Agribusiness Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| AGEC 212B | Applied Economic Principles | 3 |
| Or | |
| SECO 211B | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
MATH-233: Students planning to pursue graduate studies should take SMAT-211.
Third Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Fourth Year
First Semester
| AGEC 470B | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| AGEC 422B | Marketing Agri Products | 3 |
| MKTG 300B | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Management or Marketing Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Concentration Courses
Total Credit Hours: 120-121
Agricultural Economics Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
| AGSC 200B | Agricultural Communications | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Requirement | 3 |
| AGEC 212B | Applied Economic Principles | 3 |
| Or | |
| SECO 211B | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| SECO 221B | Principle of Economics I | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
MATH-233: Students planning to pursue graduate studies should take SMAT-211.
Third Year
First Semester
| AGEC 333B | Financial Management | 3 |
| SACC 211B | Financial Accounting Principle | 3 |
| ECON 300B | Intermediate Macro Theory | 3 |
| MATH 203B | Calculus for Bus & Social Sci | 3 |
| Or | |
| SMAT 211B | Anal Geometry & Calculus I | 4 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Second Semester
| ECON 310B | Intermediate Micro Theory | 3 |
| SMAT 130B | Elementary Statistics I | 3 |
| CMPS 290B | Micro Comp Appl in Bus | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| AGEC 422B | Marketing Agri Products | 3 |
ECON
| Economics Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGEC 470B | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| African American Experience | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Concentration Courses
Students pursuing the agribusiness concentration take courses in that concentration in lieu of specified courses.
***Elective may be taken from ACCT, ECON, MGMT or MKTG.
Animal Science Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
| African American Experience | 3 |
| SCHE 132B | General Chemistry | 3 |
| SCHE 132LB | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| AGEC 212B | Applied Economic Principles | 3 |
| Or | |
| SECO 211B | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| SPTH 210B | Techniques of Speech | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| SCHE 133B | General Chemistry | 3 |
| SCHE 133LB | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| AGSC 211B | Poultry Production | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 210B | Plant Science | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
| AGSC 312B | Meats | 3 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 304B | Forage Crops and Pasture Mgmt | 3 |
| AGSC 203B | Soil and Environment | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| AGSC 230B | Biometrics | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 200B | Agricultural Communications | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 321B | Veterinary Science | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 421B | Animal Breeding | 3 |
| UFOR 375B | Intro to GIS | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Concentration Courses
Plant and Soil Sciences Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
| Social-Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| SCHE 132B | General Chemistry | 3 |
| SCHE 132LB | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| AGEC 212B | Applied Economic Principles | 3 |
| Or | |
| SECO 211B | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| AGSC 203B | Soil and Environment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| SCHE 133B | General Chemistry | 3 |
| SCHE 133LB | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| AGSC 210B | Plant Science | 3 |
| African American Experience | 3 |
| SPTH 210B | Techniques of Speech | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
| AGSC 304B | Forage Crops and Pasture Mgmt | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 200B | Agricultural Communications | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 305B | Soil Fertility & Plant Nutr | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| AGSC 230B | Biometrics | 3 |
| AGSC 311B | Ornamental Horticulture | 3 |
| AGSC 342B | Soil and Water Management | 3 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
AGSC (AGSC Elective): Agricultural Sciences elective must be chosen from courses bearing AGSC or Divisional Electives (AGSC or UFOR)
Fourth Year
First Semester
AGSC (AGSC Elective): Agricultural Sciences elective must be chosen from courses bearing AGSC or Divisional Electives (AGSC or UFOR)
Second Semester
| AGSC 407B | Soil Physics | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| UFOR 375B | Intro to GIS | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
AGSC (AGSC Elective): Agricultural Sciences elective must be chosen from courses bearing AGSC or Divisional Electives (AGSC or UFOR)
Concentration Courses
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| SPTH 210B | Techniques of Speech | 3 |
| AGSC 210B | Plant Science | 3 |
| CHEM 234B | Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 212B | Biochemistry Laboratory (Non-STEM Majors) | 1 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| AGSC 230B | Biometrics | 3 |
| AGSC 275B | VetMed Terminology | 3 |
| Health-PE Elective | 1-2 |
| SPHY 212B | Elements Physics II | 3 |
| SPHY 212LB | Elements of Physics II Lab&Rec | 1 |
| African American Experience | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Year
First Semester
| AGSC 430B | Physiology of Reproduction | 3 |
| AGSC 410B | Agricultural Genetics | 4 |
| AGSC 440B | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 321B | Veterinary Science | 3 |
| AGSC 421B | Animal Breeding | 3 |
| SVLR 400B | Service Learning | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Concentration Courses
Students that are interested in Veterinary Medicine as a career choice are required to consult with the program’s veterinarian or Program Leader of Agricultural Sciences.
Sustainable Agriculture Concentration
First Year
First Semester
Second Semester
Second Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| SCHE 133B | General Chemistry | 3 |
| SCHE 133LB | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| African American Experience | 3 |
| Fine Arts Requirement | 3 |
| AGSC 210B | Plant Science | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Science Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Year
First Semester
| AGSC 304B | Forage Crops and Pasture Mgmt | 3 |
| AGSC 305B | Soil Fertility & Plant Nutr | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 200B | Agricultural Communications | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| AGSC 230B | Biometrics | 3 |
| AGSC 311B | Ornamental Horticulture | 3 |
| AGSC 342B | Soil and Water Management | 3 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Year
Second Semester
| AGEC 412B | Public Policy | 3 |
| Or | |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 431B | Animal Science Problems | 3 |
| UFOR 375B | Intro to GIS | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| Or | |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
First Semester
| AGSC 410B | Agricultural Genetics | 4 |
| AGSC 428B | Commercial Vegetable Prod | 3 |
| AGST Elective | 3 |
| AGSC 472B | Seminar in Agricultural Issues | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Concentration Courses
Minor in Sustainable Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture Sciences does offer a minor option in Sustainable Agriculture. This can be earned in conjunction with a major degree and allows an individual to specialize in an academic area and gain a competitive advantage for tomorrow’s workforce.
Requirements List
Total Credit Hours: 18