Agricultural Sciences Major
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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category I: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements for Agriculture Sciences | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Resource & Agro-Ecosystems | 3 |
| PLSC 110 | World Food Crops | 3 |
| SOIL 210 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Three Agriculture Sciences Emphasis Areas | ||
| Student must select three (3) emphasis areas from the 10 areas offered below to complete the major. Each emphasis area is 12 credits and a minimum of 36 credits is required for the three areas. A minimum of six (6) credits in each emphasis area must be completed with courses numbered at the 300-400 level. | 36 | |
| Total Credits | 74 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business and Economics Emphasis Area | ||
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| AGEC 242 | Introduction to Agricultural Management | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 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 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Systems Management Emphasis Area | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
ASM 323 | ||
ASM 354 | ||
ASM 373 | ||
ASM 374 | ||
ASM 378 | ||
ASM 429 | ||
| Management of Agricultural Systems | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Health Emphasis Area | ||
| ANSC 218 | Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
| ANSC 219 | Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 1 |
| ANSC 223 | Introduction to Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Equine Studies | ||
| Domestic Animal Behavior and Management | ||
| Animal Nutrition | ||
| Animal Genetics | ||
| Fundamentals/Animal Disease | ||
| Fundamentals of Animal Disease II | ||
| Total Credits | 13 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Production Emphasis Area | ||
| ANSC 220 | Livestock Production | 3 |
| ANSC 223 | Introduction to Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| Select 7 credits from the following: | 7 | |
| Meat Grading and Evaluation | ||
| Livestock Evaluation | ||
| Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| Meat Animal Evaluation and Marketing | ||
| Survey of Meat Science | ||
| Domestic Animal Behavior and Management | ||
| 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 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Crop Production Emphasis Area | ||
| PAG 115 | 2 | |
| Select 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Plant Systems Approach to Global Foods | ||
| Horticulture Science | ||
| Principles of Crop Production | ||
PLSC 320 | ||
| Seed Technology & Production | ||
| Grain Grading | ||
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Arboriculture Climbing and Rigging Operations | ||
| Vegetable Crop Production | ||
| Greenhouse Production and Management | ||
| Potato Science | ||
| Arboriculture Science | ||
PAG 215 | ||
SOIL 322 | ||
| Soil And Plant Analysis | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Crop Protection Emphasis Area | ||
| ENT 350 | General Entomology | 3 |
| PLSC 215 | Weed Identification | 1 |
| PLSC 323 | 3 | |
| PLSC 453 | Advanced Weed Science | 2 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Extension Education Emphasis Area | ||
| H&CE 445 | Designing Nonformal Education Programs | 3 |
| H&CE 446 | Extension Education | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 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 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape Production Emphasis Area | ||
| PLSC 210 | Horticulture Science | 3 |
| PLSC 368 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following: | 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 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Emphasis Area | ||
| SOIL 217 | Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | 3 |
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 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 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Food Production and Safety Emphasis Area | ||
| MICR 100 | Famine, Plague, and Cheese. Microbes: the cause and solution to the world's problems | 3 |
| MICR 453 | Food Microbiology | 2 |
| Select 7 credits from the following: | 7 | |
ASM 323 | ||
| 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 area.
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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.
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The three emphasis areas need to be reported to the Office of Registration and Records for degree progress and tracking. The areas can be reported using a Major Change form submitted by the student's advisor.