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Environmental Management in Agriculture
This interdisciplinary studies major provides training in agriculture with emphasis on the environment. Graduates will find employment with agricultural producers, agribusiness, agricultural service agencies and regulatory agencies.
- Economics and Policy - Critical Tracking
- Economics and Policy - 8 Semester Plan
- Land and Water Management - Critical Tracking
- Land and Water Management - 8 Semester Plan
- Waste Management and Utilization - Critical Tracking
- Waste Management and Utilization - 8 Semester Plan
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Economics and Policy |
This specialization prepares students for employment in agribusiness positions in consulting, chemical manufacturing, and sales or with regulatory agencies.
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 additional courses of the 6 courses – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional course of the 6 courses – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional course of 6 courses – MAC2233 must be 1 of the 6 courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all 6 critical tracking courses – including associated labs
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Credits |
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Composition (GE) |
3 |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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Social and behavioral science (GE) |
2 |
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BSC 2007 and 2009L Biological Sciences and Lab (GE-B) |
4 |
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Electives |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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Social and behavioral science (GE) OR Humanities |
3 |
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BSC 2008 Biological Sciences: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (GE-B) |
3 |
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MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
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PHY 2020 Intro to Principles of Physics (GE-P) |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication |
3 |
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CHM 1020 Basic Chemistry: Concepts and Applications (GE-P) |
3 |
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CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and Software (GE-M) OR ALS 3203 PC Use in Agriculture |
3 |
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STA 2023 Intro to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
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Electives |
4 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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CHM 1021 Chemistry and Society: Concepts and Applications (GE-P) |
3 |
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AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S) OR ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) |
4 |
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AEE 3033C Writing for Agriculture and Natural |
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Resources (or equivalent) |
3 |
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Electives |
4 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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AEB 3450 Intro to Natural Resources and Environmental Economics |
3 |
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AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management |
3 |
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AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science OR Approved plant-related course |
3 |
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SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (GE-P) |
3 |
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Approved Electives* |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 6 |
Credits |
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
4 |
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AEB 4274 Natural Resources and Environmental Policy |
3 |
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ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality (GE-P) |
3 |
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AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture |
3 |
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Approved Electives* |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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ANS 3006C Intro Animal Science |
4 |
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PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Mgmt |
3 |
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SOS 4231C Soils and Land Use (GE-P) |
3 |
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Approved Electives* |
5 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resources and Environmental Economics OR AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource and Environ Economics |
3 |
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AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Mgmt OR AOM 3734 Irrigation Prin and Practices |
3 |
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Approved Electives* |
8 |
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Total |
14 |
*Approved electives must include two of the following courses: AEB 4284 Human Resource Policy, AEB 4285 State/Local Govt. Policy for Rural Areas, GEO 3502 Economic Geography, GEO 3602 Urban Geology, GEO 4554 Regional Development, GEO 4620 Land Use and Urban Form, PUP 3204 Policies and Ecology, SOS 2008 Humans, Soils and Environmental Impact, ALS 3135 Agricultural Ecology.
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Land and Water Management |
This specialization prepares students for employment with agencies and firms that deal with technical aspects of the environmental management of land and water resources.
