Agriculture and Natural Resources

Department | Program | Courses

Program

The curriculum of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks to combine major, elective, and General Education courses into programs that develop broadly educated graduates and prepare them for careers in the sustainable production of food and fiber, natural-resource management, veterinary medicine, and related fields.

Graduates from Agriculture and Natural Resources will:

1. know and understand scientific facts and principles pertaining to soils, plants, animals, economics, and ecology and will have the ability to apply those facts and principles to the management of agriculture and natural-resource systems;
2. be conversant in a broad range of subject matters and locate, interpret, critically evaluate, synthesize, and present information through writing and speech;
3. understand agriculture and natural resources within the broader societal contexts of culture, ecology, economics, politics, and history; and
4. examine and prepare for career opportunities in agriculture and natural resources, including graduate education.

Each of the following B.S. programs are different majors and the requirements in one may not be substituted for the other. Learning opportunities in this field of study include Internships, Independent Study, Team Initiated Study, and the Labor Program.

Major and Minor Requirements

• B.S. Degree with a Major in General Agriculture and Natural Resources
• B.S. Degree with a Major in Agribusiness
• B.S. Degree with a Major in Agriculture and Natural Resources in Sustainable Systems
• Minor in Agriculture and Natural Resources