Academic Programs Catalog

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Department of Community Sustainability

Undergraduate Programs
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education

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.