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 5 critical courses – excluding labs (CHM2045, CHM2045L, CHM2046, CHM2046L, MAC2311, BSC2010, BSC2010L, BSC2011, BSC2011L)
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional courses of the 5 courses – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional course of the 5 courses – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional course of 5 courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all 5 critical tracking courses – including associated labs
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Credits |
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Composition (GE) |
3 |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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Social and behavioral science (GE* |
3 |
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BSC 2010 and 2010L Principles of Biology 1 and Lab (GE-B) |
4 |
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Electives |
2 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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Humanities (GE) |
3 |
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BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology II and Lab (GE-B) |
4 |
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CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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Electives |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and Software (GE-M) OR ALS 3203 PC Use in Agriculture |
3 |
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STA 2023 Intro to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (GE-P) |
3 |
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MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
4 |
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AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S) Or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) |
4 |
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Humanities or Social and Behavioral |
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Sciences (GE)* |
3 |
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Elective |
1 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business |
4 |
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AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication OR equivalent |
3 |
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AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science OR |
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Approved plant-related course |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 6 |
Credits |
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ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental |
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Quality (GE-P) |
3 |
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AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture |
3 |
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SOS 4244 Wetlands and Water Quality |
3 |
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
4 |
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AEB 4274 Natural Resources and |
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Environmental Policy |
3 |
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AEE 3033C Writing for Agricultural and |
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Natural Resources |
3 |
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Total |
19 |
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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ALS 3135 Agricultural Ecology |
3 |
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ANS 3006C Intro to Animal Science |
4 |
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SOS 4602C Soil Physics (GE-P) |
3 |
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PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Mgmt |
3 |
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Approved Electives |
2 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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GLY 2030C Environmental & Eng. Geology (GE-P) |
3 |
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SOS 4213C Soils and Environmental Chemistry (GE-P) |
3 |
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SOS 4116 Environmental Nutrient |
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Management |
3 |
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AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Mgmt OR AOM 3734 Irrigation Prin and Practices |
3 |
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Approved Electives |
2 |
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Total |
14 |
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Waste Management and Utilization |
This specialization prepares students for employment with firms and agencies involved in environmentally sound use and management of agricultural and other wastes (poultry and dairy waste, municipal biosolids and effluent, yard waste, hazardous wastes, etc.)
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 5 critical courses – excluding labs (PHY2004, PHY2004L, PHY2005, MAC2311, BSC2010, BSC2010L, BSC2011, BSC2011L)
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional course of the 5 courses – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses of the 5 courses – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional course of 5 courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all 5 critical tracking courses – including associated labs
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Credits |
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BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 and Lab (GE-B) |
4 |
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Composition (GE) |
3 |
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Humanities (GE-H, I) |
3 |
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ALS 3203 PC Use in Agriculture OR CGS 2531 Intro to Computer Programming and |
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Software |
3 |
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Electives |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Lab |
4 |
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MAC 2311 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
4 |
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AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication OR SPC 2600 Intro to Public Speaking |
3 |
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Humanities (GE-H, I) |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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CHM 2045 & 2045L General Chemistry (GE-P) |
4 |
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PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource |
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Economics (GE-S) OR ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) |
4 |
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Social and behavioral science (GE) |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (GE-P) |
3 |
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AEE 3033C Writing for Agriculture and Natural Resources OR ENC 2210 Technical Writing and Business Communication |
3 |
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STA 2023 Intro to Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
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Humanities or Social & Behav Sciences (GE)* |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
**Prerequisites for calculus (MAC 1147) and chemistry (CHM 1025) should be considered electives. If a student takes ECO 2023, then ECO 2013 will be a social science course.
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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ALS 3135 Agricultural Ecology |
3 |
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MCB 2000 Microbiology |
3 |
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MCB 2000L Microbiology Lab |
1 |
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GLY 2030C Environmental & Eng. Geology |
4 |
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Approved Electives |
3 |
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__ |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 6 |
Credits |
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ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental |
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Quality (GE-P) |
3 |
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AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture |
3 |
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SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the |
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Environment (GE-P) |
3 |
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SOS 3022L Introduction to Soils in the |
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Environment Lab |
1 |
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AEB 4274 Natural Resources and |
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Environmental Policy |
3 |
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PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Mgmt |
3 |
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__ |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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SOS 4231C Soils and Land Use (GE-P) |
3 |
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AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science OR |
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Approved Plant-related Course |
3 |
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AOM 4444C Electrical Power and |
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Instrumentation |
3 |
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AOM 3333 Pesticide Application |
3 |
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AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles & Practices OR AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Mgmt |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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AOM 4643 Prin/Issues of Environ. Hydro |
3 |
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ANS 3006C Intro to Animal Science |
4 |
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
4 |
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Approved Electives |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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