Agroecology & Environmental Quality Specialization

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This curriculum has been discontinued effective Fall 2011.

By default, all students will be admitted under the catalog in-force at the time they enter UH Hilo; however,

Students transferring in to UH Hilo from another UH System Campus, are eligible to continue their educational career under the catalog year in which they entered the UH System, provided there has not been a break in enrollment (more than 1 semester, excluding summer). Students may choose to use one catalog for the major requirements and a different catalog for the General Education and Integrative requirements. Eligibility for selected catalog(s) must be verified by the Office of the Registrar.
All students may choose to graduate under the catalog in effect (exiting catalog) at the time of filing for graduation.

If you and your academic advisor should choose to use another curriculum per the circumstances above, you must file a completed "Catalog Declaration Form" with the Office of the Registrar.

General Information

The undergraduate Agroecology and Environmental Quality specialization was established in 1993. This curriculum is designed for students interested in sustaining agrarian and surrounding ecosystems through more efficient management of land, biota, and water. As the earth's population increases, demand will escalate for clean food and water. These activities, in combination with heightened energy requirements, will increase stress on our natural resources, such as soils, surface water, and ground water. Concurrent increased public concern about the long-term sustainability of our food production system will spur the development of more effective and safe cropping, livestock, fertilizer, pest control, and farm waste management practices. Low-input alternative farming methods that emphasize nutrient recycling and "environmental friendly" production practices will be given special consideration. Students who complete this curriculum will be prepared to meet these challenges.

Why Study Agroecology and Environmental Quality?

Graduates in Agroecology and Environmental Quality can anticipate career opportunities in environmental regulatory agencies, conservation, farm service agencies, farm management, commercial laboratories, consulting, and graduate studies.

Requirements for Graduation

To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture with a specialization in Agroecology & Environmental Quality Specialization, a student must complete a minimum of 123 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0. The course work must be in the following areas:

General Education Requirements (40 hrs)
(see UH Hilo General Education Requirements)

Title/Courses	Credits
English Composition: Eng 100 or Eng 100T or ESL 100 or ESL 100T	3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning (100 or 200 level Math, except 197, 199V, 299V) Math 121 taken under the Supplemental Requirements also applicable here.	3 hrs
World Cultures: TWO courses Ag 230 or Anth 100 or Eng 253 or Eng 254 or Eng 275 or Eng/WS 201 or Eng/WS 202 or Geog 102 or Hist 151 or Hist 152 or KInd 240 or Pols 251 Ag 230 taken under the Agriscience Requirements also applicable here.	6 hrs
Humanities: THREE 100 or 200 level courses in different disciplines. Com 100, 200, or 251 and Eng 225 taken under the Supplemental Requirements also applicable here.	9 hrs
Social Sciences: THREE 100 or 200 level courses in different disciplines. AgEc 201 or Econ 130 taken under the Agriscience Requirements also applicable here.	9 hrs
Natural Sciences: THREE 100 or 200 level courses in different disciplines. Including 1 credit hour of laboratory. Courses taken under the Supplemental Requirements also applicable here.	10 hrs

Requirements for Major (including GE courses, 123 hrs)

Course	Title	Credits
Agriscience Requirements		(49 hrs)
Ag 215 or NRES 320	Agro-environmental Chemistry or Environmental Issues in Asia-Pacific	3 hrs
AG 230*	Sustainable Agriculture	3 hrs
Ag 291	Directed Work Experience Program	3 hrs
Ag 375	Introduction to Genetic Analysis	3 hrs
Ag 496	Senior Seminar	1 hrs
AgBu 110	Introduction to Microcomputing for Agriculture	3 hrs
AgEc 201* or Econ 130*	Agricultural Economics or Introduction to Microeconomics	3 hrs
Agrn 310 or Agrn 410	Agronomic Crop Production in the Tropics or Soil-Plant-Herbivore Interrelations	3 hrs
Ansc 141* or Aqua 262*	Introduction to Animal Science or Introduction to Aquaculture	3 hrs
Aqua 425	Water Quality	3 hrs
Ento 304	General Entomology	3 hrs
Ento 374	Insect Pest Control	3 hrs
For 202 or Soil 350	Forestry and Natural Resources or Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycling	3 hrs
Hort 262*	Principles of Horticulture	3 hrs
Hort 481	Weed Science	3 hrs
PPth 301	Tropical Plant Pathology	3 hrs
Soil 304	Tropical Soils	3 hrs
Supplemental Requirements		(29-31 hrs)
Biol 175-175L	Introductory Biology I & Lab	4 hrs
Biol 281*	General Ecology	3 hrs
Chem 114-114L Chem 141 Chem 124-124L Chem 125-125L or Chem 124-124L Chem 141	Introductory Chemistry & Lab Survey or Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry or General Chemistry I & Lab General Chemistry II & Lab or General Chemistry I & Lab Survey of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry	7/8 hrs
Com 100* or Com 200* or Com 251*	Human Communication in a Diverse Society or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking	3 hrs
Econ 380	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics	3 hrs
Eng 225*	WI/Writing for Science and Technology	3 hrs
Math 121*	Introduction to Statistics and Probability	3 hrs
Phys 106-170L* or Phys 115*	College Physics I and Lab or Physics for the Liberal Arts	4/3 hrs
Electives		(26-31 hrs)
For students interested in eventually pursuing a graduate degree, the following courses are suggested as electives: Chem 141/Chem 241-242, Biol 410, Math 205-206.

* Can be used for General Education if courses are from lower division.

EFFECTIVE FALL 2010.