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Agriculture
Course
Listings for Agriculture
Associate
Professor Philip E. Shuler
Associate Professor John W. Byrd
Visiting Instructor Beth E. LaShell
Several programs of study
in Agriculture are available for students at Fort Lewis College.
As a cooperative effort
between the Agriculture Program and the School of Business Administration,
a four-year degree program is available for those students who are
interested in professional careers in the agribusiness sector. See
the School of Business Administration "Agricultural Business option"
section of this catalog for more information.
Within Agriculture itself,
four program options are available. A Guaranteed Transfer Program
with Colorado State University is available for students interested
in pursuing a four-year bachelor's degree. Through this program
a student can complete a prescribed sequence of coursework at Fort
Lewis during the freshman and sophomore years and, with a minimum
grade point average, be qualified for full transfer to Colorado
State with junior standing. Major areas of study offered through
the transfer program include Agricultural Business, Agronomy (production
management, crop science, soil science, soil resources and conservation,
and international concentrations), and Animal Sciences (industry
and science concentrations).
A second agricultural
option is a two-year program at Fort Lewis College leading to an
Associate of Arts degree in Agricultural Science. This program is
designed to fill the needs of those students pursuing an agricultural
career on a farm, ranch, or other agriculture-oriented business.
Students may decide to concentrate in animal science, agricultural
business, or agronomy.
Students also have the
option of developing a student-constructed major. This option is
for students who plan to continue in a four-year program and combine
agriculture with a second field of study, such as economics or chemistry,
which would lead to a degree in Agricultural Economics or Agricultural
Chemistry.
Minors are available
in agriculture and agroecology/sustainable agriculture for students
majoring in other disciplines. Requirements for these minors are
listed at the end of this section.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE:
| General Education
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Credits: |
| Comp 150 Reading
and Writing in College |
4 |
| Library 150 Information
Literacy |
1 |
| ES 100 Fitness and
Wellness |
1 |
| Four courses to
be selected from General Education T, N, S, R (one from each
group) |
12-16 |
| Quantitative
Reasoning Q |
3-4
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| Total
|
21-26 |
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Courses marked with double asterisks may also be counted toward
TS 1 requirements. |
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| Specific Agricultural
Science Requirements: |
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| **Ag 101Tx Introductory
Animal Science |
4 |
| Ag 102 Principles
of Crop Production |
4 |
| Ag 150 Farm Records
and Accounts |
3 |
| Approved math course
(**Math 110Q or **Math 130Q) |
3-4 |
| Subtotal Specific
Requirements |
14-15 |
| Agricultural
Science Electives (at least five courses
selected from the following): |
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| Ag 180 Sustainable
Agriculture |
3 |
| Ag 202 Integrated
Pest Management/Weed Control |
4 |
| **Ag 203T Introduction
to Medicinal Crops |
3 |
| Ag 204 Forage Production
and Management |
3 |
| Ag 235 Soils and
Soil Fertility |
4 |
| Ag 240 Principles
of Animal Nutrition |
4 |
| Ag 299 Individualized
Study |
1-6 |
| TS2T 402 Agricultural
Issues in Society |
3 |
| Ag 301 Range Management |
4
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| Ag 325 Beef Science |
3 |
| Ag 346 Agricultural
Marketing |
3 |
| Ag 370 Internship
in Agriculture |
3 |
| Ag 390 Special Topics
(as offered) |
3-4
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| Ag 499 Independent
Study |
1-6 |
| Subtotal Ag
Science Electives |
minimum
15 |
| Free Electives
Subtotal |
4-10 |
| Suggested Electives: |
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| **Geog 250T Cartography:
The Science and Art of Mapmaking |
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| Geog 300 Introduction
to Geographic Information Systems |
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| Engr 103 Computer
Aided Drafting |
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| Engr 205 Surveying
I |
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| Courses in Computer
Science, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Administration |
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| Agricultural
Experience: |
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| A student is required
to have a minimum of 15 weeks of work experience on a farm,
ranch, or other acceptable agricultural business prior to the
awarding of the Associate of Arts degree in Agricultural Science.
