No new students are being admitted into this concentration.
Effective Fall 2020
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AGRI 192 or 292 | Orientation to Agricultural Systems Transfer Seminar | 1 | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| Select one group from the following: | 5-9 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry II | |||
| General Chemistry Lab II | |||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| FSHN 125 or 150 | Food and Nutrition in Health Survey of Human Nutrition | 2-3 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 |
| SOCR 100 | General Crops | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 28-33 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| Social Problems (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||
| AGRI 270/IE 270 | World Interdependence-Population and Food (GT-SS3) | 1C | 3 |
| ANEQ 101 | Food Animal Science | 4 | |
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| POLS 131 | Current World Problems (GT-SS1) | 1C | 3 |
| POLS 232 | International Relations (GT-SS1) | 1C | 3 |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Junior | |||
| JTC 300 or CO 301B | Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | 3 |
| POLS 332/ECON 332 | International Political Economy | 3 | |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | |||
| Modern Indian Culture and Society | |||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | |||
| New Orleans and the Caribbean | |||
| Population-Natural Resources and Environment | |||
| Sociology of Rural Life | |||
| Food, Agriculture and Global Society | |||
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 370 | Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles | 2 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Electives | 1-2 | ||
| Total Credits | 28-29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| AREC 460 | Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | 3 | |
| Select two of the following three groups: | 6 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Applied and General Entomology | |||
| Entomology Laboratory: Agricultural | |||
Group B: | |||
| Ecology and Management of Weeds | |||
Group C: | |||
| Elements of Plant Pathology | |||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | 1 | |
| SOCR 421 | Agroecosystem Management | 4A,4B,4C | 4 |
| SOCR 475 | Global Challenges in Plant and Soil Science | 3 | |
| SOCR 486 or 487 | Practicum Internship | 1-3 | |
| SOCR 492 | Preparing for Impact--Your Career Journey | 4A | 1 |
| Electives1 | 4-10 | ||
| Total Credits | 26-34 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120-122 | ||
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Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to 120-122 credits, of which 42 must be upper division.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 1 | ||||
| Orientation to Agricultural Systems | |||||
| Transfer Seminar | |||||
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| SOCR 100 | General Crops | X | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 5-9 | ||||
| Group A: | |||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Group B: | |||||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| General Chemistry II | |||||
| General Chemistry Lab II | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 2-3 | ||||
| Food and Nutrition in Health | |||||
| Survey of Human Nutrition | |||||
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 | ||
| CO 150 and AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| Social Problems (GT-SS3) | 3C | ||||
| ANEQ 101 | Food Animal Science | 4 | |||
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| POLS 131 | Current World Problems (GT-SS1) | 1C | 3 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AGRI 270/IE 270 | World Interdependence-Population and Food (GT-SS3) | 1C | 3 | ||
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| POLS 232 | International Relations (GT-SS1) | 1C | 3 | ||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | X | 4 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |||
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |||
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Elective | 1-2 | ||||
| AREC 202 and POLS 232 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| POLS 332/ECON 332 | International Political Economy | 3 | |||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | |||||
| Modern Indian Culture and Society | |||||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | |||||
| New Orleans and the Caribbean | |||||
| Population-Natural Resources and Environment | |||||
| Sociology of Rural Life | |||||
| Food, Agriculture and Global Society | |||||
SOC 366 | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||||
| SOCR 370 | Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles | 2 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | X | 1 | ||
| SOCR 421 | Agroecosystem Management | X | 4A,4B,4C | 4 | |
| Select two groups from the following: | X | 6 | |||
| Group A: | |||||
| Applied and General Entomology | |||||
| Entomology Laboratory: Agricultural | |||||
| Group B: | |||||
| Ecology and Management of Weeds | |||||
| Group C: | |||||
| Elements of Plant Pathology | |||||
| SOCR 492 | Preparing for Impact--Your Career Journey | X | 4A | 1 | |
| Electives | 2-5 | ||||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 460 | Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | X | 3 | ||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 475 | Global Challenges in Plant and Soil Science | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 1-3 | |||
| Practicum | |||||
| Internship | |||||
| Electives | X | 2-5 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120-122 | ||||