Agricultural Systems & Environment, Minor College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Successful completion of the minor requires the following:
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.000.
- No more than one course can be counted towards both the student’s major and the minor.
Preparatory Material
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ||
| Choose one: | 4-5 | |
| Elementary Statistics | ||
or STA 013Y | Elementary Statistics | |
| Gateway to Statistical Data Science | ||
| Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences | ||
| Applied Statistics in Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Plant Science | ||
| Choose one: | 4-15 | |
Completion of BIS requirement. | ||
| Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth and Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution and Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity & the Tree of Life | ||
| Botany & Physiology of Cultivated Plants | ||
| Total Units | 8-20 | |
Minor
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Areas of Specialization | ||
| Choose one of the two following tracks: | 18-20 | |
| Total Units | 18-20 | |
Sustainable Agriculture Track
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PLS 150 | Sustainability & Agroecosystem Management | 4 |
| SSC 100 | Principles of Soil Science | 5 |
| Choose one: | 3-5 | |
| Concepts in Pest Management | ||
| Introduction to Weed Science | ||
| Arthropod Pest Management | ||
| Choose a minimum of 6 units: | 6 | |
| Forage Crop Production | ||
| Biological Applications in Fruit Tree Management | ||
| Biological Applications in Fruit Production | ||
| Fruit & Nut Cropping Systems | ||
| Fruit & Nut Cropping Systems | ||
| Total Units | 18-20 | |
Range & Natural Resources Track
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PLS 130 | Grassland Ecology | 3 |
| Choose a minimum of 15 units: | 15 | |
| Introduction to Field & Laboratory Methods in Ecology | ||
| Public Lands Management | ||
| Forage Crop Production | ||
PLS 131 | (Discontinued for summer 2023) ** | |
PLS 135 | (Discontinued for winter 2024) ** | |
| Sustainability & Agroecosystem Management | ||
| Ecosystem & Landscape Ecology | ||
| Biology & Conservation of Wild Mammals | ||
| Wildlife Ecology | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
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Course(s) discontinued; see your advisor for course options.