Curriculum: Agonomy
Concentration: Soil Science
Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Agronomy
 

Effective: 08/2003
Updated: 08/2003
 

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester
Credits
ALS 103 Intro Topics in ALS

1

 PB 200 Plant Life 

4
BIO 181 Intro Biology I

4

 CH 101 Chemistry - A Molecular Science

3
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research

4

 CH 102 General Chemistry Lab

1
MA 121 Elements of Calculus

3

 Literature Elective2

3
Any 100-level PE in Fitness & Wellness1

1

 MA 132 Comp Math for Life & Mgmt Science

1
Humanities/Social Science Elective2

3

 Humanities/Social Science Elective2

3
16 CSC 200 Intro to Computers and Their Uses or
ST 311 Intro to Statistics

3
15

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester
Credits
CH 201 Chemistry - A Quantitative Science

3

 ARE 201 Intro Agri Res Economics

3
CH 202 Quantitative Chemistry Lab

1

 CH 220 Intro Organic Chemistry

4
COM 110 Public Speaking

3

 CS 213 Crops: Adaptation & Production

4
SSC 200 Soil Science

4

 Writing/Speaking Elective3

3
MEA 101 Geology I: Physical

3

 Free Elective

3
MEA 110 Geology I Lab

1
17
Physical Education Elective1

1

16

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester
Credits
CS 414 Weed Science

4

 ANS 215 (HS) Basic Agricultural Genetics or

3
PY 211 College Physics I

4

 SSC 332 Environmental Soil Microbiology
SSC 341 Soil Fertility & Fertilizers

3

  SSC 452 Soil Classification

4
SSC 342 Soil Fertility Lab

1

 History, Philosophy, Religion Elective2

3
History or Visual & Performing Arts2

3

 Social Sciences2

3

15

 Free Elective

3

16

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester
Credits
BAE (SSC)323 Water Mgmt.

3

 PB 421 Plant Physiology or
BAE 324 Elementary Surveying

1

 MB 351 General Microbiology

3-4
CS 411 Crop Ecology

3

 CS (SSC) 462 Soil Crop Management Systems

3
CS 415 Agronomic Pest Mgmt Systems

3

 SSC 361 Role Soils in Envir. Mgmt.

3
SSC 461 Soil Physical Prop of Plant Growth

3

 SSC (CS) 490 Senior Seminar

1
Free Electives

3

 Humanities/Social Science Elective2

3

16

13-14

Minimum Hours Required for Graduation:

1244
   
Footnotes:  
   

1. Two credits of PE (including any 100-level Fitness & Wellness) are required for graduation.

2. The Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements are 21 hours of courses as follows:

A. One course from the Literature Electives Lists.
B. One course from the History or Visual and Performing Arts Electives List
C. One course from History, Philosophy, or Religion Electives Lists.
D. Two courses from any of the above lists or the Humanities & Social Sciences (Additional Electives List)
E. One course from the Social Sciences Electives List in addition to ARE 201.
F. One course among those elected to fulfill the Humanities and Social Sciences requirements must focus on a non-English speaking culture.
G. It is required that one course elected to fulfill the Humanities and Social Sciences requirements also come from the Science, Technology, and Society (Humanities and Social Sciences Perspectives) elective list.

3. The Writing and Speaking Elective requirement includes one course from the Advanced Writing Electives List or the Communication/Speech Electives List.

4. Foreign Language proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.