Agricultural Science Curriculum

LEARNING PLAN FORMS FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MAJORS

Learning Plan form:

• Word document (type-able)
• .pdf document (printable)

Change of Learning Plan form (use to make changes to a previously-approved plan):

• Word document (type-able)
• .pdf document (printable)

GENERAL CATALOG INFORMATION

• Agricultural Business Minor
• Agricultural Science (BS)
• Agricultural Studies Minor
• Equine Studies Minor

OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM

Agricultural Science majors have five principal components in their coursework:

• The Liberal Studies Program, the requirements of which all undergraduate students at Truman must fulfill; includes Essential Skills, Modes of Inquiry, and Interconnecting Perspectives;
   
• The Agricultural Science core curriculum (27 hours), which includes coursework in all major areas of agriculture. Specific required courses are:
  1. AGSC 108: Introduction to Agricultural Systems (4 credits)
  2. AGSC 110: Principles of Plant Agriculture (4 credits)
  3. AGSC 215: Principles of Animal Agriculture (4 credits)
  4. AGSC 260: Agricultural Markets and Products (3 credits)
  5. AGSC 314: Principles of Soil Science (4 credits)
  6. AGSC 415: Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture (WE, 3 credits)
  7. AGSC 420: Seminar in Agriculture (1 credit)
  8. AGSC 490: Practicum in Agriculture I (2 credits)
  9. AGSC 491: Practicum in Agriculture II (2 credits)
• Required support (17-19 hours) which includes two tracks
  1. all Agricultural Science majors completing a science-based area of specialization must take the following
     1. BIOL 107
     2. Inorganic (CHEM 120 and 121) and Organic (CHEM 320 or 329) Chemistry
     3. ECON 201
  2. all Agricultural Science majors completing an Ag business area of specialization must complete
     1. BIOL 107
     2. CHEM 120
     3. ECON 201
     4. ECON 200 in substitution for CHEM 121   (ECON 205 may be taken in place of ECON 200 & 201)
     5. substitute any of the following for Organic Chemistry: Any 200 level or above MATH; ECON 300, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 344, 345, 372, 402 or 403; STAT 375, 376 or 378; BSAD 352, 357 or 360
• A "Learning Plan" which includes 15 hours of Agricultural Science electives and an additional 15 hours to complete the Area of Specialization; these additional 15 hours may come from other AGSC courses or from other disciplines.  Students should develop their learning plan in consultation with their advisor in the spring semester of their sophomore year or, if transferring to Truman after their sophomore year, in their first semester.  The AGSC faculty reviews and approves the student's learning plans and the approved plan is filed with the registrar.  Forms for submitting and making changes to an approved learning plan can be found at the top of this page.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE COURSES AND THEIR SYLLABI

The table below lists all Agricultural Science courses. Clicking on the hyperlinks accesses a sample syllabus which includes information about the course and instructor. Course titles in BLUE are offered by multiple faculty and therefore have no syllabus presented. Course numbers highlighted in PINK are the core Agriculture courses, also listed above. Please note that syllabi shown here are for illustration only and are not meant to replace syllabi distributed to specific classes in specific semesters. Fa, Sp, and Su are abbreviations for Fall, Spring, and Summer, respectively, while odd and and even refer to years in which courses are offered (if not offered every year).

CURRICULUM WORKSHEETS FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MAJORS

These links lead to detailed, printable worksheets that advisors and students can use to track course work requirements and courses completed; to view and print them requires the Adobe Acrobat reader program which is available free from www.adobe.com.

• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2006 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2005 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2004 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2003 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2002 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2001 Freshmen
• Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2000 Freshmen

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE COURSE ROTATION

• Course rotation document (printable form of information in above table)