Agriculture Major - Horticulture Emphasis, B.A./B.S.

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General Information:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science

The D. Howard Doane Chair of Agriculture was established in 1976 as a result of an endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Doane.

The aim of the agriculture major is to prepare students to fill an expanding demand for persons trained in the liberal arts along with the practical, scientific, and technical aspects of agriculture. The department seeks to develop students and graduates who embody the College’s vision and five-fold mission.

The department’s objectives for students majoring in agriculture are that they will:

develop the ability to speak and write clearly and knowledgeably about agriculture, while demonstrating intellectual and social proficiency in their specific field of emphasis (Academic);
recognize the value of hard work in defining problems and proposing solutions in agribusiness and animal, plant, and soil management systems (Vocational);
understand and appreciate humanity’s role in God’s created world for the provision of food, both physical as well as spiritual (Christian);
demonstrate awareness of agriculture’s favorable contribution to America’s heritage through the value it places on civic responsibility, defense of our nation, and stewardship of national resources (Patriotic);
understand and appreciate the relationship of agricultural production and processing technologies to human culture (Cultural).

Students majoring in agriculture must select one emphasis or up to a maximum of two emphases, if desired.

Requirements:

Required core courses for all Agriculture majors: 19 credit hours

Required collateral core courses of all Agriculture majors: 9 credit hours

ENG 333 - Technical Writing *
One additional Speech (SPC) course * (3 credit hours)
One Foreign Language (SPA, GRK, or HEB) course (3 credit hours)

General Education courses specified by the major: 8 credit hours

One of the following: 4 credit hours

(must be met prior to the completion of 60 credit hours)

One of the following: 4 credit hours

(must be met prior to the completion of 60 credit hours)

Note:

(*ENG 333 and one additional speech course are not required for Agriculture Education majors)

(**BIO 104 or BIO 114 required of Animal Science Emphasis majors)

(***Required for Horticulture and Agronomy Emphases)

Horticulture Emphasis:

Required major courses: 37 credit hours

Required collateral courses: 9 credit hours

Collateral core courses (9)

Note:

BIO 124 and either CHE 104 or CHE 114 must be met prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.