Agronomy Option

Agronomy Core  
BOT 350 INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY 4
CROP 280 INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLEXITY OF OREGON CROPPING SYSTEMS 4
CROP 300 CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS 4
CROP 440 WEED MANAGEMENT 4
ENT 311 INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT 4
Capstone  
CROP 480/HORT 480 CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 4
Agronomy Electives  
Select at least 7-8 credits from the following courses: 7-8

CROP 310

FORAGE PRODUCTION  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

CROP 420

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

CROP 460

SEED PRODUCTION  

HORT 316

PLANT NUTRITION  

PBG 430

PLANT GENETICS  

PBG 431

PLANT GENETICS RECITATION  
Business and Economics 1  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 250

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 251

*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS  

ECON 201

*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 211

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT  

AEC 221

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING  

AEC 388

AGRICULTURAL LAW  

BA 365

FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT  
General Electives 1  
Select at least 7-8 credits from the following courses: 7-8

AEC 211

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT  

AEC 221

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING  

AEC 250

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 251

*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS  

AEC 372

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES  

AEC 388

AGRICULTURAL LAW  

AEC 442

AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT  

AEC 444

COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETS  

AG 391

FARM IMPLEMENTS  

AGRI 420

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION  

ATS 201

*CLIMATE SCIENCE  

ATS 341

*SNOW, SMOKE, AND STORMS: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE PNW  

BA 365

FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT  

BA 463

FAMILY ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE  

BB 350

ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY  

BEE 439

IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES  

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

BOT 313

PLANT STRUCTURE  

BOT 331

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY  

BOT 341

PLANT ECOLOGY  

BOT 480

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOBIOLOGY  

BOT 488

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS  

CH 331

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 332

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 337

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY  

CROP 310

FORAGE PRODUCTION  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

CROP 355

ORGANIC CERTIFICATION  

CROP 414

PRECISION AGRICULTURE  

CROP 420

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

CROP 460

SEED PRODUCTION  

CROP 463/HORT 463

SEED BIOLOGY  

CSS 320

PRINCIPLES OF OIL AND FIBER CROP PRODUCTION  

CSS 321

PRINCIPLES OF CEREAL CROP PRODUCTION  

CSS 322

PRINCIPLES OF POTATO PRODUCTION  

ECON 201

*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS  

ENT 444

INSECT AGROECOLOGY  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FES 435/TOX 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 477

*AGROFORESTRY  

GEOG 201

*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

GEOG 360

GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY  

GEOG 361

QUANTITATIVE GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING  

HORT 212

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS  

HORT 260

ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING  

HORT 301

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS  

HORT 316

PLANT NUTRITION  

HORT 318

^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS  

HORT 433/CROP 433

SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS  

MTH 251

*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS  

MTH 252

INTEGRAL CALCULUS  

MB 230

*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY  

PBG 430

PLANT GENETICS  

PBG 431

PLANT GENETICS RECITATION  

PBG 441

PLANT TISSUE CULTURE  

PBG 450

PLANT BREEDING  

PH 201

*GENERAL PHYSICS  

RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

SOIL 360

SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  

SOIL 435

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS  

SOIL 445

ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY  

SOIL 455

BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS  

SOIL 466

SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION  

ST 351

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS  

ST 411

METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS  

WR 327

*TECHNICAL WRITING  
Experiential Learning Track (optional) 1  

CROP 410

INTERNSHIP  
Research Track (optional)  
Select courses most relevant to your intended graduate school program from the following:  

BB 350

ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY  

BI 221
BI 222
BI 223

*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS
and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS
and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS
 

BOT 321

PLANT SYSTEMATICS  

BOT 341

PLANT ECOLOGY  

CH 331

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 332

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY  

CH 337

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY  

MB 230

*INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY  

MTH 251

*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS  

MTH 252

INTEGRAL CALCULUS  

PH 201

*GENERAL PHYSICS  

ST 351

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS  

WR 327

*TECHNICAL WRITING  
Total Credits 44-48

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

10 or more credits of a structured internship (CROP 410) can be substituted for 6 of the 7–8 General Electives credits and four credits of Business and Economics. This allows a student to use an entire term for internship work

Grade Requirements

Students pursuing the Agronomy option under the Crop and Soil Science major are required to receive a grade of C or better in all CROP, CSS, ENT, HORT, PBG, and SOIL courses required within their major and option.