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AGRICULTURE
AGRONOMY AND SOILS CONCENTRATION (AGRN)
(Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree)
Agronomy and Soils students study the complex processes of plants, and composition of soil in which they grow. Areas of interest are crop science and soil science. Graduates pursue careers as agronomists; Extension agents; Natural Resources Conservation Service employees; and herbicide, fertilizer, and seed industry research and development specialists and sales representatives.
| Freshman Year | sem. hrs. |
Sophomore Year | sem. hrs. |
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| ANS 1010 | Introductory Animal Science | 3 | AGBE 2100 | Economics of Agriculture | 3 |
| AGRN 1010 | Plant Science | 3 | ENGL 2130, 2230, or 2330 | 3 | |
| MATH 1130, 1530, 1630, 1830, or 1910 (Any two) | 6-7 | HIST 2010 | American History I | 3 | |
| ENGL 1010 | Writing I | 3 | HIST 2020 | American History II | 3 |
| ENGL 1020 | Writing II | 3 | AGET 2110 or 3110 | 3 | |
| CHEM 1010, 1020 or 1110, 1120 | 8 | BIOL 1120 | General Botany | 4 | |
| CSC 1100 or DS 2810 | 3 | AGRN 2210 | Soils | 3 | |
| AGR 1020 | Connections to Agriculture | 1 | AGRN 3230 or 4230 | 4-3 | |
| AGRN 3100 | Turfgrass Management | 3 | |||
| Social/Behavioral Science Elective2 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 30-31 | Total | 31-32 | ||
| Junior Year |
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Senior Year |
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| AGRN 3020 | Crops in Sustainable Systems | 3 | AGRN 4100 | Weed Science | 3 |
| AGHT 3030 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | AGRN 4210 | Soil Fertility & Fertilizers | 3 |
| CHEM 3005 or 3710 | 4-3 | AGR 4930 | Senior Seminar | 2 | |
| SPCH 2410 or PC 2500 | 3 | AGRN 4120, ANS 3130, or BIOL 3810 | 3-4 | ||
| BIOL 3200 or 3330 | 4-3 | Upper-division Agriculture Electives1 | 6 | ||
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective3 | 3 | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective3 | 3 | ||
| Upper-division Agriculture Elective1 | 3 | Electives3 | 6-11 | ||
| AGRN 4110 | Forage Crops Production & Management | 4 | |||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective3 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 28-30 | Total | 27-31 | ||
| 1 | No more than one course from any Agriculture discipline. (AGBE, AGED, AGET, AGHT, AGRN, and ANS) |
| 2 | Select two from University approved list. |
| 3 | Select two from University approved list. |
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