General requirements (18 credit hours)

• CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)

• and

• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)

• or

• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

Humanities and/or Social Sciences (12 credit hours)

Business Administration and Agricultural Economics (6 credit hours)

• MANGT 420 - Management Concepts Credits: (3)

• and

• MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: (3)

• or

  • Choose from Business or Agricultural Economics Electives

Business or Agricultural Economics Elective

• ACCTG 231 to 799
• AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: (3)
• AGEC 315 - Contemporary Issues in Global Food and Agricultural Systems Credits: (3)
• AGEC 318 - Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: (3)
• AGEC 410 to 712
• ECON 300 to 799
• FINAN 250 to 799
• MANGT 366 to 799
• MKTG 450 to 799

Journalism/Mass Communications core (15 credit hours)

These 15 credit hours are required of all students. Enrollment in all skills courses requires completion of the Composition Skills Test administered by the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Required Courses:

• MC 110 - Mass Communication in Society Credits: (3)
• MC 200 - News and Feature Writing Credits: (3)
• MC 241 - Editing Credits: (3)
• MC 466 - Law of Mass Communications Credits: (3)

• Advanced Writing (choose ONE of the following)

• MC 221 - Advertising Strategy & Writing Credits: (3)
• MC 280 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3)
• MC 303 - Advanced News Writing Credits: (3)

Physical science (3 credit hours)

From list

• AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: (3)
• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: (3)
• BIOCH 265 - Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Credits: (5)
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: (3)
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: (3)
• CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: (3)
• GEOG 221 - Introductory Physical Geography Credits: (4)
• GEOG 340 - Geography of Natural Resources Credits: (3)
• GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: (4)
• GEOG 720 - Geography of Land Use Credits: (3)
• GEOG 725 - Geography of Water Resources Credits: (3)
• GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: (3)
• GEOL 102 - Earth Through Time Credits: (3)
• GEOL 105 - Oceanography Credits: (3)
• GEOL 115 - Environmental Geology Credits: (3)
• GEOL 125 - Natural Disasters Credits: (3)
• GEOL 506 - Environmental Studies Credits: (3)

Biosciences (7 credit hours)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 303 - Ecology of Environmental Problems Credits: (3)

Physics (4 credit hours)

• PHYS 101 - The Physical World I Credits: (3)

• and

• PHYS 103 - The Physical World I Laboratory Credits: (1)

• or

• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: (4)

• or

• PHYS 115 - Descriptive Physics Credits: (5)

Statistics or Research (3 credit hours)

From list

• AGCOM 425 - Undergraduate Research in Agricultural Communications Credits: (1-3)
• MC 396 - Strategic Communication Research Credits: (3)
• POLSC 400 - Political Inquiry and Analysis Credits: (3)
• RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)
• STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: (3)
• STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: (3)

Agricultural Communications Core (15 credit hours)

• AGCOM 110 - Introduction to Agricultural Communications Credits: (3)
• AGCOM 210 - Layout and Design Principles Credits: (3)
• AGCOM 405 - Capstone Seminar in Agricultural Communications Credits: (3)
• AGCOM 550 - Internship in Agricultural Communications Credits: (1-3)
• AGCOM 590 - New Media Technology Credits: (3)

• or

• AGCOM 610 - Crisis Communication Credits: (3)
• AGCOM 712 - Environmental Communication Credits: (3)

Journalism and Agricultural Communications Electives (9 or more credit hours)

Agriculture/Natural Resources Requirements - Outside of Agricultural Communications (24 or more credit hours)

Natural Resource Specialization

• AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: (3)
• AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
• FOR 285 - Forest Resource Management Credits: (3)

• or

• FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)

Natural Resource Specialization Courses

3-4 credit hours from this list

• AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: (3)
• AGRON 220 - Crop Science Credits: (4)

• or

• HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: (4)
• AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
• ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science Credits: (3)
• ATM 160 - Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 300 - Economic Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)
• ENTOM 301 - Insects and People Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 305 - Animal Health Entomology Credits: (2)
• ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)
• ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
• ENTOM 320 - Horticultural Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)
• FDSCI 302 - Introduction to Food Science Credits: (3)
• FOR 285 - Forest Resource Management Credits: (3)
• FOR 330 - Dendrology I Credits: (2)
• FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)
• HORT 256 - Human Dimensions of Horticulture Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 300 - Microbes, Plants, and the Human Perspective Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)
• RRES 210 - Life and Leisure Credits: (1)
• NRES Capstone Credits: (3)

Agriculture/Natural Resources Electives (to complete 24 credit hours)

• AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: (3)
• AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: (3)
• AGRON 375 - Soil Fertility Credits: (3)
• AGRON 501 - Range Management Credits: (3)
• AGRON 515 - Soil Genesis and Classification Credits: (3)
• AGRON 635 - Soil Conservation and Management Credits: (3)
• AGRON 645 - Soil Microbiology Credits: (3)
• AGRON 646 - Soil Microbiology Laboratory Credits: (1)
• AGRON 655 - Site Specific Agriculture Credits: (3)
• AGRON 746 - Physical Properties of Soils Credits: (3)
• ATM 558 - Soil Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Credits: (3)
• ATM 653 - Water Management and Irrigation Systems Credits: (2)
• ATM 661 - Watershed Management Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 301 - Insects and People Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)
• ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
• ENTOM 680 - Aquatic Entomology Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 692 - Insect Ecology Credits: (3)
• RRES 575 - Management of Water Resources for Leisure Credits: (3)
• RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
• RRES 640 - Advanced Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)

Free Electives (to reach 127 credit hours)

Total credit hours required for graduation (127)

Notes

Must satisfy K-State 8 general education requirements.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Students who first enroll in Summer 2011 or later must meet the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education Program.

Students who began their programs of study in earlier terms under the University General Education (UGE) program may complete their degrees with UGE requirements or may choose to move to the K-State 8. Students should check with their academic advisors to determine which choice would be better. To switch, students must consult with their academic advisors.

Students who are readmitted in Summer 2011 and later will be designated as meeting the K-State 8 by the Office of Admissions. Deans’ offices can make an exception for the readmitted student who has completed UGE or who would prefer to complete UGE requirements.

For additional information about the University General Education program, check the requirements specified by the College of Agriculture.