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Agricultural Science Curriculum
LEARNING PLAN FORMS FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MAJORSLearning Plan form:
Change of
Learning Plan form (use to make changes to a previously-approved plan):GENERAL CATALOG INFORMATION
- Agricultural Business Minor
- Agricultural Science (BS)
- Agricultural Studies Minor
- Equine Studies Minor
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:
:
Introduction to Agricultural Systems (4 credits)
- AGSC 110
: Principles of Plant Agriculture (4 credits)- AGSC 215: Principles of Animal Agriculture (4 credits)
- AGSC 260: Agricultural Markets and Products (3 credits)
- AGSC 314
: Principles of Soil Science (4 credits)- AGSC 415
: Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture (WE, 3 credits)- AGSC 420
: Seminar in Agriculture (1 credit)- AGSC 490
: Practicum in Agriculture I (2 credits)- AGSC 491
: Practicum in Agriculture II (2 credits) - Required support (17-19 hours) which includes two
tracks
- all Agricultural Science majors completing a
science-based area of specialization must take the
following
- BIOL 107
- Inorganic (CHEM 120 and 121) and Organic (CHEM 320 or 329) Chemistry
- ECON 201
- all Agricultural Science majors completing an Ag
business area of specialization must complete
- BIOL 107
- CHEM 120
- ECON 201
- ECON 200 in substitution for CHEM 121 (ECON 205 may be taken in place of ECON 200 & 201)
- 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
- all Agricultural Science majors completing a
science-based area of specialization must take the
following
- 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.
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).
| AGSC 100 | Food Agriculture and the Environment | Fa, Sp | Campbell | |
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture(writing enhanced) | Fa, Sp | Marshall | |
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture | Fa, Sp, Su | Wehner | |
| AGSC 108 | Intro to Agriculture Systems | Fa |
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AG Faculty |
| AGSC 110 | Principles of Plant Agriculture | Sp | Campbell | |
| AGSC 121 | Livestock Management Techniques | Sp | Marshall, Wehner (team) | |
| AGSC 122 | Introductory Meat Science | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 152 | Horsemanship I | Fa, Sp | Costello | |
| AGSC 153 | Horsemanship II | Fa, Sp | Costello | |
| AGSC 154 | Horsemanship III | Fa, Sp | Costello | |
| AGSC 160 | Agricultural Techniques | Fa (even) | Kuntz | |
| AGSC 193 | Introduction to Equine Science | Fa | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 215 | Principles of Animal Agriculture | Sp | Marshall | |
| AGSC 218 | Introduction to Horticulture | Sp (even) | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 252 | Horse Training Techniques | Sp | Costello | |
| AGSC 260 | Agricultural Markets and Products | Sp | Seipel | |
| AGSC 301 | Special Problems in Ag Science | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 303 | Food and Agricultural Marketing | Fa (even) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Sheep Production | On demand | Marshall | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Beef Cattle Science | Fa (even) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Livestock Evaluation | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 310 | Forage Crops | Fa (even) | Campbell | |
| AGSC 311 | Plant Nutrition | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 313 | Plant Propagation | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 314 | Principles of Soil Science | Fa | Campbell | |
| AGSC 318 | Landscape Materials and Landscaping | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 320 | Anat & Phys of Domestic Animals | Sp (odd) | Guffey | |
| AGSC 321 | Animal Nutrition | Fa | Wehner | |
| AGSC 322 | Animal Health | Sp (even) | Guffey | |
| JINS 325 | Rural America | Fa | Seipel | |
| AGSC 327 | Genetics of Animal, Plant Improvement | Sp (even) | Campbell, Marshall (team) | |
| AGSC 332 | Principles of Vegetable Production | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 340 | Futures and Options Markets | Fa (odd) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 342 | Agricultural Entrepreneurship | Sp (odd) | Seipel | |
| JINS 343 | The Horse in Art, Science, and History | Sp (even) | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 352 | Animal Reproduction | Fa | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 353 | Equine Reproduction Practicum | Sp | Alghamdi | |
| AGSC 354 | Bovine Reproduction Practicum | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 355 | Ovine Reproduction Practicum | On demand | Marshall | |
| AGSC 375 | Equine Exercise Physiology | Sp (odd) | Alghamdi | |
| AGSC 391 | Internship for Agriculture | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 392 | Internship Analysis and Evaluation | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 410 | Soil Conservation and Management | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 414 | Agricultural Policy | Sp (even) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 415 | Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture | Fa | Seipel | |
| AGSC 416 | Advanced Topics: Crop Protection | On demand | Campbell | |
| AGSC 416 | Advanced Topics: Grain Crops | On demand | Campbell | |
| AGSC 418 | Temperate Fruit and Nut Culture | On demand | AG Faculty | |
| AGSC 420 | Seminar in Agriculture | Fa | Seipel, Marshall (rotates) | |
| AGSC 422 | Grazing Animal Ecology | Sp (odd) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 423 | Physiology of Lactation | Fa (odd) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 427 | Swine Management Science | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 429 | Domestic Animal Behavior | Sp (even) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 441 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 442 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 443 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 490 | Practicum in Agriculture I | Fa | All | |
| AGSC 491 | Practicum in Agriculture II | Sp | All |
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
- Course rotation document (printable form of information in above table)