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Agricultural Science – Bachelor of Science: Agronomy Track

Students must complete the required core courses in the area in agricultural science and 24 credit hours of requirements and electives, with advisor's approval.

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 agronomy 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
AGR 339 or 439Cooperative Ed

2
 
CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4
or
CHEM 112Principles of Chemistry II

4
Total Credit Hours:36

Agronomy Track Requirements

AGR 308Weed Science

3
AGR 311Soil Conservation

3
AGR 316Feeds and Feeding

3
An additional 15 semester hours must be completed from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 185Current Food and Energy Issues

3
AGR 205Farm Records

3
AGR 303Land Economics

3
AGR 312Soil Fertility & Fertilizers

3
AGR 314Plant Propagation

3
AGR 319Herbs

3
AGR 320Principles of Vegetable Production

3
AGR 325Turf Management

3
AGR 350Farm Power & Machinery Management

3
AGR 384Forage Crops

3
BIOL 215General Botany

4
BIOL 334Entomology

3
BIOL 426Plant Physiology

3
BIOL 449Plant Anatomy

3
CHEM 326Organic Chemistry I

4
Total Credit Hours:24

General Electives

General electives

variable
Total Credit Hours:23

Total Credit Hours: 120