Agriculture Plant Sciences, AS-T to Agricultural Plant & Soil Sciences, B.S.

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If you transferred into CSUMB as an AS-T certified student in Agriculture Plant Sciences, you must complete the following courses for a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Plant & Soil Sciences. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
AGPS 301 - Technical Writing for Agriculture Units: 2
AGPS 302 - Careers in Agriculture Units: 1
AGPS 350 - Research Methods in Crop and Soil Science Units: 3
AGPS 371 - Weed Science and Technology Units: 3
AGPS 372 - Agricultural Entomology Units: 3
AGPS 390 - Crop Management Units: 3
AGPS 415 - Advanced Irrigation and Nutrient Management Units: 3
AGPS 470 - Integrated Pest Management Units: 3
AGPS 490 - Projects in Crop Management Units: 3
CHEM 305 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry in Agriculture and Environmental Science Units: 3
BIO 306 - Biotechnology for Agriculture Units: 3
BIO 306L - Biotechnology for Agriculture Lab Units: 1
BIO 322 - Plant Pathology Units: 4
BIO 332 - Plant Physiology Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses:
AGPS 315 - Soil Resource Management Units: 4
BUS 434 - Policy/Regulation in Environmental Agribusiness Units: 4
Complete one of the following courses:
AGPS 389S - Agricultural Service Learning Units: 3
BIO 379S - Biology Service Learning Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses:
AGPS 394 - Agriculture Internship Units: 1-2
AGPS 397 - Independent Research in Agriculture Units: 1-2
AGPS 497 - Independent Research in Agriculture Units: 1-2

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement ; [met in major requirements, BIO 306 and BIO 306L]
the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement
the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement
- the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement
the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); [met in major requirements, AGPS 301]
CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement; [met in major requirements, AGPS 389S or BIO 379S]
CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement ;

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.