- Agricultural Biotechnology B.S.
Program Requirements
Admissions:
First Year students – 80% H.S. average; 1000 SAT minimum (math/verbal); with good grades in biology, chemistry and mathematics
Transfer Students – 2.0 minimum and science-specific GPA with strong science and mathematics background. Majors biology and chemistry and first year college mathematics should e completed for students entering as sophomores; junior transfers are recommended to have microbiology or cellular biology or molecular genetics in their backgrounds.
Degree Requirements for Graduation:
(I) Trustees General Education Requirements
10 categories
ca. 30 credits
(*note: may be less if category fulfilled via other means: e.g. Language Regents score)
(Note: must Include ENGL 101 and MATH 131 and second mathematics (MATH 125 or MATH 23)1 for major/ and PHIL 305, Ethics in Science - satisfies Humanities requirement)) + COMM 301 (Technical Writing)
3cr PHED 1 cr
(II) Agricultural Biotechnology/Major's Core
| BIOL 111/112 lecture and lab |
8 |
| CHEM 111/112 lecture and lab |
8 |
| BIOL 219 and lab (Microbiology) |
4 |
| CHEM 231 and lab (O. Chem) |
5 |
| BIOL 364 and lab (Biotechnology) |
4 |
| BIOL 375 and lab (Cell Biology) |
4 |
| BIOL 405 and lab (Theory and Methods in AgBiotech) |
4 |
| BIOL 410 (Molecular Genetics) |
3 |
| BIOL 480 (Internship/Senior Project in AgBiotech |
6 |
Total = 46 credits |
(III) Disciplinary Concentration Credits /Specialization/Required Electives) from list below: 12 credits (minimum; may be more; *At least one of these courses must be at the 300 level or higher))
Specialization Electives (by advisement and preferably from list below): in prefixes AGSC, AGRN, ANSC, ORHT, FWLD, RECM; *Note: Even where no specific course prerequisites are required, it is recommended that students
complete at least one course at 100 level for 200 courses, 100- 200 level for 300 courses, and 200-300 level for 400 in related discipline.
All students will have a minimum of BIOL 111/CHEM 111 before any second year course).
| 100 level |
Prerequisites |
| AGSC 186 Entomology (3cr) |
none |
| AGSC 186 Entomology (3cr) |
none |
| AGSC 111 Intro. Soil Science (3) |
none |
| ANSC 111 Intro. Animal Sci. (3) |
none |
| ANSC 122 Feeds and feeding (4) |
none |
| ORHT 121 Woody Plants (3) |
none |
| ORHT 131 Floriculture Prod. (3) |
none |
| ORHT 141 Nursery Manage. (3) |
none |
| FWLD 115 Fisheries tech (3) |
none |
| FWLD 125 Wildlife techniques (3) |
none |
| 200 level |
Prerequisites |
| ANSC 209 Fish Nutrition (1 cr) |
none |
| ANSC 241 Dairy Cattle Breeding (3) |
BIOL 105 |
| ANSC 272 Artificial Insemin. (3) |
none |
| AGSCI 227 Intro. to Plant Biotech. |
none |
| AGSC 281 Plant Pathology (3) |
BIOL101 or 106 |
| AGRN 242 Forage&Seed Crops (3) |
none |
| AGRN 251 Fruit Sci. (3) |
none |
| AGRN 252 Vegetable Crop Prod. (3) |
none |
| ORHT 241 Nursery Management |
AGSC111 or ORHT141 |
| ORHT 251 Greenhouse Manage. (3) |
none |
| ORHT 281 Intr. Integr.PestMan.(3) |
AGSC 186 and 281 |
| RECM 222 Turfgrass Manage. |
|
| FWLD 220Wildlife Manage (3) |
BIOL111/131 |
| FWLD 221Fisheries Manage. (3) |
BIOL 111/131 |
| 300 level |
Prerequisites |
| ANSC 322 Adv. Ruminant Nutrition (3) |
ANSC 122 or CHEM 102 |
| ANSC 330 Fund. Aquaculture (3) |
BIOL 318 |
| AGRN 313 Soil Fertility (3) |
AGSC 111 or equiv. |
| AGRN 335 Agricultural Chemicals (3) |
CHEM |
| AGRN 338 Weed Ident.&Control (3) |
AGSC 111 |
| AGRN 350 Plant Nutrition (3) |
AGSC111/ BIOL116/ CHEM111 |
| AGRN362 Applied Plant Physiology (3) |
BIOL116/ CHEM101 |
| AGRN 368 Small Grains (2) |
AGSC111/242 |
| ORHT 317 Wildflower Culture/Prop (3) |
AGSC111and BIOL 116 |
| ORHT 329 Hydroponics (3) |
AGSC 111; BIOL 116; CHEM101 |
| ORHT 356 Plant Propogation (3) |
BIOL 116 |
| ORHT 377 Integ.Pest. Manage. Orn. (3) |
AGSC 186 and AGSC281 |
| FWLD 330 Fund.Aquaculture (3) |
BIOL 318 |
| FWLD 320 Ecol.Manage. Waterfowl (3) |
BIOL 131, FWLD 220 or221 |
| FWLD 352Wetlands Ecosyst. (1) |
FWLD350 |
| 400 level |
Prerequisites |
| ANSC 430 Fish Hatchery Manage (3) |
ANSC330 |
| AGRN 494 Plant/Soil Diag notices (3) |
AGSC 111, AGSC 186, AGSC 281 |
| ORHT 495 Spec. Topics Plant Sci. (1-3) |
BT or BS student |
| FWLD 400 Pond Manage. (1) |
BIOL 318 |
| FWLD 430 Fish Hatchery Manage (3) |
ANSC 330 |
| FWLD 440 Res. Dev Fisheries Aquac. (3) |
Tech Writing and FWLDFisheries courses |
** Remainder of credits (33) toward 126 will be taken up by electives (ca. 31) or additional specialization electives.
(IV) Some Examples of Agricultural Disciplinary Tracks:
