Agroecology and Environmental Quality Specialty
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123 semester hours
The Agroecology and Environmental Quality curriculum is designed for students interested in sustaining agrarian and surrounding ecosystems through more efficient management of land, biota, and water. As Earth’s population increases, demand will escalate for clean food and water. These activities, in combination with heightened energy requirements, will increase stress on our natural resources, such as soils, surface water, and ground water. Concurrent increased public concern about the long-term sustainability of our food production system will spur the development of more effective and safe cropping, livestock, fertilizer, pest control, and farm waste management practices. Low-input alternative farming methods that emphasize nutrient recycling and “environmentally friendly” production practices will be given special consideration. Students who complete their curriculum will be prepared to meet challenges and can anticipate career opportunities in environmental regulatory agencies, conservation, farm service agencies, farm management, commercial laboratories, and consulting.
Agriculture: Agroecology & Environmental Quality Specialty Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree
GROUP 1. General Education Requirements (and Assigned Credits)
- English Composition (3)
- Quantitative Reasoning [MATH 121 in Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfills all 3 semester hours of this requirement]
- World Cultures (3 or more) [AG 230 in Group 2 fulfills 3 of the 6 semester hours of this requirement]
- Humanities (3 or more) [COM course and ENG 225 in Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfill 6 of the 9 semester hours of this requirement]
- Social Sciences (6 or more) [AGEC 201 or ECON 130 in Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of this requirement]
- Natural Sciences [Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfills all 10 semester hours of this requirement]
GROUP 1 Total: 15 Semester Credits
GROUP 2. Major Requirements (and Assigned Credits)
- Agriscience Requirements
- AG 230 Sustainable Agriculture (3)
- AG 291 Directed Work Experience Program (3)
- AG 375 Introduction to Genetic Analysis (3)
- AG 497 Senior Seminar (1)
- AGBU 110 Introduction to Micro-computing for Agriculture (3)
- AGEC 201 Agricultural Economics (3) OR ECON 130 (3) Introduction to Microeconomics
- AGRN 410 Soil-Plant-Herbivore Interrelations (3) OR AGRN 310 Agronomic Crop Production in the Tropics
- ANSC 141 Introduction to Animal Science (3) OR AQUA 262 (3) Introduction to Aquaculture
- AQUA 425 Water Quality (3)
- ENTO 304 General Entomology (3)
- ENTO 374 Insect Pest Control (3)
- FOR 202 Forestry and Natural Resources (3) OR SOIL 350 (3) Soil Fertility & Nutrient Cycling
- HORT 262 Principles of Horticulture (3)
- HORT 481 Weed Science (3)
- NRES 320 Environmental Issues in Asia-Pacific (3) OR AG 215 Agro-Environmental Chemistry
- PPTH 301 Tropical Plant Pathology (3)
- SOIL 304 Tropical Soils (3)
- Required Courses from Related Fields
- BIOL 175-175L Introductory Biology I with Lab (4)
- BIOL 281 General Ecology (3)
- CHEM 124, 124D&L General Chemistry I (5)
- CHEM 125, 125D&L General Chemistry II (5)
- ECON 380 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (3)
- ENG 225 Writing for Science and Technology (3)
- MATH 121 Introduction to Statistics and Probability (3)
- PHYS 106-170L College Physics with Laboratory (4) OR PHYS 115 Physics for the Liberal Arts (3)
- Choose ONE course from the following 3-semester-hour COM courses: (3)
- COM 100 Human Communication in a Diverse Society
- COM 200 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
- COM 251 Public Speaking
GROUP 2 Total: 81 – 82 Semester Credits
GROUP 3: Electives 26 – 27 semester credits from all university courses
GROUP 3 Total: 26 – 27 Semester Credits
Total Semester Hours Required For The B.S. in Agriculture: Agroecology & Environmental Quality Specialty: 123
Notes:
- Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
- For students interested in eventually pursuing a graduate degree, the following courses are suggested as electives: CHEM 141, 241, 242; BIOL 410; MATH 205, 206.
- To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, students must fulfill the requirements for the major AND meet all of the University’s other baccalaureate degree requirements. (Please see the chapter on Baccalaureate Degree Requirements in the Catalog.)
- Students should always check course prerequisites and the frequency with which courses are offered. This information is found in Course Listings in the back of the Catalog.
- To ensure progress toward degree completion, students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor each semester before registering.