Agricultural Sciences Area (General Agriculture Track) – Bachelor of Science

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

Total Credit Hours:37

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

Area Requirements

Agricultural Sciences Core

AGR 101Orientation to Agriculture

1

AGR 102Agricultural Experience

1

AGR 133Introduction to Animal Science

3

 

AGR 180Introduction to Field Crops

3

or

AGR 143Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock

3

 

AGR 204Agricultural Economics

3

 

AGR 215Horticultural Science

3

or

AGR 233Animal Diseases and Parasites

3

 

AGR 251Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3

or

AGR 243Equine Health and Disease

3

 

AGR 261Information Acquisition and Analysis

3

 

AGR 300Pest Management

3

or

AGR 316Feeds and Feeding

3

 

AGR 301Farm Management

3

AGR 307Soils

4

AGR 402, 339, or 439Advanced Agriculture Experience/Cooperative Education

2

 

CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4

or

CHEM 112Principles of Chemistry II

4

Total Credit Hours:36

Students may apply no more than 11 credit hours from AGR 235, AGR 402, AGR 476 or cooperative education courses that will count as credit toward a degree.

General Agriculture Track Requirements

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 and Machinery Management

3

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

3

AGR 243Equine Health and Disease

3

AGR 306Principles of Epidemiology in Agriculture

3

AGR 310Stocker and 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

AGR 444Animal Health and Therapeutics

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 and Fertilizers

3

Agricultural Electives - Choose three hours from the following:

Approved agriculture electives

AGR Electives

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Free Electives

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

Free Electives (chosen by student)

23

Total Credit Hours:23

Total Credit Hours: 120