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Environmental Crop and Soil Sciences

Crop production agriculture has greater impact on environmental quality of air, soil, and water than any other human activity. Thus, proper management of cropping systems will yield marked environmental benefits and enhanced sustainability of this all-important industry. In Environmental Crop and Soil Sciences, students will learn ways to improve crop response to environmental conditions, improve efficiency of resource use for crops, reduce use of water resources, evaluate productivity and efficiency of cropping systems, conserve soil and water for future generations, and more. In other words, students will learn to improve environmental quality by improving management of soils and cropping systems.

First Year
Fall CH Spring CH
PSS 1100 - Fresh/Trans. Seminar 1 ENGL 1302 – Adv. College Rhetoric 3
ENGL 1301 – Ess. College Rhetoric 3 MATH 1321 - Trigonometry 3
MATH 1320 – College Algebra 3 CHEM 1308 – Prin. Of Chem. II 3
CHEM 1307 – Prin. of Chem. I           3 CHEM 1108 – Prin. Of Chem. II (Lab.)           1
CHEM 1107 – Prin. of Chem. I (Lab.) 1 Option Electives **     3
PSS 1321 – Agr. Plant Science 3 Free Electives 3
TOTAL 14 TOTAL 16
Second Year
Fall CH Spring CH
HIST 2300 – Hist. of U. S. to 1877 3 ENGL 2311 – Technical Writing 3
BIOL 1401 – Biol. of Plants 4 HIST 2301 – Hist. of U.S. Since 1877 3
CHEM 2303 – Intro. Org. Chem. 3 PSS 2401 – Intro. Entomology 4
  or CHEM 3305 – Organic Chem. I. - Option Electives** 6
CHEM 2103 – Intro Org. Chem. I Lab 1    
  or CHEM 3105 – Org. Chem. I Lab -    
PSS 2432 – Prin. & Practices Soils 4    
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 16
Third Year
Fall CH Spring CH
Option Electives ** 6 POLS 2302 – Am. Public Policy 3
POLS 1301 – Am. Govt. Org. 3 AAEC 3401 – Ag. Statistics 4
Free Electives 3 Option Electives **     6
AAEC 2305 – Funds. of AAEC           3 Free Electives 3
or ECO 2301 – Prin. Of Microecon. -    
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 16
Fouth Year
Fall CH Spring CH
PSS 4100 – Seminar            1 COMS 2300 – Public Speaking           3
Free Electives 3 Vis. & Perf. Arts/Multi. or Humanities*           3
Humanities/Multi. or Vis. & Perf. Arts* 3 Option Electives** 7
Option Electives** 6-9 Free Electives  0-3
TOTAL 13-16 TOTAL 13-16

Minimum hours required for graduation - 120 (Students must fulfill the university multicultural requirement.).

*    Choose from Core Curriculum requirements.
**  Students will select one of the options listed below according to their area of interest:

Crop Biotechnology: 34 hours from BIOL 1404, BIOL 3320/3120, BOT 4304, CHEM 3311, 3312, 3313, PSS 3323, 3421, 4321 and 4415; Select additional 3-4 hours from PSS 3321, 3322, 3324, 4000, 4301, 4305, 4424 or CHEM 3141; Select 10-11 hours of Free Electives.
Crop Protection: 28 hours from PSS 3323, 3421, 4301, 4305, 4335, 4421, 4425 and MBIO 3400; Select additional 6-7 hours from PSS 3309, 3321, 3322, 3324, 4000, 4318, 4321, 4325, 4336, 4337 or 4415; Select 12-13 hours Free Electives.
Cropping Systems Management:  23 hours from PSS 3322, 3323, 4305, 4325, 4335, 4421 and 4425; Select additional 12-13 hours from PSS 3309, 3321, 3324, 3421, 4000, 4301, 4321, 4415 or 4336; Select 13-14 hours Free Electives.
Soil and Water Science: 22 hours from GEOL 1303, MBIO 3400, PSS 4330, 4332, 4335, 4326 and 4337.  Select additional 12 hours from GEOG 3300, 3301, 4302, GEOL 3323, NRM 4314, PSS 3309, 3321, 3322, 4000 or 4325; Select 14 hours Free Electives.
Forages and Grazing Systems: 27 hours from ANSC 1401, 3301, PSS 3321, 3323, 4325, 4335, 4421 and 4425; Select additional 8-9 hours from ANSC 3307, NRM 3201, 3303, PSS 3322, 3324, 4000, 4301, 4305, 4321 or 4336; Select 12-13 hours of Free Electives.

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