Agronomy Major, 36 hours: B.S.—Minor Required OR Collateral Field

CIP: 011102

The agronomy curriculum provides fundamental training in crop and soil science. Students choosing to major in agronomy will be prepared to serve in crop consulting, environmental protection, land management, soil conservation, seed, fertilizer, agricultural chemical sales and technical support or related areas.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (48-52 hours)

Must include the following:

AGRI 03130	Plant Science	4
CHEM 24112	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 24113	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
	OR
CHEM 24114	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24115	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1

Required Courses

AGRI 03232	Crop Production	3
AGRI 03234	Fundamentals of Soil Science	4
AGRI 03296	Seminar	1
AGRI 03330	Forage Crop Science	3
AGRI 03336	Crop Physiology	3
AGRI 03381	Applied Entomology	3
AGRI 03432	Soil and Water Conservation	3
AGRI 03440	Introduction to Precision Agriculture	3
AGRI 03530	Soil Formation and Classification	3
	OR
AGRI 03543	Soil Chemistry: Environmental Quality and Plant Nutrition	3
AGRI 03534	Plant Breeding	3
AGRI 03434	Weed Science: Ecology and Control	3
	OR
AGRI 03582	Plant Diseases	3
AGRI 03536	Soil Fertility	3
	Advisor-approved electives in agriculture	1
Total Credit Hours:		36

Collateral Field Courses

(if no minor is selected)

BIOL 04112	General Botany	3
BIOL 04113	General Botany Laboratory	1
	OR
BIOL 04140	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 04350	Genetics	4
	OR
BIOL 04376	Basic Ecology	4
MATH 17114	General Statistics	3
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	4
	OR
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3
CHEM 24242	Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 24243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
	OR
CHEM 24342	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 24343	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	2
ENGL 10315	Writing for the Professions	3
Total Credit Hours:		21-23

BIOL 04112, MATH 17114: Cannot be used to fulfill any Northwest Core requirement.

NOTE: Grade Requirement: Students may have no more than seven hours of “D” in courses required by this major.