa, Ph.D., JD
Director, Agricultural Law Center
Department of Food and Resource Economics
PO Box 110240
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1881, ext. 327
olexa@ufl.edu
Lisa House Ph.D.
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Food and Resource Economics
PO Box 110240
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1826, ext. 208
bflong@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Ms. Nancy Baker
Program Assistant, Undergraduate Programs
Department of Food and Resource Economics
PO Box 110240
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1826, ext. 210
nhbaker@ufl.edu
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Office of Dean for Academic Programs
McCarty Hall D, Room 2001
PO Box 110270
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1961