Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
CHE 104 - INTRODUCTORY GENERAL CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
MA 109 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit(s): 3 - 5 (Variable)
OR
PHI 120 - THE ART OF THINKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC Credit(s): 3 (either course fulfills UK Core - Quantitative Foundations)
SAG 210 - INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
CHE 108 - INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY WITHOUT LABORATORY Credit(s): 3
CLD 102 - THE DYNAMICS OF RURAL SOCIAL LIFE Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Social Sciences)
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
PLS 366 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE Credit(s): 4
SAG 310 - CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Global Dynamics; GCCR course)
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

AEC 305 - FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
DHN 212 - INTRODUCTORY NUTRITION Credit(s): 3
*Specialty Support Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

*Students must declare either a Farming Systems or Community Food Systems track and complete a minimum of 12 hours from a list of approved courses in the track.

Year 3

First Semester

AEC 302 - AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 4
PLS 386 - PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 4
SOC 360 - ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
*Specialty Support Credit(s): 3

*Students must declare either a Farming Systems or Community Food Systems track and complete a minimum of 12 hours from a list of approved courses in the track.

Second Semester

ASC 382 - ANIMAL PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
Ethics Course Credit(s): 3
*Specialty Support Credit(s): 9

*Students must declare either a Farming Systems or Community Food Systems track and complete a minimum of 12 hours from a list of approved courses in the track.

Year 4

First Semester

SAG 397 - APPRENTICESHIP IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Credit(s): 3
SOC 420 - SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNITIES Credit(s): 3
*Specialty Support Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 6

*Students must declare either a Farming Systems or Community Food Systems track and complete a minimum of 12 hours from a list of approved courses in the track.

Second Semester

AEC 445G - INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
SAG 490 - INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
*Specialty Support Credit(s): 3
Electives Credit(s): 5

*Students must declare either a Farming Systems or Community Food Systems track and complete a minimum of 12 hours from a list of approved courses in the track.