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BS-AGCS - Agriculture, Crop and Soil Science track, B.S.

Descriptive Information

College/School

Ag and Natural Resources

Department(s)

Dept of Agriculture

Program Description

Agribusiness has an economic impact of over $72 billion in Georgia and over $145 billion in Florida. Sixteen percent of Georgia’s employment base is associated with agriculture. Successful completion of this degree with the diversified curriculum will prepare students for a wide array of exciting and challenging careers within agriculture. Career possibilities include crop production, sales and marketing in agriculture-related businesses, extension and other government service careers, crop consulting, precision agriculture, agricultural economics, and other positions in commercial agricultural production. In addition to learning the principles of managing land, crops, pests, people, money, and other resources students will also take the courses necessary to prepare for entry into the Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management (MPPM) degree as well as other masters programs in plant and soil sciences.

Students in other majors may also earn a Minor in Agriculture.

Information

The Agriculture program requires 120 semester credit hours plus PHED1100 and one PE activity course for a total of 123 semester credit hours.

Program Information

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

  • AECO1150 - Introduction to Agribusiness Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • AENT1113 - Power Equipment Credit Hour(s): 3

  • AGRP1125 - Fundamentals of Plant Protection Credit Hour(s): 3

  • AGRY2020 - Soils and Fertilizers Credit Hour(s): 3

  • ASLH2010 - Introduction to Animal Science Credit Hour(s): 3

  • HORT2201 - Principles of Plant Science Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

  • course - Agricultural Records Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR

    course - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Internship Credit Hour(s): 6

  • AENG3300 - Precision Agriculture Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

  • course - Drainage, Irrigation, and Erosion Control Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Weed Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Plant Disease Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Insect Pest Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Field Crop Production Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Soil Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Crop Breeding Methods Hour(s): 3

    OR

    course - Genetics Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Principles of Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3 AND

    course - Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

  • course - Principles of Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3 AND

    course - Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

  • course - Fundamental Organic Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3 AND

    course - Fundamental Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

  • course - Fruit and Vegetable Production Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

Choose 11-12 hours from the following (a minimum of 6 hours must be 3000- or 4000-level courses) courses not used above in Track Courses.

  • course - Introduction to Agricultural Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3

  • AECO4200 - Agricultural Records II Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Financial Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Food and Agricultural Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agribusiness Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Food and Agricultural Policy Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Special Topics in Agribusiness Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR
    course - Special Topics in Agribusiness Credit Hour(s): 3
    OR 
    course - Special Topics in Agribusiness Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Engineering Graphics Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Problem Solving in Agricultural Technology and Systems Management (ATSM) Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Data Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Metal Fabrication Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Machinery Systems Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Biofuels Technology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Surveying and Introduction to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Electrical Systems and Electronics Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Advanced Irrigation Systems Management Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Spatial Data Analysis in Agriculture Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Power Equipment II Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agriscience Applications Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Microbiology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Farm Operations Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Agricultural Internship Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Forage Crops and Pastures Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Crop Breeding Methods Hour(s): 3

  • course - Soil Microbiology Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Special Topics in Crop Science Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR

    course - Special Topics in Crop Science Credit Hour(s): 3 
    OR
    course - Special Topics in Crop Science Credit Hour(s): 3 

  • course - Agricultural Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Fundamental Organic Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3 AND

    course - Fundamental Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

  • course - Principles of Plant Mineral Nutrition Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Trigonometry Credit Hour(s): 3

    OR
    course - Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3

  • course - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

  • course - Spanish for Agric Industries Credit Hour(s): 3

Type: Completion requirement
Additional Comments:

Additional Information

Notes

  • Students should follow their advisor’s recommendations for appropriate selections in Core Curriculum IMPACTS: Communicating in Writing (Area A1 - Communication Outcomes), IMPACTS: Mathematics and Quantitative Skills  (Area A2 - Quantitative Outcomes), and IMPACTS: Technology, Mathematics & Sciences (Area D - Natural Science, Mathematics, and Technology).

  • Credit toward graduation not allowed for the following combinations of science courses:

    • Principles of Biology and non-Science Biology courses (see Biology Course Descriptions for specifics),

    • Principles of Chemistry and non-Science Chemistry courses (see Chemistry Course Descriptions  for specifics), and

    • Principles of Physics and non-Science Physics courses (see Physics Course Descriptions for specifics).

  • The maximum number of hours that will be awarded for credit for completion of internships is 9 credit hours.

  • When a course is authorized in multiple areas of a degree program, students completing the course to meet requirements of one area must take a different course in the subsequent area(s) to meet the requirements of the subsequent area(s) (i.e., No course can be counted multiple times in a degree program).

  • A baccalaureate degree program requires at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Upper division is defined as 3000- and 4000-level courses.