Freshman Year
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS 103 or ALS 103 | 1 | BIO 183 Intro Biology: Cellular & Molecular Bio or PB 200 Plant Life |
4 |
| BIO 181 Intro Biology: Ecol, Evol, Biodiversity | 4 | MA 121 Elements of Calculus or MA 131 Calculus for Life and Management Sci A or MA 141 Calculus 1 (4 crd) |
3-4 |
| ENG 101 | 4 | GEP Humanities Requirement2 | 3 |
| MA 107 | 3 | COM 110 Public Speaking or COM 112 Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Foundation Elective1 | 3 | HESA 100 or 200 Health and Exercise Studies |
1 |
| 15 | 14-15 |
Sophomore Year
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS 290 Professional Dev. in Plant and Soil Sci. | 1 | ARE 201 Intro to Agricultural & Res Economics | 3 |
| CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science | 3 | AEC/PB 360 Ecology | 4 |
| CH 102 General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | SSC 200 Soil Science | 3 |
| CS 230 Intro to Agroecology (CP) | 3 | SSC 201 Soil Science Lab | 1 |
| IDS 201 Environmental Ethics or IDS 211 Eating through American History or IDS 303 Humans and the Environment |
3 | Foundation Elective | 4 |
| GEP Humanities Requirement | 3 | ||
| HESA 100 or 200 Health and Exercise Studies |
1 | ||
| 15 | 15 |
Junior Year
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 241 Sociology of Ag. and Rural Soc. |
3 | CS 430 Advanced Agroecology (CP) | 4 |
| SSC/HS 427 Bio Approaches to Sust. Soil Sys. or SSC 332 Env. Soil Microbiology |
3 | SSC/HS 428 Service-Learning in Urban Ag Systems | 1 |
| CS/HS 410 Community Food Systems (CP) | 3 | STS 323 World Pop. and Food Prospects |
3 |
| Foundation Elective | 4 | Restricted Elective3 | 3 |
| ENG 331 Comm. for Engin. and Tech, or ENG 332 Comm. for Bus. and Management or ENG 333 Comm. for Sci and Research, or AEE 311 Comm. Meth. and Media |
3 | Restricted Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 14 |
Senior Year
| Fall Semester | Credit | Spring Semester | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS/HS 480 Sustainable Food Prod. (capstone) |
3 | CS 415 Integrated Pest Management |
3 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | GEP Additional Breadth4 | 3 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | Restricted Elective | 3 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | Restricted Elective | 3 |
| CS 492/493 Internship | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 |
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 120
Major/Program requirements and footnotes
1 Foundational Electives (Must choose at least one course from each group)
Group 1:
NTR 220 – Food and Culture,
NRT 420 – Community Nutrition,
SOC 311 – Community Relationships
Group 2:
GPH 201 – Fundamentals of Global Public Health,
NTR 301 – Introduction to Human Health,
STS 214 – Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society
Group 3:
AEE 206 – Introduction to Teaching Agriculture,
AEE 230 – Introduction to Cooperative Extension,
AEE 311 – Communications Methods and Media,
NPS 340 – Fundamentals of Grant Development for Nonprofits
2 GEP Humanities Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list
3 Restricted Electives (Must choose at least one course from each group)
AEE 311 – Communication Methods and Media,
AEE 323 – Leadership Development in Agriculture and Life Sciences,
AEE 325 – Planning and Delivering Non-Formal Education,
AEE 434 – Collaborative Leadership: Building Partnerships across Community Programs,
ARE/EC 301 – Intermediate Microeconomics,
ARE 433 – U.S. Agricultural Policy,
ES 200 – Climate Change and Sustainability,
HS 201 – World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices,
HS 203 – Home Food Production,
HS 431 – Vegetable Production,
HS 432 – Permaculture,
IDS 201 – Environmental Ethics,
IDS 211 – Eating through American History,
IDS/NR 303–Humans and the Environment,
NTR 220 – Food and Culture,
PB 215 – Medicinal Plants,
PB 321- Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology,
PB 345- Economic Botany,
PB 346- Economic Botany Lab,
SOC 342 – International Development,
SOC 350 – Food and Society,
SOC 402 – Urban Sociology
4 Additional GEP Breadth – Selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists