Agriculture, AS

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The Associate of Science (AS) in Agriculture prepares students for transfer to a four-year agriculture degree. The AS in Agriculture includes the general education courses neededfor a bachelors degree plus key agriculture courses, customized to meet the individualstudents’ educational goals. 60 Credit Hours

Written Communications

ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3

Writing II:

Select three (3) credit hours

ENG 210 - Writing II: Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 221 - Writing II: Writing for the Professions Credit Hours: 3

Oral Communications

COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Mathematical Sciences

MTH 130 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 or higher (Except MTH 197 and MTH 297 ).

Natural Sciences

Select a minimum of seven (7) credit hours of natural science courses, including at least one course with a lab component,from the list below.

BIO 101 - Biology in Your World Credit Hours: 3
BIO 111 - Laboratory for Biology in Your World Credit Hours: 1
BIO 121 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 4
CHM 116 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHM 117 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
CHM 160 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
GLG 110 - Principles of Geology Credit Hours: 4
GRY 142 - Introductory Physical Geography Credit Hours: 4

Social and Behavioral Science

PSY 121 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) credit hours from the list of approved Social and Behavioral Science Core 42 courses . Credit Hours: 3

Civics:

Select three (3) credit hours

HST 121 - Survey of US History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
HST 122 - Survey of US History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
OR
PLS 101 - American Democracy and Citizenship Credit Hours: 3

Humanities and Fine Art

Select nine (9) credit hours minimum, from at least two (2) disciplines, from the list of approved Humanities and Fine Arts Core 42 courses . Credit Hours: 9

Additional General Education

Select an additional five (5) credit hours from the list of approved Core 42 courses . Credit Hours: 5

Institutional Requirements

CIS 101 - Computers for Learning Credit Hours: 3

IDS:

Select two (2) credit hours

IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
IDS 115 - Career Exploration Credit Hours: 1

Agriculture Requirements

AGR 101 - Animal Science Credit Hours: 4
AGR 215 - Soils Credit Hours: 3

Plant Science or Natural Resources:

Select three (3) or four (4) credit hours

AGR 103 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 4
OR
AGR 115 - Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Credit Hours: 3

Agriculture Elective:

Select two (2) or three (3) credit hours from AGR courses.

Total Credit Hours Required 60

Degree Notes:

AGR 115 offered in the fall semester and AGR 103 offered in the spring semester.
Math requirements exclude MTH 197 and MTH 297 .
Students interested in Agricultural Business or Wildlife Conservation and Management should take MTH 136
Students are required to complete a minimum of three (3) credit hours of math regardless of placement.
Electives must be approved by the department.
Students should confirm transferability of courses with their transfer university before completing courses at MSU-WP.
This degree is a transfer degree and contains the Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (Core 42) .