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Agriculture and Food Security (120 Credits)
Students in this major are the protectors of the world’s plant-based food supply. The Agriculture and Food Security major prepares students to manage plant pests and diseases from a holistic perspective.
Students learn to understand the complexity of relationships within agricultural ecosystems, how external factors influence these systems, and how to effectively manage pests and diseases without incurring undue risks to human or environmental health. Course offerings begin with a strong scientific base in biology and chemistry, and expand to focus on crop science, soil science, integrated pest management, and plant pathology.
The major is an exciting blend of classroom instruction and field experience that is tailored to the eventual employment goals of the student. Graduates who can evaluate and diagnose pest and plant disease problems and recommend economically and ecologically sound ways to correct them are in great demand. Excellent employment opportunities exist with state, federal, and international agricultural, environmental, and regulatory agencies, agrichemical companies, agricultural and environmental consulting firms, food processing, forest product, and vegetable and seed companies, and a wide range of other agribusiness enterprises.
A student may be admitted to the Agriculture and Food Security major upon making their intention known to the department.
Students learn to understand the complexity of relationships within agricultural ecosystems, how external factors influence these systems, and how to effectively manage pests and diseases without incurring undue risks to human or environmental health. Course offerings begin with a strong scientific base in biology and chemistry, and expand to focus on crop science, soil science, integrated pest management, and plant pathology.
The major is an exciting blend of classroom instruction and field experience that is tailored to the eventual employment goals of the student. Graduates who can evaluate and diagnose pest and plant disease problems and recommend economically and ecologically sound ways to correct them are in great demand. Excellent employment opportunities exist with state, federal, and international agricultural, environmental, and regulatory agencies, agrichemical companies, agricultural and environmental consulting firms, food processing, forest product, and vegetable and seed companies, and a wide range of other agribusiness enterprises.
A student may be admitted to the Agriculture and Food Security major upon making their intention known to the department.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANIM SCI 101 | 3 |
| CHEM 101 [PSCI] or 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| HORT / CROP SCI 102 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| [COMM] Course (COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM] recommended) | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| HORT / CROP SCI 202 | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI] or 120 [BSCI] | 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| SOIL SCI 201 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| AFS 201 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 106 | 4 |
| ENTOM 351 | 3 |
| STAT 212 [QUAN] | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CROP SCI 305 | 3 |
| CROP SCI 360 | 3 |
| ECONS 3501 | 3 |
| ENTOM 343 [M] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| AFS Core Systems Elective2 | 3 |
| IPM 452 | 3 |
| SOIL SCI/AFS 302 [M]3 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| AFS 336 | 3 |
| CROP SCI 403 | 3 |
| PL P 300 | 2 |
| PL P 429 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 400-500-level Seminar in CAHNRS4 | 1 |
| AFS 401 [CAPS] | 3 |
| SOIL SCI 441 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
Footnotes
| 1 | ECONS 352, which is only offered in the spring, may be used as an alternative for ECONS 350. |
| 2 | AFS Core Systems Electives: AGTM 310, ANIM SCI 464 [M], 472 [M], 474 [M], BIOLOGY 372 [M], CROP SCI 302, ECONS 351, HORT 320, SOE 300, SOIL SCI 368, or other systems courses approved by your advisor. Coursework must include a total of two [M] courses. |
| 3 | SOIL SCI 414 and 415 can be taken as an alternative to SOIL SCI 302 [M]. However another [M] course will be required. |
| 4 | 400-500-level Seminar: AGTM 451, CROP SCI/SOIL SCI 412, HORT/VIT ENOL 409, or as approved by advisor. |
- Agricultural and Food Systems
Courses
- Agricultural Education
- General Agriculture
- Agricultural Technology And Management
- Agricultural And Food Systems
Schedules of Studies
- Agricultural and Food Business Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Technology and Production Management
- Human Nutrition and Food Systems
- Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
Minors
- Agricultural Systems
- Agricultural Technology and Production Management
- Precision Agriculture
Certificates
- Organic Agriculture (Online and in Pullman)
- Sustainable Agriculture