Students admitted to the University have the option of directly enrolling in the college. Students are assigned a faculty adviser from the area of emphasis in which the student is most interested. Freshmen not participating in direct enrollment may enroll in University College and later transfer to the college and into a major. Transfer students who have indicated an interest in agriculture on their application for admission are admitted directly into the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
Students in the major are required to take a core of courses and sufficient credit hours to have a minimum of 55 credit hours. In addition, a student must complete an internship and a third writing course, which may be part of one of the six required courses. Beyond these required courses, students work with their advisers to select a series of courses that will best prepare them for their career goals. The student is also expected to select a minor which encompasses 20 to 25 hours. The minor should be a series of courses that provides breadth to education in agriculture or the development of a field outside of agriculture complementary to the major.