Agricultural Sciences

 
Undergraduate Program Fact Sheet
Agricultural Sciences

Choose Your Own Path

The Agricultural Sciences major gives students the freedom to design their own degree, and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in communication and education, or in any area of agriculture. Learning within the Agricultural Sciences major is not limited to the classroom, and students are encouraged to gain real world experience, such as field-based internships, research, or study abroad opportunities.
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Faces of AgSci

“As an e-campus student, it’s been really important to me to supplement my online education with hands-on experiences.” -Jehan Segal, Wageningen Exchange Program

College of Agricultural Sciences

 
  2,618 |  
Total number of AgSci
undergraduate students
 
  250 |  
Number of undergraduate
students in this major
 
  $500K |  
In scholarships for
AgSci students
 
  $100M |  
In funding for AgSci
research each year

Agricultural Sciences Degree Options

  • Agricultural Sciences Major (Corvallis, Ecampus, and EOU)
  • Comparative International Agriculture Minor (Corvallis, Ecampus)
  • Agricultural Sciences Minor (Corvallis)
  • Leadership Minor (Corvallis, Ecampus)
  • Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resource Communications Minor (Corvallis, Ecampus)
  • Agricultural Education Minor (Corvallis, Ecampus)

Degrees that Pay. Careers that Matter.

Job opportunities are abundant for graduates with expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, or ecological sustainability. This expertise helps solve the world’s most pressing issues in the arenas of world hunger, human health, and environmental conservation. Discover how you can build a meaningful career that helps make tomorrow better.

Examples of career paths with a degree in Agricultural Sciences include:

  • Agronomist
  • Grower or Production Manager
  • Soil Conservationist
  • Agricultural Educator
  • Agricultural Sales or Marketing
  • Animal Breeder of Husbandry

Individualized Advising

Advisors help students develop their course of study. They are the students’ link to scholarships and campus resources, advise on matters of professional development, and point students toward experiential learning and leadership opportunities that will help them be successful in their agricultural or business careers after graduation. For Agricultural Sciences advising, contact Dawn Moyer

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B.S. in Agricultural Sciences Example 4-Year Plan | 2022-2023

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: Special Studies 1 BI 102 OR BI 205 OR BI 222 4 BI 103 OR BI 206 OR BI 223 5 Biology series differ between campus
and Ecampus. Corvallis campus
students may take any Biology
sequence. Ecampus students will
expect to take BI 204, 205, 206
  BI 101 OR BI 204 OR BI 221 4 COMM 111Z: Public Speaking or COMM 114: Argument and Critical Discourse 3 WR 222: English Composition 3
  MTH 111Z Precalc 1: Functions 4 HHS 231: Lifetime Fitness 2 Bacc Core-Writing II 3
  WR 121: English Composition I 3 Elective in AgSc 3 ELECTIVE COURSE** 1
  AG 111: Info Tech in AG 3     Any Physical Activity course 4
  Total Credits 15 Total Credits 12 Total Credits 15  
Second Year AEC 251: Intro to Ag and Food Economics 3 AEC 211: Ag and Food Mgmt 4 LEAD 342: Team and Org. Leadership 3  
  CH 121: General Chemistry 5 AG 301: Ecosystem science of Pacific NW Indians 3 LEAD 407: Global Opp For All 1  
  Soil 205: Soil Science 3 CH 122: General Chemistry 5 ELECTIVE COURSE** 4  
  Soil 206: Lab for 205 1 Elective** 4 ELECTIVE COURSE** WR/COMM 3  
  ELECTIVE COURSE** 3          
  Total Credits 14 Total Credits 16 Total Credits 11  
Third Year AEC 388: Ag Law 4 AG 351: Communicating Ag to the public 3 AG 410: Internship or ELECTIVE COURSE** OR AED 313: Early Field Experience <12  
  BACCORE* 3 BA 315: Acct for Decs Makers OR ST201 4 BACCORE* 3  
  AG 311: Native American Ag 3 ELECTIVE COURSE** 4 BACCORE* 3  
  ELECTIVE COURSE** 3 ELECTIVE COURSE** 4      
  ELECTIVE COURSE** 3          
  Total Credits 16 Total Credits 15 Total Credits 18  
Fourth Year AG 455: Risk & Crisis Comms 3 AG 421: Writing in Agriculture 3 ELECTIVE COURSE** 3  
  Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 3 Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 3 ELECTIVE COURSE** 3  
  Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 3 Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 4 ELECTIVE COURSE** 4  
  Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 3 Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 4 ELECTIVE COURSE** 4  
  Upper-Div. ELECTIVE COURSE** 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