Agricultural Production Option (1112)

This agricultural production option is offered through the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources. This program of study provides a broad general education that includes courses from several subject matter disciplines in agriculture. More than 25 percent of the courses may be selected by students to give in-depth preparation in areas especially intriguing to them. This combination provides a good general education and broad overview of the agricultural industry, while allowing specialization according to individual interests.

Option Requirements (82 Hours)

Science Elective (4 hours) - Biology 130 and 140, and Chemistry 111 or 121 are prerequisites for required courses in this concentration and can be taken to fulfill Biological and Physical Systems General Electives requirements and these science electives.

AGRI 240 - History of American Agriculture Credit(s): 3
AGRI 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3
AGRI 420 - Supervised Field Experience Credit(s): 3, 4
AGRI 441 - Interpretation of Agricultural Research Credit(s): 3
AGET 220 - Surveying and Soil and Water Engineering Credit(s): 3
Upper Division Agricultural Engineering Technology Elective Credit(s): 3
Agriculture/Natural Resources Management Electives Credit(s): 12
ANSC 119 - Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory Credit(s): 1
PLSC 119 - Introductory Plant and Soil Science Laboratory Credit(s): 1
Upper Division Animal Science Electives Credit(s): 9
Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering Technology, Animal Science, Plant Science, or Soil Science upper-division Electives Credit(s): 11
CHEM 111 - Introduction to Chemistry I: General and Inorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 4
OR
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 112 - Introduction to Chemistry II: Organic and Biochemistry Credit(s): 4
MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics and Probability Credit(s): 3 If Math 210 was taken as part of the Gen.Ed. requirement, an additional Math from 110, 130, 140, 160, 185, or 251 must be taken for the concentration requirement.
Upper Division Plant Science Electives Credit(s): 6
PLSC 310 - Integrated Pest Management Credit(s): 4
OR
ZOOL 325 - General Entomology Credit(s): 4

Agriculture (9 Hours)

Choose 9 hours from

AGRI 390 - Career Planning in Agriculture Credit(s): 2
AGEC 110 - Introduction to Agricultural Business Credit(s): 3
AGET 110 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Credit(s): 3
ANSC 110 - Introduction to Animal Science Credit(s): 3
PLSC 110 - Introductory Plant and Soil Science Credit(s): 3
SOIL 210 - Soil Science Credit(s): 4