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Crookston Campus
Agronomy B.S.Agriculture and Natural Resources
Academic Affairs
The BS in agronomy is a career-oriented program that combines science-based agriculture training and education with a strong liberal arts background to produce graduates skilled in the highly technical fields of agronomic science and crop production. The flexibility of the two tracks, agronomy and crop production enables students to build a thorough understanding of crop science with a concentration in areas such as crop production, agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, integrated pest management, seed conditioning and technology, and other areas related to production and quality in the food and fiber industry.
Program outcomes: graduates will:
• Demonstrate appropriate skills necessary for employment in agronomic sciences or crop production.
• Demonstrate skills in general education and management that provide a foundation for the applied curriculum.
• Develop and demonstrate an attitude of continued inquiry and lifelong learning.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the graduation requirements.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 40 upper-division credits.
A maximum of two “D” grades are allowed for core courses required in the program, subplan/emphasis, and technology requirements. This includes grades earned at UMC or transferred in from another institution.
Agronomy Core
Take exactly 15 course(s) totaling exactly 48 credit(s) from the following:
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AGRO 1030 - Crop and Weed Identification
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 1183 - Field Crops: Production Principles
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 1540 - Seed Conditioning and Technology
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 2573 - Entomology
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 2640 - Applied Agriculture Chemicals
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 2840 - Grain and Seed Evaluation
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 3023 - Plant Breeding and Genetics
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 3130 - Forages
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 3230 - Introduction to Plant Pathology
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 3444 - Crop Production
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 3630 - Integrated Crop Management (Capstone)
(3.0 cr)
GNAG 4652 - Senior Seminar
(1.0 cr)
SOIL 1293 - Soil Science
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
(4.0 cr)
Internship
Take exactly 3 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
Pre-Internship Seminar
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GNAG 2899 - Pre-Internship Seminar
(0.5 cr)
or
GNAG 3899 - Pre-Internship Seminar
(0.5 cr)
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Post-Internship Seminar
·
GNAG 3901 - Post Internship Seminar
(0.5 cr)
Liberal Education
This program requires a minimum of 40 credits of liberal education and completion of the ten goal areas of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. The following are specific required liberal education courses.
Take exactly 6 course(s) totaling exactly 20 credit(s) from the following:
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BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1001 - Introductory Chemistry
[PHYS SCI]
(4.0 cr)
COMP 1011 - Composition I
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
COMP 1013 - Composition II
[COMMUNICAT]
(3.0 cr)
Technology
If applicable, the course chosen to fulfill the technology requirement may also satisfy a major requirement.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Agronomic Science
The agronomic science track allows students to build a thorough understanding of crop science with a concentration in areas such as agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, integrated pest management, and seed conditioning and technology.
Agronomic Science Core
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 13 credit(s) from the following:
Agriculture/Natural Resources Electives
Take 5 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AGEC
·
AGRO
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ANSC
·
ASM
·
GNAG
·
HORT
·
NATR
·
TURF
Crop Production
The crop production track, along with building strong agronomic skills, has an agricultural business component that allows students to develop their marketing and farm business management skills.
Crop Production Core
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 13 credit(s) from the following:
Agriculture/Natural Resources Electives
Take 5 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AGEC
·
AGRO
·
ANSC
·
ASM
·
GNAG
·
HORT
·
NATR
·
TURF
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