Bachelor of Science Degree
Soil and
Crop Management
This Department of Agronomy
option prepares students for careers in technical and management-oriented
positions. Students select courses in areas such as soils and plant
nutrition; cropping systems; weed, insect, and disease management;
and environmental management to construct plans of study aligned
with their interests. Graduates accept positions in soil survey
and conservation, banking, land use, fertilizer and agricultural
chemical or seed industries, environmental consulting and planning,
natural resource assessment, agricultural extension, and farm production
and management.
Find more information about this major on the Department of Agronomy site.
Advisor
Contact Information
Lee E. Schweitzer
765-494-4789
lschweit@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 130
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1) AGR
101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)
(3) AGRY 105 (Crop Production)
(4) BIOL 110 (Fundamentals of Biology I)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(4) BIOL
111 (Fundamentals of Biology II)
(3) CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(3) Core economics elective
(3) Social science elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 255 (Soil Science)
(1) AGRY 398 (Agronomy Seminar)
(4) CHM 257 (Organic Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3) AGRY
365 (Soil Fertility)
(3) EAS 111
(Physical Geology)
(3) STAT 301 (Elementary Statistical Methods
(3) Additional science elective
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 320 (Genetics)
(1) AGRY 321 (Genetics Laboratory)
(3) BTNY 301 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) Additional science
elective
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGRY 335 (Weather and Climate)
(3) Additional science elective
(3) Agricultural economics, economics, or management elective
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 15 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (1) AGRY
498 (Agronomy Senior Seminar)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Geographic information systems, global positioning systems,
or remote sensing elective
(3) International understanding elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Written or oral communication elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3) BTNY
304 (Introductory Weed Science)
(2) ENTM 206
(General Entomology)
(1) ENTM 207
(General Entomology Laboratory)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 14 |
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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