Agronomy - Consulting and Production (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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Agronomy includes crop, soil, weed, range, and environmental sciences. Students in agronomy have diverse interests, including crop production and physiology; crop breeding; soil management, fertility, and conservation; soil and water quality; physical and chemical properties of soils; forages; and range management.

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Agronomy (BS) - Consulting and Production Option

Agronomy: 29 credit hours

AGRON 101 - Agronomy Orientation Credits: 1
AGRON 120 - Crop Science Credits: 3
AGRON 121 - Crop Science Laboratory Credits: 1
AGRON 205 - Soils Credits: 3
AGRON 206 - Soils Laboratory Credits: 1
AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: 3
AGRON 360 - Crop Growth and Development Credits: 3
AGRON 375 - Nutrient Cycling and Fertilizer Management Credits: 3
AGRON 385 - Soil Analysis and Nutrient Recommendations Credits: 2
AGRON 405 - Internship in Agronomy Credits: 0-3 (Required to complete one internship for 3 credit hours)
AGRON 650 - Integrated Weed Management Credits: 3
Agronomy Integration Course - Choose one for 3 cr:
AGRON 502 - International Experience in Agronomy Credits: 0-6
AGRON 602 - Agronomy Capstone Experience Credits: 3
AGRON 640 - Cropping Systems Credits: 3
AGRON 655 - Site Specific Agriculture Credits: 3
GENAG 582 - Natural Resources/Environmental Science Project (NRES) Credits: 3

Agronomy Electives: 6 credit hours

Any AGRON courses with at least 3 credit hours at 300-level or above.

Business & Communications: 9 credit hours

https://www.ag.k-state.edu/academics/student-handbook/departcourselists.html

Any course in ACCTG or BUS 251 or BUS 252
OR
AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
Choose from Communications elective (Departmental) list: 3 credit hours
Select one of the following:
AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
AGEC 121 - Honors Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Agriculture: 10 credit hours

ENTOM 250 - Economic Entomology Credits: 3
OR
ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: 3
ENTOM 612 - Insect Pest Diagnosis Credits: 2
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 3
PLPTH 585 - Crop Diseases Credits: 2

Agriculture Electives: 9 credit hours

Any courses within the College of Agriculture (excluding AGTEC and FFM) or ATM or BAE with 6 cr hours at 300-level or above.

Natural and Applied Sciences: 22 credit hours

If not met through K-State Core requirements, STAT 225 is required.

https://www.ag.k-state.edu/academics/student-handbook/departcourselists.html

STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
KSC-030
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
Choose 1 course
CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 220 - Honors Chemistry I Credits: 5
Choose 1 course
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHM 250 - Honors Chemistry II Credits: 5
Choose 1 course
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 205 - General Calculus Credits: 3
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
Choose from Natural and Applied Science electives (Departmental) List.: 6 credit hours (at least 3 cr at 300-level or above)

Unrestricted Electives as needed to meet 120 credit hours

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

Unless the requirement block specifies otherwise, courses in the K-State Core can be used to meet one additional degree requirement, with the exception of a degree requirement that is specified as an overlay. K-State Core classes cannot be used to meet requirements for unrestricted electives. Courses outside the K-State Core can only be used to meet one degree requirement, unless the degree requirement is specified as an overlay.