Agricultural Science – Bachelor of Science: General Agriculture Track

Students must complete the required core courses in the area in agricultural science and 24 credit hours of approved electives from the general agriculture track.

Program Requirements

General Education

The following specific general education courses must be completed:

CHEM 101 or 111(choose one)

4

MATH 131, 135, or higher(choose one)

3-4

AGR 499CSenior Seminar in Agriculture

3

General Education courses

variable

Total Credit Hours:37

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

For the general agriculture track, the student must complete the agricultural sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken:

Agricultural Sciences Core

AGR 101Orientation to Agriculture

1

AGR 102Agricultural Experience

2

AGR 133Introduction to Animal Science

3

AGR 180Introduction to Field Crops

3

AGR 204World Food

3

AGR 211Soils

3

AGR 215Horticultural Science

3

AGR 251Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3

AGR 261Information Acquisition & Analysis

3

AGR 300Pest Management

3

AGR 301Farm Management

3

 

AGR 402Advanced Agricultural Experience

1-2

or

Approved Cooperative Education

2

 

CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4

or

CHEM 112Principles of Chemistry II

4

Total Credit Hours:36

General Agriculture Track Requirements

The minimum number of semester hours for each of the following six fields must be completed:

Agriculture Economics — Choose three hours from the following:
AGR 205Farm Records

3

AGR 302Agriculture Finance

3

AGR 303Land Economics

3

AGR 305Marketing of Farm Products

3

AGR 386Introduction to Agricultural Policy

3

Agricultural Mechanics — Complete the following course:
AGR 350Farm Power & Machinery Management

3

Animal Science — Choose six hours from the following:
AGR 222Livestock Evaluation

3

AGR 243Equine Health & Disease

3

AGR 306Principles of Epidemiology in Agriculture

3

AGR 310Stocker & Feedlot Management

3

AGR 336Dairy Production

3

AGR 337Poultry Production

3

AGR 338Livestock Judging

3

AGR 342Horse Production

3

AGR 343Beef Production

3

AGR 344Swine Production

3

AGR 410Principles of Meat Science

3

AGR 415Animal Nutrition

3

Plant Science — Choose six hours from the following:
AGR 212Landscape Plants

3

AGR 213Landscape Design

3

AGR 224Greenhouse Operations

3

AGR 308Weed Science

3

AGR 314Plant Propagation

3

AGR 315Fruit Production

3

AGR 317Floral Design

3

AGR 318Landscape Maintenance

3

AGR 319Herbs

3

AGR 320Principles of Vegetable Production

3

AGR 323Interior Plantscaping

3

AGR 324Greenhouse Structures

3

AGR 325Turf Management

3

AGR 326Nursery Management

3

AGR 327Advanced Landscape Design

3

AGR 328Floral Crop Production

3

AGR 384Forage Crops

3

Soil Science — Choose three hours from the following:
AGR 311Soil Conservation

3

AGR 312Soil Fertility & Fertilizers

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Approved Agricultural Electives

Electives

Total Credit Hours:3

General Electives

An additional 23 hours of electives must be completed; these may be chosen after consultation with the advisor.

General electives

variable

Total Credit Hours:23

Total Credit Hours: 120