BS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE -- 2000-01 Catalog
Agricultural Education & Communication Department
Agriculture Bldg. (10), Room 244
(805) 756-2803

60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | USCP
* = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

AGED 202 Intro. to Agricultural Education

2

AGED 404 Agricultural Leadership

3

AGC 426 Presentation Methods in Agricultural Communication or AGED 438 Instructional Processes in Agricultural Education


3

AGED 460 Research Methodology in Agricultural Education and Communication

1

AGED/AGC 461 Senior Project

2

AGED/AGC 462 Senior Project

2

AGB 202 Communication, Leadership and Management Skills for Agribusiness

4

AGB 301 Food and Fiber Marketing

4

AGB 401 Managing Cultural Diversity in Agricultural Labor Relations (USCP)

4

ASCI 231 General Animal Science

3

BRAE 121 Agricultural Mechanics

2

BRAE 141 Agricultural Machinery Safety

3

BRAE 340 Irrigation Water Management

4

CRSC 230 Agronomic Crop Production

4

DSCI 230 General Dairy Husbandry

4

FNR 201/FSN 230/DSCI 231/AG 450

3/4

FRSC 230 California Fruit Growing or
VGSC 230 Introduction to Vegetable Science


4

EHS 230 Environmental Horticulture

4

PM 145 Introduction to Poultry Management

4

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

Concentration courses (see below)

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

CHEM 110 World of Chemistry/Essentials (B1a)*

4

Adviser approved restricted electives
12-20 units must be 300-400 level depending on concentration. Career area programs may be selected from teaching agriculture, agricultural communication, or international agriculture.

27

 

31

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

68

72 GE units required; 4 of these units are specified in Support.
(r) Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 11 units)

Take one course from A1, A2, A3:
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
If less than 11 units, take one additional course in:
A4 Argumentative Writing

Area B Science and Mathematics (minimum 11 units)

4 GE units are specified in Support.
Take one course from B1b:
B1a Physical Sciences *see Support
B1b Life Sciences
Take two courses from B2:
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1a Literature
C1b Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (minimum 15 units)

No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics
D4a Social Institutions
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
Take one course from E1 or E2
E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

Area F Technology (minimum 2 units)

F1 Computer Literacy

 

Additional GE Courses (minimum 11 units)

 

Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements. No more than one additional course from Areas A, B, C, D, E.

 


ELECTIVES


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CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

Agricultural Mechanics

BRAE 124 Small Engines

2

BRAE 237 Engineering Surveying I

2

BRAE 321 Agricultural Safety

3

BRAE 335 Internal Combustion Engines

4

IME 155 Industrial Welding Technology

1

BRAE electives (7 units at 300-400 level)

10

22

Agricultural Products and Processing

DSCI 231 General Dairy Manufacturing

4

FSN 211 Meats

3

FRSC/VGSC 421 Postharvest Tech. Horticultural Crops


4

DSCI/FSN electives (6 units at 300-400 level)

11

22

Agricultural Supplies and Services

AGB 212 Agricultural Economics

4

AGB 310 Agribusiness Credit and Finance

4

AGB 312 Agricultural Policy

4

AGB electives (2 units at 300-400 level)

10

22

Animal Science

Select two: ASCI 141/142/143

4,4

ASCI 220 Introduction to Animal Nutrition and Feeding

4

DSCI 330 Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology

4

ASCI/DSCI/PM electives (300-400 level)

6

22

Crop and Soil Science

CRSC/FRSC/VGSC 230 (Select course not taken in major column)

4

SS 202 Soil and Water Conservation

4

CRSC 311 Insect Pest Management

4

SS 221 Fertilizers

4

CRSC/FRSC/VGSC/SS electives (300-400 level)

6

22

Forestry and Natural Resources

BIO 227 Wildlife Conservation Biology

4

BIO 228 Wildlife Conservation Laboratory

1

FNR 202 Environmental Management

3

FNR 208 Dendrology

4

FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management

4

FNR electives (300-400 level)

6

22

Ornamental Horticulture

EHS 122 Fundamentals of Environmental Horticulture

4

EHS 123 Landscape Installation and Maintenance

4

EHS 324 Foliage Plant Culture

4

EHS electives (6 units at 300-400 level)

10

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