Academic Programs Catalog

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Department of Community Sustainability

LINKED BACHELOR’S-MASTER’S DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education
Master of Arts Degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education


The department welcomes applications from Michigan State University Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education undergraduate students in their junior and senior year. Admission applications must be made at least one and a half semesters prior to graduation to allow admission before the final semester as an Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education undergraduate. Admission to the program requires a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.5 and an approved program of study for the Master of Arts degree in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education at the time of admission. Admission to the Linked Bachelor’s-Master’s program allows the application of up to 9 credits toward the master’s program for qualifying 400-level and above course work taken at the undergraduate level at Michigan State University or an external accredited institution. The number of approved credits, not to exceed 9, including at least one CSUS course at the 800-level, are applied toward the credit requirement of the master’s degree. Credits applied to the Linked Bachelor’s-Master’s program are not eligible to be applied to any other graduate degree program.