Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Preparing You for the Complex Field of Agriculture
The undergraduate program in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is designed to provide both liberal and specialized education for students who seek to advance their education the field of agriculture.
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About the ProgramDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Departmental Goals:
Departmental Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes: Agribusiness: Students will identify and apply analysis skills to agricultural business and economics knowledge and skills to solve problems in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication (ALEC): Students will identify and demonstrate leadership, Education and communication knowledge and skills in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Biotechnology: Students will identify and apply biotechnology knowledge and skills to contemporary issues in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Environmental Science: Students will identify and apply environmental science knowledge and skills in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Food and Animal Science: Students will identify and apply knowledge and skills in the Food and Animal Sciences to find and communicate solutions to stake holders.
General Statement: No grade less than “C” in any major course (Agricultural Sciences course) will be accepted as credit toward meeting departmental requirements.
Departmental Requirements: Major Core: A minimum of 33 semester hours including, AGSC l200, 1410, 1600, 2010 or 2020, 2040, 2200, 3112, 3120, 3500, 4500, 4710, and UNIV 1000. General Education: A minimum of 41 semester hours including: Communications – 9 hours – ENGL 1010,1020, COMM 2200; Humanities and/or Fine Arts – 9 hours – ENGL 2010-2024 (3 hours), ART 1010, MUSC 1020, or PHIL 2010; Social & Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours – SOCI 2010, PSYC 2010 or ECON 2010 & 2020; History – 6 hours – HIST 2010, 2020 or 2030; Natural Sciences – 8 hours – CHEM 1110/1111 & 1120/1121 or BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121 and Mathematics – 3 hours – MATH 1110.
Concentration and Electives: A minimum of 46 semester hours selected from respective concentrations. |
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