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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sustainable Food Systems (BS)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

Minimum grade of C- or greater required for all PLSC credits used to satisfy major requirements:

AGRI 400 - Senior Capstone in Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit(s): 1
APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business Credit(s): 3
ENWC 205 - Insects and Society Credit(s): 3
ENWC 411 - Insect Pest Management Credit(s): 3
GEOG 152 - Climate and Life Credit(s): 4
GEOG 430 - Food Geographies & Food Justice Credit(s): 3
PLSC 101 - Botany I Credit(s): 3
PLSC 104 - Botany 1 Laboratory Credit(s): 1
PLSC 145 - Introduction to Sustainable Food Systems Credit(s): 3
PLSC 151 - Introduction to Crop Science Credit(s): 3
PLSC 170 - Soils and Sustainability Credit(s): 3
PLSC 201 - Botany II Credit(s): 4
PLSC 270 - Biotechnology: Science and Socioeconomic Issues Credit(s): 3
PLSC 302 - Vegetable Science Credit(s): 4
PLSC 303 - Introductory Plant Pathology Credit(s): 4
PLSC 307 - Environmental Sustainability of Food Systems Credit(s): 3
PLSC 364 - Plant Science and Sustainable Food Systems Internship Credit(s): 1-6
or
UNIV 468 - Undergraduate Research Credit(s): 0-6
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3

Mathematics:

Choose one of the following:

MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3
MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
MATH 231 - Integrated Calculus IA Credit(s): 4
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4

Introductory Agriculture:

Nine credits from the following:

AGRI 100 - Organic and Sustainable Farming Credit(s): 3
AGRI 130 - Understanding Today’s Agriculture Credit(s): 3
AGRI 224 - One Health Credit(s): 3
ANFS 101 - Animals, Science and Society Credit(s): 3
ENWC 214 - Apiculture Credit(s): 2
and
ENWC 224 - Apiology and Apiculture Laboratory Credit(s): 1
PLSC 140 - People and Plants: Feast or Famine Credit(s): 3
PLSC 206 - Farm to Table Credit(s): 3
PLSC 225 - Wetlands Credit(s): 3
PLSC 218 - Fermentation Sciences Credit(s): 3

Advanced Electives:

Twelve credits from the following:

ENWC 311 - Insects in Agricultural and Urban Environments Credit(s): 3
PLSC 305 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Credit(s): 3
PLSC 334 - Urban Forestry Credit(s): 3
PLSC 354 - Plant Ecology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 401 - Agronomic Crop Science Credit(s): 3
PLSC 403 - Landscape Management Credit(s): 3
PLSC 410 - Introduction to Plant Physiology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 411 - Molecular Plant Pathology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 412 - Ecosystem Ecology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 430 - Urban Ecology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 441 - Forage Resource Management Credit(s): 3

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Credits to Total a Minimum of 124

Last Revised for 2020-2021 Academic Year