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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Food Systems B.S.
Sub-plan: Individualized
Sample Plan: Individualized Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 1016W - Growing Food & Building Community: Urban Agriculture in the Twin Cities : 3.0 cr : WI
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
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
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
Individualized track requirement 4.0 cr
Individualized track requirement 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
Individualized track requirement 4.0 cr
Individualized track requirement 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
APEC 3202 - An Introduction to the Food System: Analysis, Management and Design : 3.0 cr
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
BBE 3201 - Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective : 3.0 cr : GP
Individualized track requirement - 3xxx or higher 3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : CIV
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Individualized track requirement - 3xxx or higher 3.0 cr
Individualized track requirement - 3xxx or higher 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 4101 - Holistic Approaches to Improving Food Systems Sustainability : 3.0 cr
Individualized track requirement - 3xxx or higher 4.0 cr
Individualized track requirement - 3xxx or higher 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr