Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences - Agriculture Concentration 4461, A.S. Transfer

A Two-Year Program Leading to the A.S. Degree

This curriculum leads to an A.S. degree in natural resources and environmental sciences (NRES) with concentrations in agriculture, earth science, forestry and conservation, geography, and geology. Depending upon the concentration selected, this curriculum is an excellent preparation for continuing in bachelor’s degrees in these, as well as affiliated areas of study. The agriculture concentration is a cooperative undergraduate program between Vincennes University and Purdue University. Students completing the agriculture concentration may transfer directly to Purdue University or other baccalaureate institutions. The forestry and conservation concentration is likewise aligned for easy Purdue transfer, and other concentrations have regional “2+2” agreements with area universities. For all concentrations, students should check and follow the specific degree requirements at transfer institutions where they intend to complete their baccalaureate degree. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any of these areas have excellent job and graduate school opportunities.

Major Program Requirements

• AGRI 100 - Agriculture Lectures 1 hr
• AGRI 101 - Introductory Agricultural Business and Economics 3 hrs
• AGRI 103 - Fundamentals of Horticulture 3 hrs
• AGRI 104 - Crop Production 3 hrs
• AGRI 106 - Animal Agriculture 3 hrs
• BIOL 106 - Principles of Biology II 3 hrs
• BIOL 106L - Principles of Biology Laboratory II 1 hr
• CHEM 106 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs
• CHEM 106L - General Chemistry/Qualitative Analysis Laboratory 2 hrs
• Sophomore Agriculture Electives 5 hrs

• Note:  Recommend two courses from AGRI 201 Management of Business Related to Agriculture , AGRI 203 Plant Propagation , AGRI 204 Soil Science , AGRI 206 Principles of Animal Nutrition , AGRI 208 Genetics  or AGRI 225 - Dendrology .

• Directed Elective 3 hrs

• Select one of the following courses:  AGRI 201 Management of Business Related to Agriculture , AGRI 203 Plant Propagation , AGRI 204 Soil Science , AGRI 206 Principles of Animal Nutrition , AGRI 208 Genetics , AGRI 225 Dendrology , MATH 102 College Algebra .

University Core Curriculum Requirements

• Composition

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs

• Mathematics

• MATH 115 - Survey of Calculus I 3 hrs

• Speech

• COMM 143 - Speech 3 hrs

• Laboratory Science

• BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology I 3 hrs
• BIOL 105L - Principles of Biology Laboratory I 1 hr

• Social Science

• ECON 201 - Microeconomics 3 hrs

• Humanities

• Humanities Elective 3 hrs

• Writing

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 hrs

• UCC Electives

• CHEM 105 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs
• CHEM 105L - General Chemistry/Quantitative Analysis Laboratory 2 hrs
• MATH 110 - Statistics 3 hrs

• List of elective courses 

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Total Hours: 60