RAMA40101

Prerequisites: Must successfully complete the entire fall semester of Ranch Management coursework with a semester GPA or 2.0 or greater, which includes RAMA 30102, 30403, 40103, 40303, 50503 and 50603. co-requisite courses - must remain in good standing with the Ranch Management program and be enrolled in the complete spring semester of Ranch Management coursework. These courses include RAMA 30703, 40112, 40313, 40903, 50213, and 50803. The capstone for the TCU Ranch Management Program requires students to apply knowledge and principles explored through all of their other coursework and learning activities. Students will design a complete ranch business management plan on an existing ranch land resource and inventory will be used to design and develop a business management plan for two separate enterprises: (1) cow/calf operation, and (2) a stock operation. The plan should incorporate principles that are sound on both an ecological basis and economical basis, while conserving and improving the ranch land resource.