Agronomy Option
Students must complete the required core courses in the area of concentration in agricultural science and 24 semester hours of requirements and electives, with advisor's approval.
General Education Requirements
The following specific general education courses must be completed:
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science or |
3 |
BIOL 160 — Introduction to Biological Principles or BIOL 171— Principles of Biology |
|
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry or CHEM 111— Principles of Chemistry I |
4 |
MATH 131 — Math. Reasoning and Problem Solving or |
|
MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students (or higher) |
3 |
General Education Capstone |
3 |
General Education Total |
37 |
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.
For the Agronomy option, the student must complete the Agricultural Science 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 — Horticulture Science |
3 |
AGR 251— Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
AGR 300 — Pest Management |
3 |
AGR 301 — Farm Management |
3 |
AGR 402 — Advanced Agricultural Experience or |
2 |
AGR 339 — Cooperative Education or AGR 439 — Cooperative Education |
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CHEM 201 — Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 112 — Principles of Chemistry II |
4 |
Agricultural Sciences Core Total |
36 |
Agronomy Option Requirements
AGR 308 — Weed Science |
3 |
AGR 311 — Soil Conversation |
3 |
AGR 316 — Feeds and Feeding |
3 |
An additional 15 semester hours must be completed from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 205 — Farm Records |
3 |
AGR 303 — Land Economics |
3 |
AGR 312 — Soil Fertility and Fertilizers |
3 |
AGR 314 — Plant Propagation |
3 |
AGR 319 — Herbs |
3 |
AGR 320 — Principles of Vegetable Production |
3 |
AGR 325 — Turf Management |
3 |
AGR 350 — Farm Power and Machinery Management |
3 |
AGR 384 — Forage Crops |
3 |
BIOL 215 — General Botany |
4 |
BIOL 334 — Entomology |
3 |
BIOL 426 — Plant Physiology |
3 |
BIOL 449 — Plant Anatomy |
3 |
CHEM 326 — Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
Agronomy Option Requirements Total |
24 |
Components of Degree Requirement
General Education (Core, Distribution, Capstone) |
37 |
Program Requirements |
36 |
Prerequisites, Supplements, Special Electives |
24 |
General Electives |
23 |
Total Hours |
120 |