General Agriculture Specialty

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123 semester hours

The General Agriculture specialization is designed to provide students a broad preparation in the basic and applied sciences of modern agriculture. This curriculum integrates theoretical teaching in the classroom with quality “hands on” training at the UH Hilo Agricultural Farm Laboratory. Depending on career goals, a student may concentrate in a particular area of agriculture through elective courses. General Agriculture graduates are well prepared to pursue advance degrees, to start their own enterprise, or to work for private companies and government agencies in a wide range of agriculturally related fields, such as inspectors, research technicians, and teachers.

Agriculture: General Agriculture Specialty Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

GROUP 1. General Education Requirements (and Assigned Credits)

• English Composition (3)
• Quantitative Reasoning [MATH 104 or higher in Group 2, Major Requirements, fulfills all 3 semester hours of this requirement]
• World Cultures (6)
• 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 fulfills all 10 semester hours of this requirement]

GROUP 1 Total: 18 Semester Credits

GROUP 2. Major Requirements (and Assigned Credits)

1. Agriscience Requirements
   • AG 291 Directed Work Experience Program (3)
   • AG 375 Introduction to Genetic Analysis (3) OR ANSC 445 Animal Breeding and Genetics (3)
   • AG 497 Senior Seminar (1)
   • AGBU 110 Introduction to Micro-computing for Agriculture (3)
   • AGEC 201 Agricultural Economics (3) OR ECON 130 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
   • AGEC 221 Agricultural Accounting and Records Analysis (3) OR ACC 250 Financial Accounting (3)
   • AGEC 330 Farm Management (3)
   • AGEN 231 Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization (3)
   • ANSC 141 Introduction to Animal Science (3)
   • ENTO 304 General Entomology (3)
   • HORT 262 Principles of Horticulture (3)
   • PPTH 301 Tropical Plant Pathology (3)
   • SOIL 304 Tropical Soils (3)
   • Choose ONE course from the following 3-semester-hour ANSC courses:
     • ANSC 342 Beef Cattle Production
     • ANSC 351 Swine Production
     • ANSC 353 Horse Production
     • ANSC 354 Poultry Production
     • ANSC 355 Goat and Sheep Production
   • Choose ONE course from the following HORT courses:
     • HORT 263 Hydroponics (3)
     • HORT 266 Nursery Management (4)
     • HORT 303 Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture (3)
     • HORT 350 Tropical Landscape Horticulture (3)
     • HORT 351 Vegetable Crop Production (3)
     • HORT 352 Tropical Fruit Production (3)
     • HORT 354 Floriculture and Ornamental Production (4)
     • HORT 360 Orchid Culture (4)
     • HORT 450 Advanced Plant Tissue Culture (3)
     • HORT 460 Turfgrass Management (3)
   • Other Agriculture courses totaling 18 semester hours, 12 of which must be 300-400 level courses (18)
2. Required Courses from Related Fields
   • BIOL 175-175L Introductory Biology I with Lab (4)
   • BIOL 176-176L Introductory Biology II with Lab (4)
   • CHEM 124/124D/124LGeneral Chemistry I plus Discussion & Lab (5)
   • CHEM 125/125D/125L General Chemistry II plus Discussion & Lab (5)
   • ENG 225 Writing for Science and Technology (3)
   • MATH 104 Pre-calculus Mathematics (3) OR higher (but not 107, 108, or 111)
   • Choose ONE course from the following 3-semester-hour COM courses:
     • COM 100 Human Communication in a Diverse Society
     • COM 200 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
     • COM 251 Public Speaking

GROUP 2 Total: 88 – 90 Semester Credits

GROUP 3: Electives 15 – 17 semester credits from all university courses
GROUP 3 Total: 15 – 17 Semester Credits

Total Semester Hours Required For The B.S. in Agriculture, General Agriculture Specialty: 123

Notes:

1. Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
2. 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.)
3. 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.
4. To ensure progress toward degree completion, students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor each semester before registering.