This requirement may also be fulfilled by an acceptable Ag 370
Internship in Agriculture experience. |
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| TOTAL REQUIRED
FOR GRADUATION |
60 |
Note
to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major
requirements and received a different number of credits than listed
above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.
PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR
GUARANTEED TRANSFER PROGRAM:
Students participating
in the guaranteed transfer program will select courses in consultation
with their academic advisor. The specific courses required will
depend on which concentration is selected.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR A MINOR IN AGRICULTURE:
| One
of the following: |
Credits: |
| **Ag
101Tx Introductory Animal Science |
4 |
| Ag 102
Principles of Crop Production |
4 |
| Ag 180
Sustainable Agriculture |
3 |
| Additional
courses (select three to five of the following): |
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| Ag 150
Farm Records and Accounts |
3
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| Ag 202
Integrated Pest Management/Weed Control |
4 |
| **Ag
203T Introduction to Medicinal Crops |
3 |
| Ag 204
Forage Production and Management |
3 |
| Ag 235
Soils and Soil Fertility |
4 |
| Ag
240 Principles of Animal Nutrition |
4 |
| TS2T
402 Agricultural Issues in Society |
3 |
| Ag 301
Range Management |
4 |
| Ag 325
Beef Science |
3 |
| Ag 346
Agricultural Marketing |
3 |
| Ag 370
Internship in Agriculture |
3 |
| Ag 390
Special Topics |
3-4 |
| Total |
minimum
20 |
| A
minimum of 20 credits is required, six of which must be 300-level
or above. Students may concentrate in such areas as General
Agriculture, Animal Science, Agronomy, or Agricultural Business. |
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REQUIREMENTS
FOR A MINOR IN AGROECOLOGY/SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE:
| Specific Departmental
Requirements: |
Credits: |
| Choose one
of the following: |
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| Ag 180 Sustainable
Agriculture |
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| **Ag 101Tx Introductory
Animal Science |
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| Ag 102 Principles
of Crop Production |
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3-4
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| Choose one
of the following: |
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| **Bio 250Nx Ecology
of the Southwest |
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| **SW 250Nx Ecology
of the Southwest |
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| Bio 220 Fundamentals
of Ecology |
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4
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| Choose one
of the following: |
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| Ag 370 Internship
in Agriculture |
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| Soc 320 Community
Service |
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| Bio 480 Internship
in Biology |
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| Ag/Bio 299-Ag/Bio
499 Independent Study |
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3 |
| Other Departmental
Requirements: |
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| Choose three
of the following: |
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| **Ag
101Tx Introductory Animal Science |
4
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| Ag 102 Principles
of Crop Production |
4 |
| Ag 180 Sustainable
Agriculture |
3 |
| Ag 202 Weed Control/Integrated
Pest Management |
4 |
| Ag 204
Forage Production |
4
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| Ag 235 Soils and
Soil Fertility |
4 |
| **Anth 243S Food:
Systems of Production, Distribution & Consumption |
3 |
| Anth 406 Ethnobotany
of the Southwest |
4 |
| **Bio 241N Environmental
Policy Analysis |
3 |
| Bio 300 Plants and
Human Affairs |
4 |
| Bio 471 Field Ecology |
5 |
| Econ
335 Environmental Economics |
4 |
| **Geog 250T Intro
to Computer Mapping and Geographic Information Systems |
4 |
| **Geol 401N Natural
Resources and the Environment |
3 |
| **Geol 402N Water
in the West |
3 |
| Phil 252 Environmental
Ethics |
4 |
| Phil 352 Ecology
and Morality |
4 |
| PS 305 Environmental
Politics |
3 |
| SW 330 Cowboys,
Cattlemen, and Popular Culture |
3 |
| **SW 135R The Southwest
I |
4 |
| SW 136 The Southwest
II |
4 |
| Total
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19-24 |
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