During the first year of study, students in all majors participate in coursework that includes human ecology, mathematics, life sciences, and written, oral and interpersonal communications skills, as well as a seminar designed to optimize academic performance. Over four years of study, students in the various majors will focus on different aspects of agriculture.
All majors examine economics and government policy as they relate to agriculture.
This major offers students the broadest range of options within the BSc Agriculture program allowing students to tailor-make their program. Over one-third of the coursework consists of free and technical electives, the remaining requirements emphasize life sciences, math, economics, and statistics or computing. Coursework in computing, humanities, and agricultural economics are also required. This major surveys animal, plant and biological sciences and focus on agricultural economics. Students in this major will study the growth of crops emphasizing plant science, soil science, economics, and the integration of these disciplines.