B.S. in Agricultural Sciences Example 4-Year Plan
This is a sample schedule intended for informational purposes only. Students should consult with their OSU academic advisor to create a personalized degree plan.
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING | NOTES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | AG 200: Orientation to AG major | 2 | AG 111 Info on Tech in AG | 3 | LEAD 407 Please Go Away | 1 |
CH 121 is pre-requsite for BI 22X series, which students typically take 2nd year. AED (Ag Education) courses count toward AG/major electives |
| MTH 111Z Precalculus | 4 | CH 121 General Chemistry | 5 | CH 122 General Chemistry II | 5 | ||
| LEAD 242 | 3 |
COMM 111Z Public Speaking or COMM 114; 218 |
4 | WR II (Advanced writing) | 3 | ||
| WR 121: Composition I | 4 | Bacc Core - CD* | 3 | HHS 231 Lifetime Fitness | 2 | ||
| PAC (optional) | 1 | AG course (major elective)** | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 | ||
| Second Year | AEC 251: Intro to Ag and Food Economics | 4 | AEC 211: Ag /Food Mgmt | 4 | LEAD 342: Team /Organization Leadership | 3 |
AG major “WR/COMM” elective may come from WR, COMM depts or select an Ag communications course (AG), such as AG 350, AG 351, AG 445 or AG 455 |
| BI 221 Principls of Bio: Cells | 4 | BI 222 Principles of Bio: Organisms | 4 | Core Course | 3 | ||
| Soil 205: Soil Science | 3 | AG 350 Advncmt/Consumpt of Agricultural Media* | 3 | BI 223 Principles of Biology | 4 | ||
| Soil 206: Lab for 205 | 1 | AGRI 438 Explor. World Ag. | 2 | Elective in AgSci** | 4 | ||
| ELECTIVE AgSci COURSE** | 3 | Elective AgSci Course** | 3 | AG course (major elective)** | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 16 | ||
| Third Year | AEC 388: Agricultural Law | 4 | AG 351: Communicating Ag to the public | 3 | Elective or optional minor** | 4 |
Note that internship is encouraged but NOT required for this major. Students may also consider adding a minor, studying abroad, conducting research or other experiential learning, for credit. Minor is optional. |
| BACCORE - Synthesis* | 3 | BA 315: Fundamentals of Acctg./ST 243Z (pick one) | 4 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 4 | ||
| AG 311: Native American Ag | 3 | ELECTIVE AgSci COURSE** | 4 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 4 | ||
| ELECTIVE AgSci COURSE** | 3 | Bacc Core - LA* | 4 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 3 | ||
| AG course (major elective)** | 3 | ||||||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | AG course (major elective)** | 3 | Bacc Core - Synthesis* | 3 | AG 421 Writing in Agriculture (WIC course) | 3 | WIC course is required in all majors, and typically taken last term, for AG major. May be taken earlier with permission. |
| Bacc Core - WC* | 3 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 3 | Minor/Electives** | 3 | ||
| Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 3 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 4 | Electives or minor** | 4 | ||
| Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 3 | Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 4 | Electives or minor** | 4 | ||
| Up-Div. Electives Ag- Sci/minor** | 4 | ||||||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 14 | Total Credits | 14 | Total Credits 180* |
*BACCORE = Perspective Courses – Choose a course from each category: Western Culture, Cultural diversity, Literature & Arts, Social Processes, Difference, Power, & Discrimination (met with FW Human Dimension Course). Synthesis Courses – Choose a course from each category: Science Tech & Society, and Contemporary Global Issues.
**STUDENT CHOICE= Course taken depends on option student selects – see the full list of requirements and options at catalog.oregonstate.edu