College of Agriculture

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

Mission Statement

The mission of the College of Agriculture 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 in its five academic departments; Agricultural Business and Education, Agricultural Science and Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Food and Animal Sciences, and Human Sciences as a basis for sustainable improvements in the lives of people in Tennessee, the rest of the nation and throughout the world. 

General Statement

The College of Agriculture carries out the land-grant mission of Tennessee State University. As such, the College undertakes teaching, research, and extension functions through five academic departments - Department of Agricultural Business and Education, Department of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Department of Environmental Science, Department of Food and Animal Science, and Department of Human Sciences. The departments offer two Bachelor of Science degrees with majors in Agricultural Sciences and Family and Consumer Sciences. The major in Agricultural Sciences offers the following new concentrations in their respective academic departments: Agribusiness, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, Food and Animal Science & Pre-veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology, and Environmental Sciences.   The major in Family and Consumer Sciences offers the following majors or concentrations: Family and Consumer Sciences with 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. 

Departmental Requirements: The requirements for each program are listed under the respective Department.