Undergraduate Degree

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education is designed to prepare students for careers as school-based agriculture, food and natural resources teachers at the secondary-level, careers in agricultural and natural resource education fields, or for professional or graduate studies.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education

1. The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education.
   
   The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources major is met by completing Community Sustainability 301. That course is referenced in item 3. below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education major leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in the Department of Community Sustainability may complete an alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that consists of the following courses: Biological Science 162 and 172, and Chemistry 141. The completion of Biological Science 172 satisfies the laboratory requirement. Biological Science 162 and 172, and Chemistry 141 may be counted toward both the alternative track and the requirements for the major referenced in item 3. below.
   
   The completion of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources mathematics requirements may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement.
2. The requirements of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Bachelor of Science degree. Certain courses referenced in item 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
   1. The following requirements for the major:

      a.	All of the following courses (61 credits):
      	ANS	110	Introductory Animal Agriculture				3
      	BS	161	Cell and Molecular Biology				3
      	BS	162	Organismal and Population Biology				3
      	BS	172	Organismal and Population Biology Laboratory				2
      	CEM	141	General Chemistry				4
      	CEP	240	Diverse Learners in Multicultural Perspective				3
      	CSS	101	Introduction to Crop Science				3
      	CSS	210	Fundamentals of Soil Science				3
      	CSUS	200	Introduction to Sustainability				3
      	CSUS	222A	Seminar in Instructional Theory I - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education				1
      	CSUS	222B	Seminar in Instructional Theory II - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education				1
      	CSUS	222C	Seminar in Instructional Theory III - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education				1
      	CSUS	300	Theoretical Foundations of Sustainability				3
      	CSUS	301	Community Engagement for Sustainability (W)				3
      	CSUS	316	Campus Apprenticeship in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education				3
      	CSUS	317	Foundations of Teaching Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources				3
      	CSUS	343	Community Food and Agriculture Systems				3
      	CSUS	493	Professional Internship in Community Sustainability				6
      	FOR	202	Introduction to Forestry				3
      	HRT	203	Introduction to Horticulture				3
      	IBIO	355	Ecology				3
      	IBIO	355L	Ecology Laboratory (W)				1
      b.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
      	AFRE	100	Decision-making in the Agri-Food System				3
      	AFRE	130	Farm Management I				3
      c.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
      	CSUS	464	Environmental and Natural Resource Policy in Michigan				3
      	CSUS	465	Environmental and Natural Resource Law				3
      d.	All of the following courses for students admitted into the secondary teacher education program (12 credits):
      	CSUS	417	Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Apprenticeship/Clinical Experience				3
      	CSUS	817	Instructional Design and Assessment in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education				3
      	CSUS	818	Theory and Practice of Program Planning in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education				3
      	CSUS	819	Instructional Theory and Practice in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education				3
      e.	All of the following courses for students not pursuing secondary teacher education certification (12 credits):
      	CSUS	430	Non-Profit Organizational Management for Community Sustainability				3
      	CSUS	433	Grant Writing and Fund Development				3
      	An additional 6 credits of electives approved by the student’s academic advisor.