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Academic Units
Undergraduate - Agriculture
BS in Agriculture and the Diploma of Ingénieur Agricole
This program is offered by FAFS for training in general agriculture.
A limited number of elective credits allow students to select courses
from among different disciplines in FAFS for desired areas of emphasis.
Curriculum for the BS Degree in Agriculture and Diploma of Ingénieur
Agricole1
Agriculture I
| First Semester
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Credits
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| AGSC |
201 |
Orientation to Agriculture and Food
Systems |
2
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| BIOL |
200 |
Diversity for Life |
4
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| CHEM |
200 |
Basic Chemistry |
3
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| CHEM |
205 |
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory
|
2
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| CMPS |
209 |
Computers and Programming for the
Sciences |
3
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Total
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14 |
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| Second
Semester |
Credits
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| ARAB |
201A or 201B, or higher2 |
3
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| AGSC |
212 |
Agricultural Economics, Principles,
and Policy |
3
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| CHEM |
208 |
Survey of Organic Chemistry |
3
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| ENGL |
203 |
Academic English |
3
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| MATH |
201 |
or MATH 204 |
3
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Total
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15 |
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Agriculture II
| First Semester
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Credits
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| AGSC |
215 |
Introduction to Soils |
3
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| AGSC |
220 |
Principles of Plant Physiology |
3
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| AGSC |
241 |
Farm Management |
3
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| AVSC |
243 |
Genetics |
3
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| NFSC |
261 |
Introductory Biochemistry |
3
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Total
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15 |
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| Second
Semester |
Credits
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| AGSC |
225 |
Rural Social Systems |
3
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| AVSC |
224 |
Agricultural Microbiology |
3
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| ENGL |
204 |
Advanced Academic English |
3
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| NFSC |
221 |
Basic Nutrition |
3
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| STAT |
210 |
Elementary Statistics for the Sciences
|
3
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Total
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15 |
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Agriculture III
| First Semester
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Credits
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| AGSC |
221 |
Principles of Entomology |
3
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| AGSC |
232 |
Principles of Plant Pathology |
3
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| AVSC |
271 |
Animal Nutrition |
3
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| AVSC |
275 |
Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
|
3
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| Humanities |
Elective |
3
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Total
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15 |
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| Second
Semester (AREC) |
Credits
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| AGSC |
222 |
Farm Practices |
1
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| AGSC |
224 |
General Horticulture |
3
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| AGSC |
228 |
Irrigation Principles |
3
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| AGSC |
231 |
Principles of Agronomy |
3
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| AGSC |
284 |
Weed Science |
3 |
| AVSC |
222 |
General Livestock Production |
3
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Total
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16 |
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|
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| Summer
Session (AREC) |
Credits
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| AGSC |
223 |
Agricultural Project |
2
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| AGSC |
226 |
Farm Power and Machinery |
3
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| AVSC |
226 |
Poultry Production |
3
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Total
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8 |
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Agriculture IV
| First Semester
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Credits
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| AGSC |
235 |
Agricultural Extension in Development
|
2
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| AGSC |
265 |
Soil Fertility |
3
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| NFSC |
288 |
Technology of Food Products |
3
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| Elective in FAFS |
|
3
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| Humanities |
Elective |
3
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Total
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14 |
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| Second Semester (AREC)
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Credits
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| AGSC |
296 |
Agriculture Project Presentation3 |
1
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| Electives in FAFS |
9
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| Humanities |
Elective |
6
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Total
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16 |
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1 A minimum of 128 credits are required for graduation.
2 Dependent on Arabic Placement Test.
3 Course offered in fall and spring.
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