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Curriculum for the BS Degree in Agriculture and Diploma of Ingénieur Agricole1

Agriculture I

First Semester

Credits

AGSC

201

Orientation to Agriculture and Food Systems

2

BIOL

200

Diversity for Life

4

CHEM

200

Basic Chemistry

3

CHEM

205

Introductory Chemistry Laboratory

2

CMPS

209

Computers and Programming for the Sciences

3

 

 

Total

14

Second Semester

Credits

ARAB

201A or 201B, or higher2

3

AGSC

212

Agricultural Economics, Principles, and Policy

3

CHEM

208

Survey of Organic Chemistry

3

ENGL

203

Academic English

3

MATH

201

or MATH 204

3

 

 

Total

15

Agriculture II

First Semester

Credits

AGSC

215

Introduction to Soils

3

AGSC

220

Principles of Plant Physiology

3

AGSC

241

Farm Management

3

AVSC

243

Genetics

3

NFSC

261

Introductory Biochemistry

3

 

 

Total

15

Second Semester

Credits

AGSC

225

Rural Social Systems

3

AVSC

224

Agricultural Microbiology

3

ENGL

204

Advanced Academic English

3

NFSC

221

Basic Nutrition

3

STAT

210

Elementary Statistics for the Sciences

3

 

 

Total

15

Agriculture III

First Semester

Credits

AGSC

221

Principles of Entomology

3

AGSC

232

Principles of Plant Pathology

3

AVSC

271

Animal Nutrition

3

AVSC

275

Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals

3

Humanities

Elective

3

 

 

Total

15

Second Semester (AREC)

Credits

AGSC

222

Farm Practices

1

AGSC

224

General Horticulture

3

AGSC

228

Irrigation Principles

3

AGSC

231

Principles of Agronomy

3

AGSC

284

Weed Science

3

AVSC

222

General Livestock Production

3

 

 

Total

16

Summer Session (AREC)

Credits

AGSC

223

Agricultural Project

2

AGSC

226

Farm Power and Machinery

3

AVSC

226

Poultry Production

3

 

 

Total

8

Agriculture IV

First Semester

Credits

AGSC

235

Agricultural Extension in Development

2

AGSC

265

Soil Fertility

3

NFSC

288

Technology of Food Products

3

Elective in FAFS

 

3

Humanities

Elective

3

 

 

Total

14

Second Semester (AREC)

Credits

AGSC

296

Agriculture Project Presentation3

1

Electives in FAFS

9

Humanities

Elective

6

 

 

Total

16


1 A minimum of 128 credits are required for graduation.
2 Dependent on Arabic Placement Test.
3 Course offered in fall and spring.

 
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