It provides opportunities to apply the principles learned in the classroom to personal experience. Students benefit by increased career motivation and they are more competitive in the job market upon graduation. Report on Future Careers in Agriculture through 2005 Letters of Recommendation Those who know you best should write letters of recommendation. Just taking a course from a professor sometimes is not sufficient for the professor to write a meaningful recommendation. Three letters of recommendation are usually required by a potential employer or for entrance into graduate school.
Students normally request letters from their advisor, other professors, and former employers.
Unfortunately, some students go through 4 years of college without really getting to know members of the faculty. They may not even get to know their advisor very well. These students have problems obtaining meaningful letters of recommendation. The Crop and Soil Science staff finds that participation in the Agronomy Club is one of the best ways of promoting student-faculty interaction on a more personal basis. Scholarships Agronomy students have the opportunity to receive scholarships from the Crop and Soil Science Department and from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.