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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Food Systems B.S.
Sub-plan: Agroecology
Sample Plan: Agroecology Sample Plan
Total Credits: 119.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
WRIT 1301 3.0 cr
Freshman Seminar 3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition : 3.0 cr : TS
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3108 - Ecology of Managed Systems : 3.0 cr : ENV
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BBE 3201 - Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective : 3.0 cr : GP
HIST 3417W - Food in History : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV, WI
AGRO 4888 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture : 2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
APEC 3202 - An Introduction to the Food System: Analysis, Management and Design : 3.0 cr
ApEc 3202 also satisfies interdisciplinary learning
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
HORT 5071 - Ecological Restoration : 4.0 cr
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FDSY 4101 - Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability : 3.0 cr
ENT 5341 - Biological Control of Insects and Weeds : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr