Thank you for your interest in our major Agricultural Leadership Development (ALED). Students in this major gain an understanding of leadership, agriculture and life sciences, business, communications, and an emphasis area of their choosing.

Career opportunities for ALED graduates are diverse and vary on the student's interest. ALED provides students with technical, conceptual, and human relations skills that employers continually tell us they are seeking. To date, students who actively seek employment are finding placement in many highly profitable areas. Graduates from our program often choose careers in sales, agribusiness, AgriLife extension, communications/public relations, law & politics, lobbying for agriculture, farm/ranch work or ownership, co-ops, feed lots, real estate, international ag work, general business, and other relatable fields.

In addition to multiple career opportunities, students in our department have the chance to learn from professors who are experts in the fields of leadership and agriculture, take courses that cover a wide-range of topics concerning leadership, and work with faculty and staff that truly care for our students.  


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Application Details
Depending on they type of applicant you are, there are differnt requirements to apply to be an ALED major:

Change of Major (Current TAMU students)

Transfer (Students outside of TAMU) 

Freshman (Students in high school/GED)

Additional Information
Contact an ALED Advisor
Aggie Reps- Meet current ALED majors to learn more about our courses and department 
ALED Course Force Request Form (now available)