Bachelor of Science Degree
Soil and
Crop Management
This Department of Agronomy
option prepares students for careers in technical and management-oriented
positions. Students select courses in areas such as soils and plant
nutrition; cropping systems; weed, insect, and disease management;
and environmental management to construct plans of study aligned
with their interests. Graduates accept positions in soil survey
and conservation, banking, land use, fertilizer and agricultural
chemical or seed industries, environmental consulting and planning,
natural resource assessment, agricultural extension, and farm production
and management.
Find more information about this major on the Department of Agronomy site.
Advisor
Contact Information
Lee E. Schweitzer
765-494-4789
lschweit@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 130
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1)
AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(3) AGRY 10500 (Crop Production)
(4) BIOL 11000 (Fundamentals of Biology I)
(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(4)
BIOL 11100 (Fundamentals of Biology II)
(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)
(3) Core economics elective
(3) Social science elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 25500 (Soil Science)
(1) AGRY 39800 (Agronomy Seminar)
(4) CHM 25700 (Organic Chemistry)
(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3)
AGRY 36500 (Soil Fertility)
(3) EAS 11100
(Physical Geology)
(3) STAT 30100 (Elementary Statistical Methods
(3) Additional science elective
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 32000 (Genetics)
(1) AGRY 32100 (Genetics Laboratory)
(3) BTNY 30100 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) Additional science
elective
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGRY 33500 (Weather and Climate)
(3) Additional science elective
(3) Agricultural economics, economics, or management elective
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 15 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (1)
AGRY 49800 (Agronomy Senior Seminar)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Geographic information systems, global positioning systems,
or remote sensing elective
(3) International understanding elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)
(3) Written or oral communication elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
BTNY 30400 (Introductory Weed Science)
(2) ENTM 20600
(General Entomology)
(1) ENTM 20700
(General Entomology Laboratory)
(3) Agronomy elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 14 |
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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