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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