The agricultural science program is designed for students
interested in production agriculture, farm management, or a teacher
education program that leads to a vocational-technical teaching
certificate at the secondary level.
Students may elect to focus on animal or plant agriculture.
Please see the Programs of Study Summary on page 272 for information regarding changes in degree requirements.
I. Interdisciplinary/Ethical Analysis (5 credits)
11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)
11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (BA)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (12 credits)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
11:704:351 Principles of Applied Ecology (4)
B. Physical Sciences (12 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:460:101 Introductory Geology (3)
III. The Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Human Diversity (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
V. Economic and Political Systems
A. Economic Systems (6 credits)
11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3) or equivalent
01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
B. Political Systems (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VII. Experience-Based Education (3 credits)
11:199:200 Cooperative Education I (3-6) or 11: 015:483,484 Research Problems (BA,BA) or equivalent
VIII. Competence in Agricultural Science (37-70 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (19-20)
Quantitative Methods (3-4)
01:640:___ At least one term of mathematics (4) or 01: 960:___ statistics (3)
Computer Competence (3)
01:198:110 Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3) or equivalent
Professional Ethics (3)
01:730:250 Environmental Ethics (3) or 01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3)
Other Required Courses (10)
11:372:381 Introduction to Systems Thinking and the Systems Approach (3)
11:375:266 Soils and Their Management (4) or 11:375: 453 Soil
Fertility (3) or 11:375:454 Soil Biological Processes (3)
11:776:200 Modern Crop Production (3) or equivalent
B. OPTIONS (18-50)
1. Agricultural Science Teacher Education (18-21)
Students seeking secondary agricultural science teacher certification
must fulfill the requirements of the minor program in Science and
Agriculture Teacher Education described at the end of this chapter.
2. Agroecology (46-50)
Required courses (18)
11:015:230 Fundamentals of Agroecology (3)
11:015:301 Topics in Agroecology (3)
11:015:350 Agroecology Practicum (3)
11:373:323 Public Policy toward the Food Industry (3) or 11: 373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
11:776:221 Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:242 Plant Science (3)
At least two courses concerning plant pests and pathogens (6-7):
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)
11:770:301 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:770:402 Mycology: Fungi in the Environment (3)
11:776:402 Principles of Weed Science (3)
At least four courses in agricultural production and management (10-13):
11:067:142 Animal Science (3)
11:067:330 Animal Nutrition (3) and 11:067:331 Animal Nutrition Laboratory (1)
11:067:335-336 Livestock Production and Management I,II (3,3)
11:067:337-338 Livestock Production and Management Laboratory I,II (2,2)
11:776:211 Introduction to Horticulture (3)
11:776:310 Plant Propagation (3)
11:776:321 Greenhouse Environment Control and Crop Production (3)
11:776:341 Fruit Production (3)
11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3)
At least two additional courses in economics and business (6):
11:373:231 Agribusiness Marketing I (3)
11:373:241 Agribusiness Management (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
At least two additional courses in ecology (6):
11:704:317 Conservation Ecology (3)
11:704:451 Ecosystems Ecology and Global Change (3)
11:704:488 Restoration Ecology (3)
3. Animal Science (35-37)
Required courses (11-13)
11:067:142 Animal Science (3)
11:067:335 Livestock Production and Management I (3)
11:067:337 Livestock Production and Management Laboratory I (2)
11:067:384 Horse Management (3) or 11:067:336 Livestock
Production and Management II (3) and 11:067:338 Livestock Production
and Management Laboratory II (2)
Electives (24)
Additional courses, chosen in consultation with the faculty adviser in a variety of areas relevant to agriculture.
4. Plant Science (33)
Required courses (9)
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:770:301 General Plant Pathology (3) or equivalent
11:776:211 Introduction to Horticulture (3)
Electives (24)
Additional courses, chosen in consultation with the faculty adviser in a variety of areas relevant to agriculture.
IX. Unspecified Electives (1-32 credits)
