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Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for 2008-2009


Agriculture Program

This curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Agricultural Business. The successful candidate must satisfy the minimum requirements for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the following:

  • Complete a minimum of 22 Agricultural Science core semester hours, plus 4-18 additional Agricultural Science elective semester hours.
  • Complete course requirements of one concentration from four areas.
  • Earn a C or better in all College of Business courses, natural science courses and Agricultural Science courses.

Minor

The Agricultural Program offers two minors. Eighteen hours of course work with a minimum grade of C in each course is required for a minor. Minors available and course requirements are as follows:ANIMAL SCIENCE: AGSC 111 (3), 112 (1), 305 (4), 315 (3), 384 (4), and 425 (4).

PLANT SCIENCE: AGSC 131 (3), 132 (1), 352 (4) plus 10 additional hours selected from: AGSC 305 (4), 306 (3), 307 (3), 308 (4), 309 (3), 386 (3) and 452 (4).

Concentrations

  • CLR- Computer Literacy Requirement
  • GER- General Education Requirement
  • OCR- Oral Communication Requirement
  • UUR- University Requirement
FRESHMAN YEAR Sem.Hrs SOPHOMORE YEAR Sem.Hrs.
AGSC 111, 112, 131, 132 8 ACCT 205, 206 6
BIOL (see concentration area) (GER) 6-8 AGSC 105 3
CHEM 105 (GER) 3 CHEM 106, 110 5
ENGL 101, 102 (GER) 6 CMPS 101 or 200 or OIS 200 (CLR) 3
Freshman Seminar Course (UR) 1 ENGL Literature Elective (GER) 3
MATH 101, MATH Elective (GER) 6 ECON 255 (GER) 3
  30-32 HIST 101-102 or 150-151 (GER) 6
    Concentration Electives
(See below)
3-5
      32-34
JUNIOR YEAR Sem.Hrs. SENIOR YEAR Sem.Hrs.
Arts Electives (GER) 3 AGSC 352 4
MNGT 301 3 AGSC 410 4
ENGL 368 (GER) 3 AGSC 411 3
GEOG 375 (GER) 3 AGSC 425 4
MKTG 300 3 Concentration Electives (See Below) 13
SPCH 101 (OCR) 3    28
Concentration Electives 15    
(See below) 33    

Total Hours Required for Degree (all concentrations): 125

Agricultural Production Concentration (AGPD) - 36 hours required

BIOL 105/106 (6) AGSC 250 (3)
BIOL 301 AGSC 410 (4)
AGSC 452 (4)
AGSC Electives - 24 hours from: 305 (4), 306 (3), 307 (3), 308 (4), 309 (3), 315 (3), 384 (4), 386 (3).

NOTES: Minors in Animal Science (AGSC 111, 112, 305, 315, 384, and 425) and/or Plant Science (AGSC 131, 132, 352 plus 10 additional hours selected from: AGSC 305, 306, 307, 308, 309,386, and 452) are available in this concentration.

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Agricultural Science Concentration (AGSC) - 36 hours required

BIOL 155/156 (8) BIOL 203 (3)
BIOL 204 (1) AGSC Electives - 16 hours from: 305 (4), 306 (3), 307 (3), 308 (4), 309 (3), 315 (3), 384 (4), 386 (3),420 (3), 452 (3).
BIOL 320 (4)
CHEM 221 (3)
CHEM 222 (3)
CHEM 226 (2)

NOTES:  Minors in Animal Science (AGSC 111, 112, 305, 315, 384, and 425) and/or Plant Science (AGSC 131, 132, 352 plus 10 additional hours selected from: AGSC 305, 306, 307, 308, 309,386, and 452) are available in this concentration.

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