BS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE – 2005-07 Catalog
Agricultural Education & Communication Department
Agriculture Bldg. (10), Room 244
(805) 756-2803

            o  60 units upper division

            o  GWR

            o  2.0 GPA

            o  USCP

            * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

AGED 202 Intro. to Agricultural Education and Communication

2

AGED 404 Agricultural Leadership

3

AGC 426 Presentation Methods in Agricultural Communication or EDUC 412 Schooling in a Democratic Society

4

AGED 460 Research Methodology in Agricultural Education and Communication

1

AGED/AGC 461 Senior Project

1

AGED/AGC 462 Senior Project

1

AG 360 Holistic Management or ASCI 476 Issues in Animal Agriculture

4/3

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 112 Principles of Animal Science

4

ASCI 232 General Animal Science Laboratory

1

BRAE 121 Agricultural Mechanics

2

BRAE 141 Agricultural Machinery Safety

3

DSCI 230 General Dairy Husbandry

4

DSCI 231 General Dairy Manufacturing or FSN 230 Elements of Food Processing

4

EHS 230 Environmental Horticulture

4

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

4

HCS 120 Principles Horticulture and Crop Science

4

PM 225 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 Chem/Essentials (B3 & B4)*

4

BRAE 340 Irrigation Water Management (Area F)*

4

FNR 308 Fire and Safety or FNR 323 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources
Management (D5)*


4

MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*
(MATH 116 & MATH 117 will substitute)

4

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

26

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 16 units are in Support.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (8 units) (Corrected 4/07/05)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics 

4

B2 Life Science

4

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

Area C  Arts and Humanities (20 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (16 units) (Corrected 4/07/05)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

D5 Upper-division elective * 4 units in Support

0

Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
(4 units) * 4 units in Support


0

 

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ELECTIVES

6-7

 

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CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

Agricultural Mechanics

 

BRAE 133 Engineering Design Graphics

2

BRAE 237 Engineering Surveying I

2

BRAE 321 Agricultural Safety

3

BRAE 335 Internal Combustion Engines

4

BRAE electives (7 units at 300–400 level)

11

 

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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

 

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Animal Science

 

Select two: ASCI 221, 222, 223

4,4

ASCI 220 Intro Animal Nutrition and Feeding

4

DSCI 330 Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology

4

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

6

 

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Crop and Soil Science 

 

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

4

SS 202 Soil and Water Conservation

4

PPSC 311 Agricultural Entomology

4

SS 221 Fertilizers

4

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

6

 

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Forestry and Natural Resources 

 

BIO 227 Wildlife Conservation Biology

4

FNR 202 Environmental Management

3

FNR 208 Dendrology

4

FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management

4

FNR electives (300–400 level

7

 

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Ornamental Horticulture 

 

EHS 123 Landscape Installation and Maintenance

4

EHS 124 Plant Propagation

4

EHS 125 Florist Practices I

3

EHS electives (10 units at 300–400 level)

11

 

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