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All majors offered by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences require 120 credit hours. More than one department coordinates some majors and there are interdisciplinary studies majors as well. Refer to a specific major’s section for degree requirements.

Minors are available to students in any college who complete the application, available in the associate dean’s office.

• Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics and Policy
• Agricultural Communication
• Agricultural Information Technology
• Agricultural Law
• Entomology and Nematology
• Environmental Horticulture
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Extension Education
• Family, Youth and Community Sciences
• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Food and Resource Economics
• Food Science
• Forest Resources and Conservation
• Horticultural Science
• International Studies in Agricultural and Life Sciences
• Management & Sales in Agribusiness
• Nutritional Sciences
• Organizational Leadership for Non-Profits
• Packaging Science
• Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Plant Science
• Precision Agriculture
• Soil and Water Science
• Turfgrass Science
• Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

This minor requires 15 credits approved by the associate dean of the college. The minor has three components:

• At least six weeks abroad on an approved study abroad program, cooperative work experience, internship or senior thesis project.
• 9-12 credits in the college in courses with an international focus, selected from the list of approved courses or completed abroad as part of an approved study program.
• 3-6 credits that focus on the history, social organization, culture or language of the nation or region abroad. These courses can also be completed abroad as part of an approved study program.

Recognizing the needs of nontraditional students, the university established Bachelor of Science degree programs that are available off campus in Apopka, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Homestead, Milton and Plant City.

As a unit of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), the college offers several off-campus degree programs. Please refer to the Web sites indicated for additional information.

• Apopka — Landscape and nursery horticulture
  www.mrec.ifas.ufl.edu

• Fort Lauderdale — Landscape and nursery horticulture, turfgrass science, and entomology and nematology
  www.ftld.ufl.edu

• Fort Pierce — Horticultural sciences and agribusiness management
  irrec.ifas.ufl.edu

• Homestead — Landscape and nursery horticulture
  trecdisted.ifas.ufl.edu

• Milton — Landscape and nursery horticulture, turfgrass science, and natural resource conservation
  wfrec.ifas.ufl.edu

• Plant City —Landscape and nursery horticulture, turfgrass science, and natural resource conservation
  mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/pcc/

Students must first earn an A.A. degree from a Florida public community college or other accredited institution, complete specific prerequisite courses, meet a specific GPA and apply for admission to UF.

Once accepted, students can pursue a Bachelor of Science without moving to Gainesville. Students also are eligible for UF and CALS scholarships.

UF faculty members teach and advise all students. Upon completion of the program requirements, UF confers the degree.

These programs also are available to the general public as continuing education courses.

Several CALS majors have specializations that help students complete the preprofessional requirements for admission to the colleges of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine.

The specializations in agricultural operations management, animal sciences, botany, entomology and nematology, food science and human nutrition, microbiology and cell science, and wildlife ecology and conservation prepare students for the programs in medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine.

Food science and human nutrition majors are eligible for the Junior Honors Medical Program.

Students preparing for law careers can select any major in the college.

Qualified students can be admitted to the early admission dental program after one semester of their freshman year at UF. This program helps highly motivated students complete the bachelor’s degree and D.M.D. in a shorter time than the two traditional programs. Participants major in microbiology and cell science or food science and human nutrition’s nutritional sciences specialization. Both majors provide the science foundation required for dental school. Additional information is available from the associate dean.