UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

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Crop and Soil Science Sustainable Agriculture Academic Plan

Bachelor of Science Degree. Crop and Soil Science. Sustainable Agriculture Option. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Plant and Earth Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

CAFES Foundation ANSC 111 or AET 150 - 3
General Education CW ENGL 100 - 3
ESM 105 Intro to Environmental Studies - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra - 3
PLSC 161 Intro to Plant Science - 3
Total semester credits - 15

BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
CHEM 115 Concepts in General Chemistry - 4
General Education SB SOCI 100 - 3
General Education HW PE 108 - 1
SOIL 120 Intro to Soil Science - 3
Total semester credits - 14

Sophomore
Year

CHEM 215 Chemistry Lab Concepts & Tech - 1
CROP 263 Forage Crop Production - 3
CROP 285 Communications Sem in C&S - 1
CAFES Foundation ANSC 111 or AET 150 - 3
ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability - 3
General Education CA ENGL 200 - 3
Total semester credits - 14

CAFES Foundation AGEC 101 or AGEC 230 - 3
CROP 266 Corn & Soybean Production - 3
General Ed CS COMS 101 or COMS 116 - 3
General Education SB - 3
Directed Electives - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Junior
Year

AGEC 250 World Food & Population - 3
Course from Social Sciences list - 3
Directed Elective - 3
General Education HF - 3
General Elective - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Course from AGEC list - 3
ANSC 341 Biometrics - 3
CROP 368 Sustainable Agriculture - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
University Requirement ACD - 3
Total semester credits - 16

Senior
Year

CROP 451 Integrated Pest Mngt - 3
CROP 485 Seminar in Agronomy - 1
Course from Social Sciences list - 3
Directed Elective - 3
General Education HF - 3
General Elective - 3
Total semester credits - 16

CROP 468 Organic Agron Produc Sys - 3
SOIL 440 Soil and Water Conservation - 4
Course from AGEC list - 3
Directed Elective - 3
General Elective - 2
Total Semester credits - 15

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education/University Requirements - 41 cr.
CAFES Foundation in Agriculture - 12 cr.
Major Requirements - 59 cr.
Electives - 8 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisors, students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.