Agriculture, Bachelor of Science (605)
The Department of Agriculture and Food Science offers this major (605) that couples with a required second major or minor outside the department. The major requires completion of a minimum of 33 credit hours in Agriculture; suitable courses in an additional major or minor should be completed to total at least 54 credit hours. The major also requires specified support courses in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Program Requirements (33 hours)
A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. More information can be found at www.wku.edu/registrar/degree_certification.php.
Students who began WKU in the Fall 2014 and thereafter should review the Colonnade requirements located at: https://www.wku.edu/colonnade/colonnaderequirements.php.
This major in agriculture requires completion of a minimum of 33 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. These hours must be taken in approved agriculture courses and a suitable major or minor(s) in other departments must be earned to total at least 54 approved semester hours.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGRO 110 | Introduction to Plant Science | 3 |
| ANSC 140 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| AGEC 160 | Introduction to Agribusiness and Agricultural Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| AGMC 170 | Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization | 2 |
| AGMC 171 | Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization Laboratory | 1 |
| AGRI 175 | University Experience – Agriculture | 1 |
| AGRI 291 | Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation | 3 |
| or AGRI 491 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | |
| AGRO 350 | Soils | 3 |
| AGRI 397 | Agriculture Career Planning | 1 |
| AGRI 398 | Seminar | 1 |
| AGRI 494 | Contemporary Agricultural Issues | 3 |
| Select 9 credit hours from any AGEC, AGED, AGMC, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, or HORT courses | 9 | |
Additional Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Course | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Applied College Algebra | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Chemistry Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Fundamentals of General Chemistry | ||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | ||
| College Chemistry I | ||
| College Chemistry II | ||
| Chemistry Labs | ||
| Select two of the following: | 2-4 | |
| Fundamentals of General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| College Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| College Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
| Biology Course and Lab | ||
| Biological Concepts: Cells Metabolism and Genetics | ||
| Biological Concepts: Cells, Metabolism, and Genetics Lab | ||
| Total Hours | 15-17 | |
1 Students focusing in Pre-Veterinary Medicine must take MATH 116 or higher
Finish in Four Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 100 | 3 | COMM 145 | 3 |
| MATH 115 or MATH 116 | 3 | AGRO 110 | 3 |
| ANSC 140 | 3 | CHEM 107 | 3 |
| CHEM 105 | 3 | CHEM 108 | 1 |
| CHEM 106 | 1 | Colonnade - Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| AGRI 175 | 1 | Agriculture Elective | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 200 | 3 | World Language Requirement or General Elective | 3 |
| BIOL 120 | 3 | AGRI 291 or AGRI 491 | 3 |
| BIOL 121 | 1 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| Colonnade - Social & Behavioral | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| AGMC 170 | 2 | AGEC 160 | 3 |
| AGMC 171 | 1 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Colonnade - Social & Cultural | 3 | AGRI 397 | 1 |
| AGRO 350 | 3 | Agriculture Elective | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| ENG 300 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| AGRI 398 | 1 | AGRI 494 | 3 |
| Colonnade - Local to Global | 3 | Colonnade - Systems | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Agriculture Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 123 | |||