General Agriculture - Plant and Soil Science, B.S.

Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities: Credits 9

Select two courses from any of the courses in Disciplines A - D.

Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences: Credits 6

Students must select ECON 201 and one other course in the Social or Behavioral Sciences:

Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences: Credits 12

Students must select the following courses:

• BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3
• BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I Credit: 3
• CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3
• CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1

Curriculum Area IV - Mathematics: Credits 3

• MATH 109 College Algebra Credit: 3 or higher, if a student needs MATH 099 , he/she must take before MATH 109 .

Curriculum Area V - English Composition: Credits 9

• ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3 ^{1, 2}
• ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3 ^{1, 2}
• ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0
• ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
• ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3

Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues: Credits 4

• AGNR 111 First Year Experience Seminar Credit: 1
• AGRI 400 Senior Capstone Experience Credit: 3

Total Required for General Education: Credits 43

¹ Students must pass ENGL 101  and ENGL 102  with grade of “C” or above before taking ENGL 203 .

²Honors students should take honors courses.

Select A Minimum of 23 Credit Hours

• AGME Select courses with advisor’s approval
• AGRI 483 Recombinant DNA Technology Credit: 3
• AGRI 490 Technical Writing in Agricultural Sciences Credit: 3
• AGRI 499 Special Topics in Agriculture Credit: 3
• AGNR 353 Natural Resources Conservation Credit: 3
• AGNR 483 Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit: 3
• AGNR 489 Current Issues in Sustainable Agriculture Credit: 3
• AGRN 333 Weed Science Credit: 3
• AGRN 413 Global Agronomic Crops Credit: 3
• AGRN 463 Plant Genetics and Breeding Credit: 3
• AGRN 499 Independent Study in Plant and Soil Science Credit: 1-4
• ENTO 313 Entomology Credit: 4
• FDST 493 Food Chemistry Credit: 3
• HORT 313 Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture Credit: 3
• HORT 333 Landscape Design Theory Credit: 3
• HORT 353 Turf Management and Maintenance Credit: 3
• HORT 383 Horticultural Therapy Credit: 3
• HORT 423 Horticultural Crops Credit: 3
• HORT 463 Plant Tissue Culture Credit: 3
• NRES 404 Conservation Biology Credit: 3
• PLSC 283 Agriculture and the Environment Credit: 3
• PLSC 406 Crop Physiology and Ecology Credit: 3
• PLSC 474 Plant Pathology Credit: 4
• PLSC 476 Plant Propagation Credit: 3
• PLSC 484 Internship in Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit: 3-6
• SOIL 443 Soil Chemistry Credit: 3

Select A Minimum of 11 Credit Hours

• BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
• BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
• BIOL 402 Ecology Credit: 4
• BUAD Select courses with advisor’s approval
• BUED Select courses with advisor’s approval
• CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3
• CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
• CHEM 311 Analytical Chemistry I Credit: 4
• CHEM 312 Analytical Chemistry II Credit: 4
• CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3
• CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1
• ENVS Select courses with advisor’s approval
• HUEC Select courses with advisor’s approval
• MATH Select courses with advisor’s approval
• PHYS Select courses with advisor’s approval