The application of these sciences is solving environmental problems, improving the quality of foods for human use, and developing improved products and new uses for plants and animals. A shuttle bus provides transportation to and from remote classes. Information sources from around the world are available through the campus computer network.
Agricultural science is a hands-on program with a fairly heavy laboratory emphasis in some courses.
Students will be assigned an adviser from within the curriculum to assist in career and academic planning. The Collegiate Agricultural Leaders Club is available to students who are interested in this field, as is the Dairy Judging Team. Agricultural scientists hold positions as veterinary assistants, veterinarians, college professors, high school science teachers, dairy nutritionists, dairy farm inspectors, fruit and vegetable inspectors, dairy and food quality assurance and control supervisors, artificial inseminators, agriculturalists, county extension agents, DHI supervisors, genetic engineers, soil fumigation specialists, brewmasters, forest technicians, baby formula researchers, winemakers' assistants, and filtration plant specialists. Many of these positions are held by students who have transferred to colleges for advanced degrees. Those graduates not pursuing a four-year degree have between five and 10 job offers each.