Agricultural Studies Minor

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Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science
Minors Offered: Agricultural Business, Agricultural Studies, Equine Science

Program Requirements:

(Not available to Agriculture Science majors.) The Agricultural Studies Minor requires the successful completion of 15-16 semester hours of courses, to include:

AGSC 100 - Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Credits: 4 hours
Or
AGSC 108 - Introduction to Agricultural Systems Credits: 4 hours

At least one of the following:

AGSC 110 - Principles of Plant Agriculture Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 218 - Introduction to Horticulture Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 310 - Forage Crops Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 311 - Plant Nutrition Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 314 - Principles of Soil Science Credits: 4 hours

At least one of the following:

AGSC 215 - Principles of Animal Agriculture Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 320 - Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 321 - Animal Nutrition Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 327 - Genetics of Animal and Plant Improvement Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 352 - Animal Reproduction Credits: 3 hours

Note:

The remainder of the required 15 credit hours for the Agricultural Studies minor may be met with any course bearing an AGSC prefix and is not limited to those courses listed above. Neither AGSC 391/392 Internship in Agriculture nor more than 3 hours of AGSC 301 Special Problems in Agricultural Science may be taken to fulfill the requirements of the Agricultural Studies Minor.