Prepare to launch a career in production agriculture or agribusiness by combining business and economics with technical soil and crop sciences. Students gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools such as precision agriculture and biotechnology. Graduates may go on to careers as agronomic business managers in seed, chemical, and fertilizer companies, agricultural cooperatives and agricultural consultant services.
Effective Fall 2019
| 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 |
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 108 | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 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 |
| SOCR 100 | General Crops | 4 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Electives | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| BZ 223 | Plant Identification | 3 | |
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| BZ 441 | Plant Physiology Laboratory | 2 | |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | ||
| Business Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 370 | Irrigation Principles | 2 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||
| Agricultural and Resource Economics Elective1 | 3 | ||
| Department Electives (select from list below) | 6 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Senior | |||
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | 2 | |
| BSPM 303C | Entomology Laboratory: Agricultural | 1 | |
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | 3 | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-7 | ||
| Forage and Pasture Management | |||
| Principles of Microclimatology | |||
| Applications of Plant Biotechnology | |||
| Pedology | |||
| Soil Microbiology | |||
| Plant Breeding | |||
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | 1 | |
| SOCR 377 | Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture | 3 | |
| SOCR 421 | Crop and Soil Management Systems II | 4A,4B,4C | 4 |
| SOCR 486 or 487 | Practicum Internship | 1 | |
| SOCR 492 | Seminar | 4A | 1 |
| Agricultural and Resource Economics Elective1 | 3 | ||
| Department Electives (select from list below) | 0-4 | ||
| Total Credits | 28-32 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Department Electives
Soil and Crop Sciences electives are required for the Agronomic Production Management Concentration. Choose any combination of the following suggested courses to meet this requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BC 463 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BSPM 450 | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction | 3 |
| BSPM 451 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| BZ 346 | Population and Evolutionary Genetics | 3 |
| BZ 441 | Plant Physiology Laboratory | 2 |
| BZ 476/BZ 576 | Genetics of Model Organisms | 3 |
| FSHN 125 | Food and Nutrition in Health | 2 |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HORT 401 | Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants | 3 |
| HORT 424/SOCR 424 | Topics in Organic Agriculture | 3 |
| HORT 451 | Vegetable Crop Management | 3 |
| MIP 300 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| MIP 450 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| SOCR 200 | Seed Anatomy and Identification | 1 |
| SOCR 201 | Seed Development and Metabolism | 1 |
| SOCR 300 | Seed Purity Analysis | 2 |
| SOCR 301 | Seed Germination and Viability | 2 |
| SOCR 410 | Seed Processes: Storage and Deterioration | 1 |
| SOCR 412 | Seed Processes: Separation and Conditioning | 1 |
| 1 | Select from department list of Agricultural and Resource Economics Electives. |
| 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) | 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 | 4 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 108 | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Electives | 4 | ||||
| CO 150 and AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BZ 223 | Plant Identification | 3 | |||
| LAND 220/LIFE 220 | Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| PH 110 | Physics of Everyday Phenomena (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 | ||
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| PHIL 110 | Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 | ||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | X | 4 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Electives | 5 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Business Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Professional and Technical Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |||
| SOCR 351 | Soil Fertility Laboratory | 1 | |||
| Agricultural and Resource Economics Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Department Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |||
| BZ 441 | Plant Physiology Laboratory | 2 | |||
| SOCR 370 | 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 | |||
| Department Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | X | 2 | ||
| BSPM 303C | Entomology Laboratory: Agricultural | X | 1 | ||
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 371 | Irrigation of Field Crops | X | 1 | ||
| SOCR 377 | Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 421 | Crop and Soil Management Systems II | X | 4A,4B,4C | 4 | |
| SOCR 492 | Seminar | X | 4A | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | X | 3 | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | X | 6-7 | |||
| Forage and Pasture Management | |||||
| Principles of Microclimatology | |||||
| Applications of Plant Biotechnology | |||||
| Pedology | |||||
| Soil Microbiology | |||||
| Plant Breeding | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 1 | |||
| Practicum | |||||
| Internship | |||||
| Agricultural and Resource Economics Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | X | 3 | |||
| Department Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | X | 0-4 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 13-17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120-124 | ||||