Crops and Soils Major

Crop Science Option 48 cr. hrs.

CROP 257 Genetics 3 cr.
CROP 260 Plant and Seed Identification 3 cr.
CROP 345 Weed Control 3 cr.
CROP 410 Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement 3 cr.
CROP 435 Crop Physiology 4 cr.
CROP 451 Integrated Pest Management 3 cr.
ANSC 341 Biometrics 3 cr.
AGBI 251 Agricultural Biochemistry 3 cr.
AGBI 252 Agricultural Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques 1 cr.
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology 3 cr.
BIOL 333 Entomology 3 cr.
CHEM 230 General Organic Chemistry 3 cr.

Select one course from the following:
AGEC 355 Agricultural Marketing and Production 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.

Directed Electives 10 cr. hrs.
(consult with crop science faculty for courses)

Soil Science Option 38-42 cr. hrs.

SOIL 250 Soil Profile Descriptions 2 cr.
SOIL 325 Hydric Soils and Wetland Environments 3 cr.
SOIL 350 Soil Development 2 cr.
SOIL 460 Soil Physics 3 cr.
CHEM 230 General Organic Chemistry 3 cr.
GEOL 101 Introductory Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 102 Introductory Geology Lab 1 cr.
GEOL 327 Geomorphology and Glacial Geology 4 cr.
ESM 360 Applied Hydrology and Water Quality 4 cr.

Select two courses from the following:
CROP 267 Small Grain and Miscellaneous Crop Production 3 cr.
CROP 345 Weed Control 3 cr.
CROP 363 Pasture Management 2 cr.
CROP 368 Sustainable Agriculture 3 cr.
CROP 435 Crop Physiology 4 cr.
CROP 451 Integrated Pest Management 3 cr.
ESM 305 Environmental Impact Assessment 2 cr.
ESM 412 Fate and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment 3 cr.
ESM 413 Environmental Analysis 4 cr.
GEOL 417 Hazardous Waste Operation & Emergency Response 2 cr.
GEOL 445 Hydrogeology 4 cr.

Select two courses from the following:
AGEN 363 Precision Agriculture Technology 3 cr.
ANSC 341 Biometrics 3 cr.
ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources 3 cr.
ESM 363 GIS Applications in Resource Management 3 cr.
GENG 235 Surveying 3 cr.
GENG 236 Advanced Surveying 3 cr.
GEOG 250 Intro Cartography and GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 360 GIS: Theory and Methods 3 cr.

Select one course from the following:
ENGL 266 Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 367 Technical Writing 3 cr.

Sustainable Agriculture Option 38-41 cr. hrs.

ESM 105 Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 cr.
SOCI 332 Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.
CROP 368 Sustainable Agriculture 3 cr.
ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability 3 cr.
CROP 468 Organic Food Production Systems 3 cr.
CROP 451 Integrated Pest Management 3 cr.

Select two courses of the following:
AGEN 325 Alternative Energy Systems 3 cr.
HORT 169 Introduction to Horticulture 3 cr.
HORT 327 Vegetable Science and Production 4 cr.
HORT 347 Fruit Science and Production 4 cr.
CROP 260 Plant and Seed Identification 3 cr.
CROP 363 Pasture Management 2 cr.
CROP 345 Weed Control 3 cr.
CROP 410 Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement 3 cr.
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology 3 cr.
BIOL 333 Entomology 3 cr.
FDSC 238 Meat and Meat Products 3 cr.
FDSC 259 Cereal Technology 3 cr.
ANSC 257 Genetics 3 cr.
ANSC 231 Principles of Nutrition 3 cr.
ANSC 232 Applied Feeds and Feeding 3 cr.
ANSC 365 Poultry Production 3 cr.
ANSC 366 Swine Production 3 cr.
ANSC 367 Beef Production 3 cr.
ANSC 368 Sheep Production 3 cr.
ANSC 369 Equine Production 3 cr

Select two courses of the following:
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Marketing and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 361 Horticulture Business Management 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 495 Direct Marketing 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.

Select two courses of the following:
AGED 202 Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 cr.
ESM 151 Introduction to Land Use Theory and Practice 3 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 214 World Patterns of Plants and Animals 3 cr.
GEOG 220 Economic Geography 3 cr.
PHIL 240 Social Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 303 Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
PHIL 304 Business Ethics 3 cr.
POLS 256 Public Policymaking 3 cr.
Electives 4-6 cr.