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:
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 101 | Orientation to Agriculture | 1 |
| AGR 102 | Agricultural Experience | 2 |
| AGR 133 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| AGR 180 | Introduction to Field Crops | 3 |
| AGR 204 | World Food | 3 |
| AGR 211 | Soils | 3 |
| AGR 215 | Horticultural Science | 3 |
| AGR 251 | Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics | 3 |
| AGR 261 | Information Acquisition & Analysis | 3 |
| AGR 300 | Pest Management | 3 |
| AGR 301 | Farm Management | 3 |
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| AGR 402 | Advanced Agricultural Experience | 1-2 |
| | or | |
| | Approved Cooperative Education | 2 |
| | | |
| CHEM 201 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| | or | |
| CHEM 112 | Principles 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:
Agricultural Mechanics — Complete the following course:
| AGR 350 | Farm Power & Machinery Management | 3 |
Animal Science — Choose six hours from the following:
Plant Science — Choose six hours from the following:
Soil Science — Choose three hours from the following:
| AGR 311 | Soil Conservation | 3 |
| AGR 312 | Soil 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