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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Food Systems B.S.
Sub-plan: Organic and Local Food Production
Sample Plan: Organic & Local Food Prod 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: 16.0 cr
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
WRIT 1301 4.0 cr
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Seminar 3.0 cr
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 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
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
AGRO 1101 - Biology of Plant Food Systems : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Elective :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 (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 12.0 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
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 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
HORT 3131 - Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
APS 5103 - Integration of Sustainable Agriculture Concepts : 3.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FDSY 4101 - Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3656 - Composting and Organics Utilization : 3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr