Agriculture Courses

AGR 101 Introduction to Agriculture
Prerequisite: ENG 080, minimum grade C or appropriate reading placement scores to place into ENG 101.

The course is desinged to introduce the concepts, questions, facts and methods agriculture. This is a survey course of the various fields within agriculture studies. The course will explore the history of agriculture, necessary agriculture skills, animal science, plant science, food science, soil science and agricultural careers. The course is designed as a lecture course to introduce students to the practice of agriculture.
 

AGR 102 Introduction to Animal Science
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 

Students will learn about the principles of animal science including anatomy, physiology, nutrition, genetics, care, and production of domestic animals for agriculture. 

AGR 105 Plant Science Lecture and Lab
Prerequisite: Complete ENG 080 - Reading Comprehension, minimum grade C or appropriate reading scores into ENG 101 - English Comp I . Complete ENG 090 - Introduction to Writing or ENG 095 - Composition Expansion  or higher, minimum grade C or appropriate writing scores into ENG 101 - English Comp I . Complete MTH 080 - Introductory Algebra or MTH 094 - Fundamental Concepts in Mathematics  or higher; minimum grade C or appropriate placement score into MTH 102 - Business Mathematics.

In this course, plant growth, development and pathology; the impact on forage crops on animal nutrition and husbandry; the environmental interactions of plants; and the interconnection between plant and animal agriculture will be explored through classroom and laboratory instructions. 

AGR 110 Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 

A multidisciplinary course, which incorporates the core concepts of biology, ecology, and agriculture to student how agricultural systems impact society and the environment. Historical, current, and alternative agricultural practices and policies will be discussed. The class will consist of 3 hours of lecture per week.

AGR 150 Agricultural Economics I
Prerequisite: MTH 080, MTH 094, or MTH 102  with a C or better. Or, placement into MTH 110.

This course will explore the application of microeconomics' principles in the field of agriculture. This includes the theory of agriculture production, the concepts of supply and demand (agricultural marketing), and analysis of agricultural policies of government. 

AGR 220 Fundamentals of Soil Science
Prerequisite: CHM 105 with a minimum grade of C or four semesters of high school Chemistry with a minimum grade of C. 

This is an introductory course that addresses aspects of soil science such as soil structure and formation through lecture and lab instruction; physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and how it affects plant growth and development; soil water, soil fertility, productivity, and testing. The course will also introduce soil management and concervation and the relationship between soil, agricultural and non-agricultural practices, and the effect of these variables on water quality and the environment. The class will consist of 3 hours of lecture and 4 hours of lab per week.