Agriculture and Natural Resources (BS)

Four Year Plan

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

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (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:

Mathematics and Computer Science:

6 credits minimum.

APEC 135 - Introduction to Data Analysis Credit(s): 3

One of the following:

MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3
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

Physical and Life Sciences:

BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1

Communications:

Courses cannot be double counted to fulfill another requirement.

Written Communication:

A minimum of one course from the following (3 credit minimum):

ANFS 449 - Food Biotechnology Credit(s): 4
ANFS 450 - Applied Biomedical Communication Credit(s): 3
ENGL 301 - Advanced Writing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business Credit(s): 3
ENGL 410 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3

Oral Communication:

A minimum of one course from the following (3 credits minimum):

AGRI 217 - Leadership and Communication in Agriculture Credit(s): 1-3
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
LEAD 209 - Presentation Strategies Credit(s): 3
THEA 204 - Introduction to Voice and Speech Credit(s): 3

Required 300-Level Advanced Courses:

Courses below can be chosen from the following for 12 credits:

ANFS 300 - Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics Credit(s): 3
ANFS 305 - Fundamentals of Food Science Credit(s): 3
APEC 305 - Management and Leadership Development Credit(s): 3
APEC 316 - Economics of Biotechnology and New Technologies Credit(s): 3
APEC 324 - Introduction to Resource Economics Credit(s): 3
APEC 343 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3
ENWC 311 - Insects in Agricultural and Urban Environments Credit(s): 3
ENWC 325 - Wildlife Management Credit(s): 3
GEOG 320 - Water and Society Credit(s): 3
GEOG 341 - Climate and Climate Change Credit(s): 3
PLSC 302 - Vegetables, Herbs, and Natural Plant Products Credit(s): 3
PLSC 303 - Introductory Plant Pathology Credit(s): 4
PLSC 305 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Credit(s): 3
PLSC 334 - Urban Forestry Credit(s): 3
PLSC 354 - Plant Ecology Credit(s): 3

Required 400-Level Advanced Courses:

Courses below can be chosen from the following for 12 credits:

ANFS 404 - Dairy Production Credit(s): 4
ANFS 409 - Food Processing Credit(s): 4
ANFS 411 - Food Science Capstone Credit(s): 4
ANFS 421 - Poultry Production Credit(s): 3
ANFS 426 - Equine Management Credit(s): 4
ANFS 449 - Food Biotechnology Credit(s): 4
APEC 404 - Food and Fiber Marketing Credit(s): 3
APEC 406 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Credit(s): 3
APEC 409 - Surveys and Economic Experiments Credit(s): 3
APEC 410 - International Agricultural Trade and Marketing Credit(s): 3
APEC 430 - Establishing and Managing a Food and Agribusiness Enterprise Credit(s): 3
ENWC 406 - Insect Identification - Taxonomy Credit(s): 4
ENWC 411 - Insect Pest Management Credit(s): 3
ENWC 413 - Wildlife Policy and Society Credit(s): 3
ENWC 416 - Wildlife Habitat Management Credit(s): 3
ENWC 418 - Ornithology Credit(s): 3
ENWC 423 - Pollination Ecology Credit(s): 3
ENWC 425 - Mammalogy Credit(s): 3
ENWC 426 - Aquatic Entomology Credit(s): 3
ENWC 456 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 401 - Agronomic Crop Science Credit(s): 3
PLSC 402 - Landscape Management Credit(s): 3
PLSC 404 - Plant Taxonomy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 405 - Environmental Forensics and Society Credit(s): 3
PLSC 412 - Ecosystem Ecology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 419 - Soil Microbiology Credit(s): 4
PLSC 441 - Forage Resource Management Credit(s): 3

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Only four credits total of BHAN 120 activity or performing music credit may be counted toward the degree. A maximum of six credits of Special Problem/Independent Study (X66) and Internship/Field Experience (X64) courses taken in the following subject areas may count toward the degree: PLSC, LARC, APEC, STAT, ANFS, AGRI, ENWC.