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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Food Systems B.S.
Sub-plan: Consumer and Markets
Sample Plan: Consumers & Markets Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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
WRIT 1301 3.0 cr
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Seminar 3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 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
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ANSC 1511 - Food Animal Products for Consumers : 3.0 cr
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology : 3.0 cr : CIV
APEC 3501 - Agribusiness Finance : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :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
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
BBE 3201 - Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective : 3.0 cr : GP
APEC 4451W - Food Marketing Economics : 3.0 cr : CIV, WI
HIST 3417W - Food in History : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV, WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 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 :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HORT 4461 - Horticultural Marketing : 3.0 cr
HORT 1031 - Vines and Wines: Introduction to Viticulture and Enology : 3.0 cr
FSCN 3612 - Life Cycle Nutrition : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 4101 - Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability : 3.0 cr
APEC 4821W - Business Economics and Strategy : 3.0 cr : WI
APEC 5841 - Agricultural and Consumer Cooperatives and Mutuals : 3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr