The Department of Crop Protection offers a program of instruction leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with specialization in Crop Protection. The Department program emphasizes the effective use and application of agricultural technology in the fields of crop protection. It integrates the function of resident instruction, research and extension in the discipline of entomology, nematology, phytopathology, and weed science in a global approach aimed at protecting crop plant health. The first year of the study program in crop protection is the same as in most of the other undergraduate curricula in Agricultural Sciences.
Specialization gradually begins during the second year.
The student, in consultation with his or her advisor, selects 12 credits of professional electives and 12 of free electives. The professional electives are chosen mainly from the Crop Protection Department course offerings. During the summer between the third and fourth year the students participate in a three-credit summer field practicum in some aspects of crop protection.