MAJOR IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

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For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

This major is especially designed for the student who plans to do graduate study in an agricultural field or who wishes to engage in professional work requiring more science, mathematics, or engineering than is included in the core curriculum in agriculture. The flexibility of the options provides an opportunity for planning individual programs of study under the supervision of a faculty adviser qualified in the student's special field of interest. The faculty adviser may come from any of the academic departments within the College of Agriculture.

--OPTION 1. For students desiring preparation for graduate study or professional work in animal, plant, or soil science.

--OPTION 2. For students desiring preparation for graduate study or professional work in the fields included in agricultural economics, agricultural law, and rural sociology.

--OPTION 3. For students enrolled in the five-year combined agricultural science and agricultural engineering program.

To be eligible for admission to the major, students entering as freshmen must meet the minimum selection index as determined by high school ranks and test scores. Students entering as transfers must have a scholastic grade-point average in collegiate work of not less than 4.0 for Options 1 and 2 and 3.25 for Option 3 in terms of the grading system of the University of Illinois (A = 5.0). Once enrolled, all students in Options 1 and 2 must maintain averages of at least 4.0, and those in Option 3 must maintain at least 3.0 for both their University of Illinois and cumulative averages to remain in and graduate from the curriculum. A summary of the minimum requirements for all three options follows:

In Options 1 and 3, a total of 45 hours is required in Groups IV and V, with a minimum of 10 hours in each.
OPTIONS 1 AND 3 MINIMUM HOURS OPTION 2 MINIMUM HOURS SUMMARY
10 10 English Compositionsee footnote 1 and speech
30 30 GROUP I: College of Agriculture courses (15 of the 30 hours must be at the 200- and 300-level).
In Option 3, a maximum of 15 hours of agricultural engineering and agricultural mechanization courses may be credited toward the degree in agriculture.
6 6 GROUP II: Humanities (see Agriculture General Education Requirements)
9 16 GROUP III: Social sciences (see Agriculture General Education Requirements)
In Option 2, at least 8 hours in economics must be included.
In Option 2, a minimum of 54 hours must be completed in Groups III, IV, and V combined, including the minimum hours indicated for each group.
10 6 GROUP IV: Biological sciences (biology; ecology, ethology, and evolution; entomology; microbiology; physiology; plant biology; zoology)
In Options 1 and 3, a total of 45 hours is required in Groups IV and V, with a minimum of 10 hours in each.
In Option 2, a minimum of 54 hours must be completed in Groups III, IV, and V combined, including the minimum hours indicated for each group.
10 16 GROUP V: Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics) and approved courses in statistics. An approved Quantitative Reasoningsee footnote 1 course must be included in this total.
In Option 3, T A M 145 and T A M 212 may be counted toward Group V.
In Option 2, a minimum of 54 hours must be completed in Groups III, IV, and V combined, including the minimum hours indicated for each group.
26 26 Electives (unrestricted)
126 126 Total required for graduation
Footnotes:
1. Consult the College of Agriculture for the approved general education lists in Composition II and Quantitative Reasoning I.

Options 1 and 2: Sample Program

Students in both options follow a first-year program closely related to the core curriculum as outlined on Core Curricula in Agriculture of this catalog. The programs for the second, third, and fourth years are planned in consultation with the student's faculty adviser to be consistent with the student's career objectives and the curriculum requirements summarized in the Agriculture General Education Requirements section. Courses suggested to prepare students for admission to graduate study in various areas are included in the College of Agriculture Student Handbook. A total of 126 hours is required for graduation.

Option 3: Sample Program

Five-Year Combined Program in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Engineering for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Students enroll in the College of Agriculture for the first three years and then transfer to the College of Engineering for the last two years. At the completion of these five years, the student is awarded the bachelor of science in agricultural engineering from the College of Engineering and the bachelor of science in agriculture from the College of Agriculture.

As noted in the following suggested five-year outline, requirements for the first year are the same as in other engineering curricula. Courses in agricultural engineering begin in the third semester. In the third year, the student chooses technical electives for specialization in one of the following areas: processing; structures and environment; power and machinery; soil and water; and food engineering.

First year

HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
1 AG E 100--Introduction to Agricultural Engineering
5 MATH 120--Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I
4 RHET 105--Composition see footnote 1
4 Biological sciences elective see footnote 2,3
3 G E 103--Engineering Graphics, I
17 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
4 CHEM 101--General Chemistry
3 MATH 130--Calculus and Analytic Geometry, II
2 MATH 225--Introductory Matrix Theory
3 SPCOM 101--Principles of Effective Speaking see footnote 1
4 Agriculture science elective see footnote 3,4
16 Total

Second year

HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
4 AG E 221--Engineering for Agricultural and Biological Systems
4 CHEM 102--General Chemistry
3 ECON 102 or ECON 103--Economic Principles
4 PHYCS 106--General Physics (Mechanics)
15 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
2-3 T A M 150--Analytic Mechanics (Statics); or T A M 152--Engineering Mechanics, I (Statics)
4 AG E 222--Engineering for Bioprocessing and Bioenvironmental Systems
3 C S 101--Introduction to Computers
3 MATH 242--Calculus of Several Variables
4 PHYCS 107--General Physics (Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism)
16-17 Total

Third year

HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
4 Agriculture science elective see footnote 3,4
3 MATH 285--Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions
4 PHYCS 108--General Physics (Wave Motion, Sound, Light, Modern Physics)
3 T A M 212--Engineering Mechanics, II (Dynamics)
3 Elective in social sciences or humanities see footnote 5
17 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
1 C S 110--Programming Laboratory
4 Biological sciences elective see footnote 2,3
4 T A M 221--Elementary Mechanics of Solids
3 C E 261--Introduction to Structural Engineering, or M E 220--Mechanics of Machinery see footnote 6
4 Agriculture elective see footnote 3,4
16 Total

Fourth year

HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
3 Agricultural engineering technical elective, Group I see footnote 6
4 T A M 235--Fluid Mechanics
3-4 ECE 260 or ECE 270--Introduction to Electrical Circuits
3 Agriculture elective see footnote 3,4
3 Elective in social sciences or humanities see footnote 5
16-17 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
3 Agricultural engineering technical elective, Group I see footnote 6
1 AG E 298--Seminar
3 M E 209--Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
3 Agriculture science elective see footnote 3,4
3 Elective in social sciences or humanities see footnote 5
3 Composition II course
16 Total

Fifth year

HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
3 Agricultural engineering technical elective, Group II see footnote 6
3 Technical elective see footnote 6
4 Agriculture science elective see footnote 3,4
2 Biological sciences elective see footnote 2,3
3 Humanities or social science course see footnote 5
15 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
3 Agricultural engineering technical elective, Group II see footnote 6
2 AG E 299--Undergraduate Thesis
3 Humanities or social science course
8 Electives see footnote 7
16 Total
158 Total for the degrees
Footnotes:
1. The SPCOM 111-112 sequence (6 hours) may be substituted for RHET 105 and SPCOM 101.

2. A total of 10 hours in the biological sciences is required (biology; ecology, ethology, and evolution; entomology; microbiology; plant biology; physiology; zoology). see footnote 5

3. To meet engineering degree requirements, 12 hours of the biological and agricultural sciences (footnotes 2 and 4) must be chosen from the following: At least 8 hours

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