Agroecology Degree Requirements

Course Requirements for Agroecology Majors

Agroecology (26 hours)

• AECL 1000 - Agroecology
• AECL 2010 - Introduction to Soil Science
• AECL 2023 - Plant and Fungal Biology
• AECL 3030 - Ecology of Plant Protection
• AECL 4990 - Agroecology Seminar
• SOIL 4140 - Soil Microbiology
• 4 hours from either or a combination of
  • AECL 4920 - Topics in Agroecology: Research Apprenticeship
  • AECL 4930 - Internship in Agroecology
  • AECL 4960 - Agroecology Field Studies

Supporting Science - Biology/Genetics (21-22)

• One of the following
  • ENTO 1000 or 1001 - Insect Biology
  • REWM 3020 - Nutritional Management of Grazing Ungulates
  • ANSC 1010 - Livestock Production
• BIOL 1010 - General Biology
• BIOL 2400 - General Ecology
• CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry
• CHEM 2300 - Introductory Organic Chemistry
• One of the following
  • AGEC 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • AGEC 1020 - Principles of Microeconomics

Math/Statistics (7)

• One of the following
  • MATH 1000 - Problem Solving
  • MATH 1400 - College Algebra
• STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics

Communications (3)

• CMJR 1010 - Public Speaking

Agriculture Science Electives (9)

• 9 hours upper division from one of the following
  • ANSC - Animal Science
  • BOT - Botany
  • PLNT - Crop Science/Horticulture/Plant Pathology
  • ENTO - Entomology
  • MICR - Microbiology
  • MOLB - Molecular Biology
  • ENTO/PLNT - Pest Science
  • REWM - Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management
  • SOIL - Soil Science

Supporting electives (9)

• 9 hours upper division from any of the following
  • AECL - Agroecology
  • AGEC - Agricultural Economics
  • ANSC - Animal Science
  • BIOL - Biology
  • BOT - Botany
  • CHEM - Chemistry
  • CMJR - Communications
  • PLNT - Crop Science/Horticulture/Plant Pathology
  • ENR - Environment and Natural Resources
  • ENTO - Entomology
  • FDSC - Food Science
  • GEOG - Geography and Recreation
  • MICR - Microbiology
  • MOLB - Molecular Biology
  • REWM - Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management
  • PATB - Pathobiology
  • SOIL - Soil Science
  • ZOO - Zoology

Additional University Studies (14-23)

Electives (22-31)

Total hours......................120