REQUEST AND RECOMMENDATION Central State University Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education Request: Central State University (CSU) requests approval to offer a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education. Background: Central State University is a public institution located in Wilberforce, Ohio with a campus in Dayton, Ohio. CSU was was founded in 1887 as part of Wilberforce University, and became a separate entity in 1947. In 2014, CSU was granted status as 1890 land-grant institution by the U.S. Congress. The land- grant mission for CSU includes teaching, research, and agricultural extension. CSU has an enrollment of more than 1,700 undergraduate students. Pursuant to Ohio House Bill 64, Central State University established a School of Agriculture and Food Science within the College of Education. The emphasis of the school is to prepare agriculture service providers to focus on leadership initiatives with youths, adults and families in Ohio’s urban communities. Accreditation: Central State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) until its next scheduled review in 2023. Central State University’s educator preparation programs are in candidacy status with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) with a site visit in 2018. Curriculum and Enrollment: The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education is a 126-128 semester hour program that contains a track in Agriculture Extension Education and a track that leads to the Ohio Agrscience License. The program provides opportunities for hands-on experience and applied research in agriculture education. Students complete coursework in agriculture and extension, communication and leadership, economics, and student and adult growth and development. Central State University anticipates an enrollment of 15 full-time and 10 part-time students in the first year of the program. Faculty and Resources: Central State University will hire additional faculty to support the program. Recommendation to the Chancellor: Central State University meets the Chancellor’s standards for baccalaureate degrees and provisional approval is recommended with annual progress reports on December 31 of each year until a full program has been delivered (2021). Continuing review of the Agriscience License program will take place in Spring 2018 to ensure that the standards for Ohio licensure continue to be met. The Chancellor may, in his judgment, withdraw approval or require additional review if the university fails to continue to meet the Chancellor’s standards for authorization or is sanctioned by HLC or CAEP. 25 South Front Street phone 614.466.6000 Columbus, Ohio 43215 fax 614.466.5866 web www.OhioHigherEd.org .