Requirements
Degree Type: B.S.
Minimum Credits Required: 120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
Total Credits | 39 |
Major Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
AGRI 189 | Skills For Academic Success | 1 |
AGRI 120 | Feeding and Fueling the World | 3 |
ANSC 114 | Introduction to Animal Sciences | 3 |
ASM 115 | Fundamentals of Agricultural Systems Management | 3 |
BIOL 111 | Concepts of Biology | 3 |
or BIOL 150 | General Biology I |
CSCI 114 | Computer Applications | 3 |
or TL 116 | Business Software Applications |
CHEM 117 | Chemical Concepts and Applications | 3 |
or CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
H&CE 496 | Field Experience | 4 |
NRM 225 | Natural Resources & Agrosystems | 3 |
PLSC 110 | World Food Crops | 3 |
SOIL 210 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| 33-38 |
Total Credits | 71-76 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
AGEC 242 | Introduction to Agricultural Management | 3 |
| 6 |
| Agricultural Marketing | |
| Introduction to Agricultural Finance | |
| Farm and Agribusiness Management II | |
| Introduction to Commodity Trading | |
| Principles of Real Estate | |
| Agrisales | |
| Advanced Agricultural Lending | |
| Cooperatives | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | |
| Economics of Entrepreneurship | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
| 12 |
| Post-Harvest Technology | |
| Electricity and Electronic Applications | |
| Tractors & Power Units | |
| Power Units Laboratory | |
| Machinery Principles and Management | |
| Hydraulic Power Principles and Applications | |
| Management of Agricultural Systems | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
ANSC 218 | Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
ANSC 219 | Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 1 |
ANSC 223 | Introduction to Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| 6 |
| Introduction to Equine Studies | |
| Domestic Animal Behavior and Management | |
| Applied Animal Nutrition | |
| Animal Genetics | |
| Fundamentals/Animal Disease | |
| Fundamentals of Animal Disease II | |
Total Credits | 13 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
ANSC 220 | Livestock Production | 3 |
ANSC 223 | Introduction to Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| 7 |
| Meat Grading and Evaluation | |
| Livestock Evaluation | |
| Dairy Cattle Evaluation | |
| Meat Animal Evaluation and Marketing | |
| Survey of Meat Science | |
| Domestic Animal Behavior and Management | |
| Applied Animal Nutrition | |
| Principles of Meat Science | |
| Fundamentals of Meat Processing | |
| Livestock Sales and Marketing | |
| Physiology of Reproduction | |
| Growing and Finishing Cattle Management | |
| Genetics | |
Total Credits | 13 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
PAG 115 | Introduction to Precision Agriculture | 2 |
| 10 |
| Plant Systems Approach to Global Foods | |
| Horticulture Science | |
| Principles of Crop Production | |
| Integrated Forage and Cover Crops Production Management and Ecosystem Services | |
| Seed Technology & Production | |
| Grain Grading | |
| Plant Propagation | |
| Arboriculture Climbing and Rigging Operations | |
| Vegetable Crop Production | |
| Greenhouse Production and Management | |
| Potato Science | |
| Arboriculture Science | |
| Mapping of Precision Ag Data | |
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | |
| Soil And Plant Analysis | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
ENT 350 | General Entomology | 3 |
PLSC 215 | Weed Identification | 1 |
PLSC 323 | Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
PLSC 453 | Advanced Weed Science | 2 |
Total Credits | 9 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
H&CE 445 | Designing and Delivering Nonformal Education Programs | 3 |
H&CE 446 | Extension Education | 3 |
| 6 |
| Educational Psychology | |
| Methods of Family Life Education | |
| Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences Education | |
| Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Teaching Methods in Agricultural Education | |
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
PLSC 210 | Horticulture Science | 3 |
PLSC 368 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| 6 |
| Landscape Bidding, Contracting and Operations | |
| Woody Landscape Plants | |
| Herbaceous Landscape Plants | |
| Landscape Management | |
| Turfgrass Management | |
| Sports Turf Operations | |
| Arboriculture Climbing and Rigging Operations | |
| Nursery Production and Management | |
| Greenhouse Production and Management | |
| Horticulture and Turfgrass Systems | |
| Advanced Landscape Plants | |
| Landscape Irrigation Design | |
| Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | |
| Arboriculture Science | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
| 9 |
| Natural Resource Management Systems | |
| Urban-Ecosystem Management | |
| River and Stream Resource Management | |
| Sustainable Scenarios in Natural Resources Management | |
| Environmental Outreach Methods | |
| National Environmental Policy Act and Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| Rangeland Resources Watershed Management | |
| Wetland Resources Management | |
| Ecological Restoration | |
| Natural Resource Management Systems | |
| Soils and Land Use | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Course List Code | Title | Credits |
MICR 100 | Famine, Plague, and Cheese. Microbes: the cause and solution to the world's problems | 3 |
MICR 453 | Food Microbiology | 2 |
| 7 |
| Post-Harvest Technology | |
| Food Processing I | |
| Cereal Technology | |
| Food Laws and Regulations | |
| Food Chemistry | |
| Food Ingredient Technology | |
| Cereal and Food Fermentation | |
| Food Safety | |
| Food Microbiology Laboratory | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Degree and Major Notes
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Courses cannot be used to fulfill more than one emphasis
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Classes offered in the emphasis may require additional prerequisites; consult an advisor to plan accordingly.
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Classes offered in the emphasis areas and electives may be offered on-campus only or available via distance education. See the semester schedule for a listing of online classes.