BS in Agriculture
Degree Program Description
The agriculture degree program is for students searching for a well-rounded education that builds on the diversity of disciplines in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). The flexibility of the agriculture degree enables students to tailor a program to fit their individual interests and career goals.
Major Program Requirements
Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture are required to complete all University general education, University graduation, and degree requirements, including selected foundational courses, which may fulfill some University general education requirements.
If you are planning to transfer courses (including AP credit) and would like information on how they apply to a degree program(s), you can email CAFNRadvising@missouri.edu for general recommendations.
| Foundational Courses | ||
| MATH 1100 | College Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 1050 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| BIOCHM 2112 | Biotechnology in Society (or physical science elective) * | 3-4 |
| or BIOCHM 2110 | The Living World: Molecular Scale | |
| or CHEM 1100 | Atoms and Molecules with Lab | |
| or CHEM 1400 & CHEM 1401 | College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| PLNT_SCI 1500 | Fundamental Biology of Plants | 4 |
| or F_W 1100 | Introductory Zoology with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1030 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1200 | General Botany with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1500 | Introduction to Biological Systems with Laboratory | |
| or BIO_SC 1010 & BIO_SC 1020 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology and General Biology Laboratory | |
| ABM 1041 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ABM 1042 | Applied Macroeconomics | |
| or ECONOM 1014 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| or ECONOM 1015 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| AGSC_COM 2220 | Verbal Communication in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources ^ | 3 |
| or COMMUN 1200 | Public Speaking | |
- *
Will accept any physical science course from the General Education course list.
- ^
Will accept any AGSC_COM course for requirement.
Degree and Major Courses
- Students in Agriculture must complete three areas of concentration from CAFNR programs that offer a major, minor or certificate.
- The primary concentration area requires completion of 18 or more credits.
- Two additional concentration areas of at least 15 credits each are also required.
- One area can be a thematic concentration.
- These courses shall not be used to fulfill the requirements of a minor.
- Within each concentration area, at least six credits must be at the 3000-level or above.
- Within each concentration area, at least 50 percent of the credits must be earned through MU courses.
- Credits used to meet the University general education requirements can be used to meet concentration area requirements.
- No more than six credits in the primary area and three credits in the secondary areas may consist of problems, internships, and study abroad courses.
- The capstone experience can be a capstone course in a concentration area or an industry or research internship. The capstone is in addition to credits in the concentration areas.
Semester Plan
Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student's actual plan may vary based on course choices where options are available.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| ABM 1041 | 3 | MATH 1100 | 3 | ||
| ENGLSH 1000 | 3 | ABM 1042 | 3 | ||
| HIST 1100 | 3 | BIO_SC 1020 | 2 | ||
| Electives | 3 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Concentration Area(s) | 3 | BIO_SC 1010 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| AGSC_COM 2220 | 3 | Elective | 6 | Study Abroad recommended | 3 |
| BIOCHM 2112 | 3 | Concentration Area(s) | 9 | ||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | ||||
| Concentration Area(s) | 6 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| Electives | 6 | Concentration Area(s) | 6 | Internship Recommended | 3 |
| Concentration Area(s) | 9 | Writing Intensive Elective | 3 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| Concentration Area(s) | 9 | Concentration Area(s) | 9 | ||
| Electives | 3 | Senior Capstone | 3 | ||
| Elective | 1 | ||||
| 12 | 13 | ||||
| Total Credits: 120 | |||||
Degree Audit
The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree.
MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
- Change your Major. If you are considering changing your undergraduate major or are choosing between several majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573) 884-9700 or through the Discovery Center service in your MU Connect success network.
- Decided on a Major. If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring that major.
- Identify your Interests and Strengths. If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values, and talents, visit the staff at the MU Career Center. No appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- Explore MU Majors. If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit Majors at Mizzou or the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.