पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

The mission of the Agronomy program is to offer a high-quality, comprehensive, integrated and unique undergraduate academic program in Agronomy and related fields to service the needs of southwestern Minnesota. The program will accomplish its mission by: using an interdisciplinary agro-ecosystem approach to integrating all aspects of agronomy from the ground to the table to the ground, promoting the responsible, ethical use and management of air, water, soil, plant and animal resources including sustainability in agricultural practices, using global perspectives in addressing local and regional agricultural issues, offering and teaching a wide variety of agronomy courses at the undergraduate level, working closely with allied programs in Environment Science, Biology, Chemistry, Agribusiness, and Culinology, being grounded in a science-based curriculum, with a broad liberal arts component, emphasizing problem solving, critical thinking, communication skills, undergraduate research, environmental awareness and interconnectedness. Interacting and cooperating closely with various agricultural industry and community groups, in addition to traditional agriculture, also investigating and supporting non-traditional aspects of agriculture including, but not limited to, organic farming, local horticulture, food safety, and biofuels, providing undergraduate research and internship opportunities to its students, conducting appropriate university and community service.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules are; ENG 103 Rhetoric: Critical Writing, 3 cr., MATH 110 College Algebra OR MATH 140 Calculus: A Short Course, 3 cr., CHEM 121 Basic Chemistry, 4 cr., ENVS 180 Environmental Science, 4 cr., PHIL 107 Environmental Ethics, 3 cr., ENVS 107 Introduction to ArcGIS, 2 cr., AGRO 115 Professional Dev. in Agriculture: Orientation and Career Planning, 1 cr., BIOL 200 Cell Biology, 4 cr., CHEM 122 Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry w/lab, 4 cr., AGRO 132 Principles and Practices of Crop Production w/lab, 4 cr., MATH 200 Statistics or PSYC 200 or BADM 230, 3 cr., AGBU 210 Introduction to Cooperatives, 3 cr., ENVS 251 Basic Soil Science w/lab, 4 cr., BIOL 302 Botany w/lab, 4 cr., AGRO 341 Principles of Pest Management w/lab, 4 cr., AGBU 350 Agricultural and Environmental Law, 3 cr., AGRO 454 Experimental Design in Agriculture, 3 cr., AGRO 390 Introduction to Precision Agriculture, 3 cr.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must have completed their secondary education within their home country. For admission to the University, a student’s overall academic performance will be taken into consideration. As a proof of English Proficiency, students must submit any of the following documents: TOEFL score of 500 or better (paper based exam) 173 or better (computer based exam), IELTS score of 5.5 or higher, Michigan Test of English Proficiency - student must earn a score of 80 or better, Successful completion of Level 109 at an English Language School. Students must have an accumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher.

योग्यता

ब्याचलर्स डिग्रीज्

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Southwest Minnesota State University

विभागको नाम

Department of Science, Agronomy Program