The Colleges of Agriculture

College of Agriculture

Chandra Reddy, Ph.D., Dean
Director of Research and Administrator of Extension
213 Biotechnology Building

General Statement

The College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences is the premier land-grant unit of Tennessee State University. As such, the College undertakes teaching, research and extension functions through two academic departments - the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. The departments offer two Bachelor of Science degrees with majors in Agricultural Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences. The major in Agricultural Sciences offers the following new concentrations: Agribusiness, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, Food and Animal Science & Pre-veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology, and Environmental Sciences.  Existing concentrations will be phased-out in spring 2019.  The major in Family and Consumer Sciences offers the following majors or concentrations:  Family and Consumer Sciences with a concentration in one of the following: Child Development and Family Relations, Design, Fashion Merchandising, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Foods and Nutrition (Dietetics), and Food Service Management.

Mission Statement

The mission of the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences at Tennessee State University is to explore the functionality of the institution’s land grant status in seeking and applying knowledge in two integrated programs; Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences as a basis for sustainable improvements in the lives of people in Tennessee, the rest of the nation and throughout the world.