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Apr 16, 2025

2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Science Concentration, B.S.

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Major Core:

A minimum of 17 semester hours including

AGSC 1200 - Introduction to Plant Science (3)
AGSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science (3)
AGSC 2010 - Introduction to Agribusiness Economics (3)
or
AGSC 2020 - Introduction of Agribusiness Management (3)
AGSC 2040 - Research Bus Writing in Agricultural Sciences (3)
AGSC 4500 - Senior Project (3)
AGSC 4710 - Seminar
UNIV 1000 - Service to Leadership (1)

General Education:

41 semester hours including:

Communications (9 hours)

ENGL 1010 - Freshman English I (3)
ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)
COMM 2200 - Public Speaking (3)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)

ENGL 2012 -2322 ENGL Literature (3)
ART 1010 - Art Appreciation (3)
MUSC 1010 - Music Appreciation (3)
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy: Moral Issues (3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

SOCI 2010 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
PSYC 2010 - General Psychology (3)
ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I (3)
AFAS 2010 - Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
GEOG 1010 - World Regional Geography I (3)
POLI 1010 - Introduction to Political Sciences (3)
URBS 2010 - Introduction to Urban Studies (3)
WMST 2000 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)

History (6 hours)

HIST 2010 - American History I (3)
HIST 2020 - American History II (3)
or
HIST 2030 - History of Tennessee (3)
HIST 2060 - World History II (3)
HIST 2070 - World History II (3)
HIST 2700 - The African American Experience (3)

Natural Sciences (8 hours)

CHEM 1110, 1111 - General Chemistry I and Laboratory (4)
CHEM 1120, 1121 - General Chemistry II and Laboratory (4)
or
BIOL 1010, 1011 - Introductory Biology I and Laboratory (4)

Mathematics (3 hours)

MATH 1710 - Pre-Calculus Algebra (3)
OR
MATH 1720 - Precalculus Trigonometry (3)
OR
MATH 1730 - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry (3)

Suggested Four Year-Plan

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 1010 - Freshman English I (3)
AGSC 2010 - Introduction to Agribusiness Economics (3)
AGSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science (3)
UNIV 1000 - Service to Leadership (1)
CHEM 1110, 1111 - General Chemistry I and Laboratory (4)
OR
BIOL 1110, 1111 - General Biology I and Laboratory (4)

Total: 14 Hours

Spring Semester

ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)
AGSC 1200 - Introduction to Plant Science (3)
AGSC 1600 - Introductory Biotechnology (3)
MATH 1710 - Pre-Calculus Algebra (3)
OR
MATH 1830 - Basic Calculus I (3)
CHEM 1120, 1121 - General Chemistry II and Laboratory (4)
OR
BIOL 1120, 1121 - General Biology II and Laboratory (4)

Total: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

COMM 2200 - Public Speaking (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
AGSC 2040 - Research Bus Writing in Agricultural Sciences (3)
AGSC - 2400 Fundamentals of Environmental Science I (4)
Social/Behavioral Elective (3)

Total: 16 Hours

Spring Semester

AGSC 2200 - Fundamentals of Soil Science (4)
Social/Behavioral Elective (3)
HIST 2010 - American History I (3)
AGSC 2401 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science II (4)
CHEM 2010, 2011 - Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory (4)
OR
BIOL 2400, 2401 - Principles of Microbiology (4)

Total: 18 Hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester

AGSC 2510 - Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Systems (4)
HIST 2020 - American History II (3)
AGSC 3120 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I (3)
AGSC 3500 - Principle of Food Science and Technology (3)
AGSC 3260 - Plant Physiology (3)

Total: 16 Hours

Spring Semester

AGSC 3111 - Introduction to Leadership: Practical Applications (Honors) (3)
AGSC 3220 - Soil and Environmental Chemistry (3)
AGSC 3300 - Plant Pathology (3)
AGSC 3340 - Forestry (3)

Total: 15 Hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Humanities Elective (3)
AGSC 4210 - Soil Physics (3)
AGSC 4500 - Senior Project (3)
Environmental Science Elective (3)

Total: 13 Hours

Spring Semester

AGSC 4400 - Water Science (4)
Environmental Science Elective (4)
Environmental Science Elective (3)
AGSC 4710 - Seminar (1-1)
AGSC 4720 Seminar II (1)
OR

Total: 12 Hours

Guided Electives*:

Plant and Soil Science

AGSC 3200 - General Agricultural Botany (4)
AGSC 3210 - Principles of Crop Science (3)
AGSC 3220 - Soil and Environmental Chemistry (3) **
AGSC 3230 - Soil Morphology and Classification (4) **
AGSC 3240 - Economic Entomology (3)
AGSC 3250 - Farm Weeds and Their Control (3)
AGSC 3260 - Plant Physiology (3)
AGSC 3300 - Plant Pathology (3)
AGSC 3320 - Propagation of Horticultural Plants (3)
AGSC 3330 - Floriculture (3)
AGSC 3340 - Forestry (3)
AGSC 3350 - Landscape Plants and Designs 3
AGSC 3550 - Global Positioning Systems (3)
AGSC 3560 - Spatial Analysis (3)
AGSC 3570 - Geospatial Metadata (3)
AGSC 3580 - Introduction to GIS for Natural Resources (3)
AGSC 3590 - Spatial Landscape Design and Analysis (3)
AGSC 3600 - Image Analysis and Remote Sensing (3)
AGSC 4210 - Soil Physics (3) **
AGSC 4220 - Advanced Soil Fertility (4) **
AGSC 4230 - Soil and Water Conservation and Management (4) **
AGSC 4240 - Turf Management (3)
AGSC 4250 - Floral Design (3)
AGSC 4260 - Greenhouse Operation and Management (3)
AGSC 4310 - Plant Breeding (3)
AGSC 4510 - Geospatial Applications in Pest Management (3)
AGSC 4520 - Spatial Analysis in Biosecurity and Risk Assessment (3)
AGSC 4530 - Spatial Database Design and Management (3)
AGSC 4540 - Geospatial Information Systems Application and Design (3)
AGSC 4550 - Temporal Analysis of Spatial Information (3)
AGSC 4560 - Practicum in GIS (3)
CHEM 3410, 3411 - General Biochemistry I and Laboratory (4)

Guided Electives* (15 Credit Hours)

*Guided Electives will be chosen from listed courses based upon the student’s career interests.

**Students interested in soil science as a career will choose a minimum of 15 credit hours from the soils category of listed courses.

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