College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Curricula in Agronomy
Freshman Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGLS 101 Modern Agricultural Systems | (1-0) | 1 | ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | |
| AGRO 101 Intro. to Soil and Crop Sciences | (1-0) | 1 | CHEM 101 Fund. of Chemistry I | (3-0) | 3 | |
| AGRO 105 World Food and Fiber Crops 1 | (2-2) | 3 | CHEM 111 Fund. of Chemistry Lab. I | (0-3) | 1 | |
| BIOL 101 Botany | (3-2) | 4 | POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | |
| HIST 105 History of U.S. 2 | (3-0) | 3 | Humanities elective 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 141 Business Math. I or MATH 166 Finite Math. |
(3-0) | 3 | Social and behavioral sciences elective 3 | 3 | ||
| * KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |
| 16 | 17 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGLS 201 Computer Application in Ag. | (2-2) | 3 | AGRO 301 Soil Science | (3-2) | 4 | |
| ENTO 201 General Entomology | (2-2) | 3 | HIST 106 History of U.S. 2 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Any calculus or PHIL 240, 341 or 342 | 3-4 | Organic chemistry | 3 | |||
| Visual and performing arts elective 3 | 3 | Physics elective | 3 | |||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 3 | |||
| 16-17 | 16 |
Junior and Senior Years 5,6
| AGRO 481 Agronomy Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 301 Taxonomy of Flowering Plants | 4 |
| POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | 3 |
| Genetics | 4 |
| Microbiology or bacteriology | 3 |
| Nutrition | 3 |
| Plant pathology | 4 |
| Plant physiology | 3 |
| Speech and technical writing | 6 |
| Electives4,7 | 35-36 |
| 66-67 |
NOTES:
- Students in the turf management option may select HORT 201.
- Any course in American history approved by the Department of History.
- To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. Refer to University Core Curriculum, item 6 for a list of acceptable courses. A course satisfying another Core category, a college/department requirement, or as a free elective can be used to satisfy these requirements. See academic advisor.
- CHEM 102/112 strongly recommended.
- A total of 132 hours will be required for a B.S. degree.
- Before registering as a junior each student must develop, in consultation with the faculty advisor, a degree program consistent with career objectives.
- A minimum of 15 hours and a maximum of 25 hours of these electives will be taken in agronomy; the remaining electives may be chosen in any field consistent with career objectives.