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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 or related areas.

Requirements

Required Courses

AGRI 03232Crop Production

3
AGRI 03234Fund Of Soil Science

4
AGRI 03296Seminar

1
AGRI 03330Forage Crop Science

3
AGRI 03336Crop Physiology

3
AGRI 03381Applied Entomology

3
AGRI 03432Soil & Water Conserv

3
AGRI 03440Intro To Precision Ag

3
AGRI 03530Soil Formation & Class

3
AGRI 03534Plant Breeding

3
 
AGRI 03434Weed Sci: Ecol & Control

3
OR
AGRI 03582Plant Diseases

3
 
AGRI 03536Soil Fertility

3
Advisor-approved electives in agriculture

1
Total Credit Hours:36

Collateral Field Courses

(if no minor is selected)

BIOL 04112General Botany

3
BIOL 04113General Botany Lab

1
OR
BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
BIOL 04350Genetics

3
 
OR
BIOL 04376Basic Ecology

4
MATH 17114General Statistics I

3
 
GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4
OR
GEOG 32365Geographic Infor Systems

3
 
CHEM 24242Organic Chemistry

3
CHEM 24243Org Chem Lab

1
OR
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Org Chem I Lab

2
 
ENGL 10315Writing For The Professions

3
Total Credit Hours:20-23

BIOL 04112, MATH 17114: Cannot be used to fulfill any General Education requirement.

Directed General Education Requirements

AGRI 03130Plant Science

4
 
CHEM 24112General Chemistry

3
CHEM 24113Gen Chem Lab

1
OR
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24115Gen Chem I Lab

1
 
MATH 17118College Algebra

3

NOTE: Grade Requirement: Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in AGRI 03130, Plant Science. Students may have no more than seven hours of “D” in courses required by this major.