University General Course Catalog 2012-2013

Nov 30, 2024

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Agricultural Science, B.S.

I. University Core Curriculum Requirements (35-43 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy”.

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101 .

B. Mathematics (3 units)

Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

MATH 176 - Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3 units)

C. Natural Sciences (8 units)

CHEM 121A - General Chemistry I (3 units)
CHEM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 unit)
CHEM 122A - General Chemistry II (3 units)
CHEM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1 unit)

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)

E. Fine Arts (3 units)

Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

PSC 403C - Environmental Policy (3 units)
AGSC 467 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (3 units) OR
AGSC 415 - Ethics and Economics of Biotechnology (3 units)

H. Diversity (0-3 units)

Refer to the “Diversity” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students must take a three unit course that satisfies the Diversity requirement. This can be a course that also satisfies the Fine Arts requirement, in this case, units will be counted only in the Fine Arts section above.

II. Major Requirements (68 units)

A. Agriculture Required Courses (44 units)

AGSC 100 - Elements of Livestock Production (3 units)
AGSC 206 - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (3 units)
AGSC 416 - Internship (3 units)
APST 270 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (4 units)
BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 units)
BIOL 191 - Introduction Organismal Biology (3 units)
BIOL 251 - General Microbiology (4 units)
BIOL 330 - Plant Biology (3 units)
NRES 322 - Soils (3 units)
NRES 3XX–Pesticides and Fertilizers (3 units–proposal in process)
NUTR 223 - Principles of Nutrition (3 units)
AGSC 211 - Agribusiness Management (3 units)
AGSC 307 - Environmental Economics (3 units) OR
AGSC 309 - Resource Economics (3 units)
AGSC 468 - Economic Impact Analysis (3 units)

B. Business Required Courses (24 units)

ACC 201 - Financial Accounting (3 units)
ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting (3 units)
COM 113 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 units)
ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 units)
IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems (3 units)
MKT 210 - Marketing Principles (3 units)
ENG 321 - Expository Writing (3 units)

III. Minor Requirements (0 units)

IV. Electives (9-17 units)

Elective units are selected in consultation with and approved by the major advisor. All courses listed below in any combination are automatically approved as electives.