Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
Following this section are the
requirements as represented in Degree Navigator, MSU's online advising tool. The Degree Navigator section is only available for programs using Degree Navigator for degree certification.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Community Sustainability
Undergraduate Programs
Agriscience
This major provides a foundation for students seeking careers in the dynamic agricultural and natural resources industries. Organizing workshops and seminars, developing leadership programs for agribusiness and government agencies and for adults and youth in agriculture, and representing new product lines and services for private industry are some of the exciting careers available to agriscience graduates.Farm organizations, private agribusinesses, and government agencies need men and women knowledgeable in a broad spectrum of agricultural disciplines. There are many professional opportunities in extension, government agencies, and private businesses as human resource directors, professional development coordinators, or public school teachers.The Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriscience is available only to students who are pursuing teacher certification in Agriscience.Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriscience
- 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 Agriscience.
The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Agriscience major is met by completing Agriculture and Natural Resources 489 and Agriculture and Natural Resources Education and Communication Systems 410 and 411. Those courses are referenced in items 2. and 3. a. below.
Students who are enrolled in the Agriscience major leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in the Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies may complete an alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that consists of the following courses: Biological Science 110, Chemistry 141, 143 and 161. The completion of Biological Science 110 and Chemistry 161 satisfies the laboratory requirement. Biological Science 110, Chemistry 141, 143 and 161 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 requirement may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement.
- The requirements of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Bachelor of Science degree.
Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
- The following requirements for the major:
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All of the following courses (50 credits): |
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AEE |
110 |
Foundations of ANR Communications: Learning and Leadership |
2 |
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AEE |
111 |
Applications of ANR Communications: Learning and Leadership |
2 |
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AEE |
210 |
Approaches to ANR Technology and Information Systems |
2 |
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AEE |
211 |
Applications of ANR Technology and Information Systems |
2 |
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AEE |
300 |
Approaches to Information Management and Evaluation in ANR |
2 |
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AEE |
311 |
Applications of Information Management and Evaluation in ANR |
2 |
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AEE |
410 |
Approaches to Problems in ANR Communications and Education |
2 |
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AEE |
411 |
Applications of Problems in ANR Communications and Education |
2 |
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AEE |
493 |
Professional Internship |
3 |
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ANS |
110 |
Introductory Animal Agriculture |
4 |
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BS |
110 |
Organisms and Populations |
4 |
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BS |
111 |
Cells and Molecules |
3 |
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BS |
111L |
Cells and Molecular Biology Laboratory |
2 |
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CEM |
141 |
General Chemistry |
4 |
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CEM |
143 |
Survey of Organic Chemistry |
4 |
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CEM |
161 |
Chemical Laboratory I |
1 |
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CSS |
101 |
Introduction to Crop Science |
3 |
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CSS |
210 |
Fundamentals of Soil and Landscape Science |
3 |
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HRT |
203 |
Principles of Horticulture I |
2 |
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HRT |
203L |
Principles of Horticulture I Laboratory |
1 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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FOR |
220 |
Forests and the Global Environment |
3 |
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FW |
203 |
Resource Ecology |
3 |
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PRR |
213 |
Introduction to Parks, Recreation and Leisure |
3 |
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RD |
201 |
Environmental and Natural Resources |
3 |
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ZOL |
355 |
Ecology |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits): |
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ANS |
314 |
Genetic Improvement of Domestic Animals |
4 |
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CSS |
350 |
Introduction to Plant Genetics |
3 |
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ZOL |
341 |
Fundamental Genetics |
4 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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ABM |
100 |
Decision-making in the Agri-Food System |
3 |
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ABM |
130 |
Farm Management I |
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The following concentration: |
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Teacher Certification (21 credits) |
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Please refer to the statement on Teacher Certification Options in the Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies. |
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TE |
150 |
Reflections on Learning |
3 |
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TE |
250 |
Human Diversity, Power, and Opportunity in Social Institutions |
3 |
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TE |
302 |
Learners and Learning in Context - Secondary (W) |
4 |
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TE |
407 |
Teaching of Subject Matter to Diverse Learners - Secondary (W) |
5 |
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TE |
408 |
Crafting Teaching Practices - Secondary (W) |
6 |