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Nov 24, 2024
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2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
General Agriculture, B.S.
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General Agriculture, B.S.
Students majoring in Agriculture will select one of five concentrations: Agri-Business, Agri-Science, Agri-Communications, PreVeterinary Medicine or Sustainable Development. In each case, a strong broad-based understanding of American agriculture will be developed.
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Credit hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 14/15 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 12 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 12 Credit Hours
Additional Major Requirements: 18 Credit Hours
Additional hours in each concentration are required and must be selected in consultation with advisor and with a view toward career goals. No minor is required. *Credit from the following is normally excluded from major
Agri-Business Concentration
Agri-Business is designed to prepare students for jobs in agricultural businesses and includes additional courses in marketing, management, economics, and accounting.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Lower Division Major Requirements: 40 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 28 Credit Hours
Electives: 26 Credit Hours
- Agriculture electives 15
- Other electives 11
Agri-Science Concentration
Agri-Science is designed to prepare students for graduate schools or for jobs requiring technical knowledge of agriculture, and includes additional courses in basic and applied sciences.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Lower Division Major Requirements: 38/40 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 23 Credit Hours
Directed Electives
Must complete at least 6 credit hours from:Electives: 28 Credit Hours
- AGRI electives 10
- Other electives 18
Agri-Communications Concentration
Agri-Communications is designed to prepare students for jobs in agricultural journalism or communication, and includes additional courses in journalism, broadcasting, and photography.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement
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41
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Lower Division Major Requirements: 45/47 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 19 Credit Hours
Electives: 35 Credit Hours
- AGRI electives 18
- COMM (Broadcasting electives) 3
- Other electives 14
PreVeterinary Medicine Concentration
Three- or Four-Year Transfer Program (optional)
APSU offers a preveterinary medicine concentration that prepares the student for applying to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Most veterinary schools have similar admission requirements, and APSU’s program can be modified to meet the requirements of most.
The preveterinary program of study includes more coursework than the minimum for applying to veterinary school. These additional courses are included to improve the student’s chances for success in veterinary school and to complete B.S. degree requirements.
Program Requirements:
*Students may qualify for veterinary school during the third year at APSU.
*Thus students have two degree options at APSU:
- The student may apply for a degree granted in absentia (see Requirements for Degrees in Absentia ) after having successfully completed the first year of veterinary school; or
- The student may complete all requirements in the four-year curriculum and receive a B.S. degree in Agriculture, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Specific General Education Requirements: 6 Credit Hours
Note
*Most Schools of Veterinary Medicine do not have a mathematics requirement. However, students should note math prerequisites for CHEM 1110/1111 and PHYS 2010/2011 .
*Science requirements: See Lower and Upper Division sections below. Lower Division Major Requirements: 31 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 27 Credit Hours
Electives: 22 Credit Hours
Students should choose at least 22 hours of elective courses with substantial animal content from Agriculture and Biology. Recommendations include: Sustainable Development Concentration
Sustainable development is defined as: “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (unbruntland commission). The Sustainable Development Concentration is designed to prepare students for work in the growing field of sustainability science with a primary focus in the sustainable management of food, soil, water, and forest resources. In addition to a solid foundation in theoretical sciences, students in this program will develop applied skills with electronic spreadsheets, computer models, renewable technologies, and geotechnologies that facilitate resource management.
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Credit Hours |
General Education (see TBR Common Core )
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement |
41
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Social Sciences Core: 3 Credit Hours
Natural Sciences: 20-22 Credit Hours
Lower Division Major Requirements: 11 Credit Hours
Upper Division Major Requirements: 33 or 34 Credit Hours
Select one course from each Enhancement below: 12-15 Credit Hours
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