The Agriculture Science degree prepares individuals for a variety of agricultural related careers. Many agricultural businesses and organizations are seeking graduates who have a diversified knowledge of agriculture leadership and life sciences, which include production agriculture, business, leadership and management. Many graduates become involved in agriculture business and industry, production agriculture operations, international agriculture development or pursue advanced study in areas such as nutrition and agricultural education.

Agricultural Science allows students to develop a high concentration of science and specialized agricultural study. Through the Agricultural Science degree program, a student can pursue a bachelor of science in agriculture and develop specialization areas that will serve his/her individual needs and interests. For the degree requirements, students must complete 124 hours, which includes 33 hours of science and 58 hours of agricultural science. Thirty hours will be agricultural science electives, which must be taken from two academic departments within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The student must select agricultural science electives that are closely related and compliment each other. By selecting electives from two academic departments, a student can develop two specialization areas, such as agricultural pest management and agronomy or agricultural economics and animal science. A minimum of 16 agricultural science electives must be 4000 level courses or above, and a maximum of 4 hours may be selected from 1000 level courses.

Graduates will have knowledge of (1) the diversified field of agriculture; (2) basic agricultural sciences; (3) leadership principles; (4) the basic principles of production; and (5) the application of basic sciences principles to production agriculture and agricultural business management.

Graduates will be able to (1) plan and conduct basic agricultural research; (2) manage an agricultural enterprise (business or production); (3) provide leadership in a variety of employment settings; and (4) communicate effectively orally and in writing to various audiences.

In various courses, students produce and present reports that demonstrate the performance learning objectives. In addition to faculty assessment, external assessors from other departments and from typical clientele audiences observe presentations and provide feedback.

Internship supervisors and co-curricular sponsors, along with student participants, provide feedback about the internship using a form based on the learning objectives.

Suggested Program of Study

• Agricultural Science Curriculum