The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION

I. General Education Requirements

A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)

ENGL 203 Fund. of Contemporary Speech — 3

(Plus one course in each of two disciplines) — 6

ARTS: ARTS 101, ARTS 310, MUSI 100, MUSI 109, MUSI 310H

HISTORY: HIST 201, HIST202, HIST 333, HIST 334, HIST 341, HIST 360

LANGUAGES: FREN 101 and FREN 102, GERM 101 and GERM 102, SPAN 101 and SPAN 102

LITERATURE: ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 315 or ENGL 315H, ENGL 324, ENGL 360, ENGL 403

Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

One course from each discipline:

Social Sciences - ECON 201 or ECON 201H, ECON 202 or ECON 202H, GEOG 201 or GEOG 202, HIST 101 or HIST 111H, HIST 102 or HIST 112H, POLI 200 or POLI 200H, POLI342, SOCI101 or SOCI111H — 3

Behavioral Sciences - CRJS 230, HUEC 102, HUEC 220, HUEC 361, HUEC 380, PSYC 200, SOCI201, SOWK 200 or SOWK 200H — 3

Total — 6

C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I — 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I Lab — 1
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II — 3
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II Lab — 1
BIOL 111 General Zoology — 3
BIOL 113 General Zoology Lab — 1

Total — 12

D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

MATH 109 College Algebra or higher — 3

Total — 3

E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
ELECTIVE (Select ENGL 305 or ENGL 310) — 3

Total — 9

F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)

EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness — 3
AGNR 111 First Year Experience Seminar — 1*

Total — 4

*Required for all Department of Agriculture Students

Total General Education Required Credits — 43

II. Departmental Core *

ANPT 114 Introduction to Animal Science — 4
PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science — 4
AGEC 213 Introduction to Agriculture Economics — 3
AGME 283 Engineering Principles Applied to Agriculture — 3
AGRI 301 Seminar — 1

Total — 15

III. Major Requirements

AMIC 324 Agricultural Microbiology — 4
HORT 203/H Introduction to Horticultural Science — 3
SOIL 203 Introduction to Soil Science — 3
BIOL 112/H General Botany — 3
BIOL 113 General Botany — 1
AGRN 423 Plant Nutrition & Soil Fertility — 3
BUED 212 Computer Concepts/Applications I — 3
CHEM 211/H Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I — 4

Total — 24

* A minimum grade of C is required for each of these courses

IV. Supportive Requirements**

A. Select a minimum of 24 credit hours

HORT 312/H Floriculture & Ornamental Horticulture — 3
HORT 333 Landscape Design Theory — 3
HORT 353 Turf Maintenance and Management — 3
HORT 383 Horticultural Therapy — 3
HORT 463 Plant Tissue Culture — 3
ENTO 313 General and Applied Entomology — 3
AGME Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
AGRN 333A Weed Science — 3
AGNR 353 Natural Resources Conservation — 3
AGNR 283 Agriculture and the Environment — 3
AGNR 483 Principles of Geographic Information Systems — 3
AGRN 463/H Plant Genetics & Breeding — 3
HORT 423/H Horticultural Crops — 3
PLSC 283 Agriculture and the Environment — 3
AGRN 413A/H Global Agronomic Crops — 3
SOIL 443/H Soil Chemistry — 3
AGRI 499 Special Topics in Agriculture — 3
PLSC 474A/H Plant Pathology — 4
AGRN 499 Independent Study in Plant & Soil Sci. — 1-4
PLSC 440 Plant Physiology — 4
AGRI 483/H Recombinant DNA Technology — 3
PLSC 484 Internship in Agriculture and Natural Resources — 3-6

B. Select a minimum of 11 credit hours**

BIOL 222 Genetics — 4
BIOL 402 Ecology — 4
BUAD Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
BUED Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II — 4
CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry I — 4
CHEM 312 Analytical Chemistry II — 4
PHYS Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
ENVS Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
CHEM 341 Biochemistry — 4
MATH Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
HUEC Select Courses with Advisor’s Approval
ENVS Choice of an ENVS Course — 3-4

** A minimum cumulative grade of C (GPA 2.0) is required for Supportive Courses

V. Elective Requirements

(Electives must be chosen with the approval of the student's advisor) — 3

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS — 120

PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE CONCENTRATION
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

AGNR 111 First Year Exper. Seminar — 1
ENGL 101/H Basic Composition I — 3
MATH 109 College Algebra or higher — 3
CHEM 111/H Principles of Chemistry I — 3
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I Lab — 1
PLSC 184/H Introduction to Plant Science — 4

Semester Total — 15

Spring Semester Hours

BIOL 112/H General Botany — 3
BIOL 114 General Botany — 1
CHEM 112/H Principles of Chemistry II — 3
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II Lab — 1
ENGL 102/H Basic Composition II — 3
Curr. Area I — 3
EDHE 111 Personalized Health and Fitness — 3

Semester Total — 17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

ANPT 114/H Introduction to Animal Sc. — 4
AGEC 213/H Intro. to Ag. Economics — 3
HORT 203 Introduction to Horticultural Sciences — 3
ENGL 203 Fund. of Contemp. Speech — 3
CHEM 211/H Fund. of Organic Chemistry I — 4

Semester Total — 17

Spring Semester Hours

SOIL 203 Introduction to Soil Science — 3
AGME 283 Engineering Principles Applied to Agriculture — 3
BIOL 111/H General Zoology — 3
BIOL 113 General Zoology Lab — 1
Curriculum Area II Elective — 3
BUED 212 Computer Concepts/Appl I — 3

Semester Total — 16

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

Science or Math Sup. Course — 3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing — 3
Plant & Soil Sci. Elective/H, Math or Sci. Supp. Course/H — 3
Curr. Area I (A/B/C or D) — 6

Semester Total — 15

Spring Semester Hours

AMIC 324 Agricultural Microbiology — 4
ELECTIVES Science or Math Sup. Course/H and/or Plant and Soil Science Elective/H — 3
Curriculum Area II Elective — 3
Sci. or Math Sup. Course/H — 3
AGRI 301 Seminar — 1

Semester Total — 14

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Hours

AGRN 423/H Plant Nutri. and Soil Fertility — 3
ELECTIVES Sci. or Math Electives and/or Plant/ Soil Science Electives — 7
Science Math or Plant/Soil Science Supportive Course — 3

Semester Total — 13

Spring Semester Hours

*Free Elective — 3
Plant and Soil Sci. Electives — 3
Plant and Soil Sci. Electives — 7

Semester Total — 13

Total Credits Required — 120

*Honors Students must take MUSI 310/H

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