General Agriculture Option
Students must complete the required core courses in the area of concentration in agricultural science and 24 semester hours of approved electives from the general agriculture option.
General Education Requirements
The following specific general education courses must be completed:
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science or BIOL 160 or BIOL 171 |
3 |
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry or CHEM 111 — Principles of Chemistry I. |
4 |
MATH 131 — Mathematical 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 General Agriculture option, the student must complete the Agricultural Sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken:
Agricultural Sciences Core Courses
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 and Analysis |
3 |
AGR 300 — Pest Management |
3 |
AGR 301 — Farm Management |
3 |
AGR 402 — Advanced Agricultural Experience or |
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Approved Cooperative Education |
2 |
CHEM 201 — Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 112 — Principles of Chemistry II |
4 |
General Agricultural Core Requirements Total |
36 |
The minimum number of semester hours for each of the following six fields must be completed:
Agriculture Economics |
3 |
AGR 205 — Farm Records |
3 |
AGR 302 — Agriculture Finance |
3 |
AGR 303 — Land Economics |
3 |
AGR 305 — Marketing of Farm Products |
3 |
AGR 386 — Introduction to Agricultural Policy |
3 |
Agricultural Mechanics |
3 |
AGR 350 — Farm Power and Machinery Management |
3 |
Animal Science |
6 |
AGR 222 — Livestock Evaluation |
3 |
AGR 243 — Equine Health and Disease |
3 |
AGR 336 — Dairy Production |
3 |
AGR 337 — Poultry Production |
3 |
AGR 338 — Livestock Judging |
3 |
AGR 342 — Horse Production |
3 |
AGR 343 — Beef Production |
3 |
AGR 344 — Swine Production |
3 |
AGR 415 — Animal Nutrition |
3 |
Plant Science |
6 |
AGR 212 — Landscape Plants |
3 |
AGR 213 — Landscape Design |
3 |
AGR 224 — Greenhouse Operations |
3 |
AGR 308 — Weed Science |
3 |
AGR 314 — Plant Propagation |
3 |
AGR 315 — Fruit Production |
3 |
AGR 317 — Floral Design |
3 |
AGR 318 — Landscape Maintenance |
3 |
AGR 319 — Herbs |
3 |
AGR 320 — Principles of Vegetable Production |
3 |
AGR 323 — Interior Landscaping |
3 |
AGR 324 — Greenhouse Structures |
3 |
AGR 325 — Turf Management |
3 |
AGR 326 — Nursery Management |
3 |
AGR 327 — Advanced Landscape Design |
3 |
AGR 328 — Floral Crop Production |
3 |
AGR 384 — Forage Crops |
3 |
Soil Science |
3 |
AGR 311 — Soil Conservation |
3 |
AGR 312 — Soil Fertility and Fertilizers |
3 |
Approved Agricultural Electives |
3 |
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Components of Degree Requirement |
|
General Education (Core, Distribution, Capstone) |
37 |
Program Requirements |
36 |
Prerequisites, Supplements, Special Electives |
24 |
General Electives |
23 |
Total Hours |
120 |