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General Agriculture 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" PDF Document with the Office of the Registrar.

 

General Information

The General Agriculture specialization is designed to provide an opportunity for students interested in agriculture or an agriculture-related field to have access to selected courses or topics in their area of interest. The curriculum is structured to offer a well-rounded undergraduate education in the basic and applied sciences of agriculture and related fields through quality “hands on” training.

Why Study General Agriculture?

Graduates in General Agriculture are employed by private companies and governmental agencies in a wide range of agriculturally related fields. Many graduates start their own enterprises or proceed to graduate school for advanced degrees.

Requirements for Graduation

To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture with a specialization in General Agriculture, 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
Eng 100 or 100T or ESL 100 or ESL 100T taken under the Supplemental Requirements also applicable here.

3 hrs
Quantitative Reasoning (100 or 200 level Math, except 197, 199V, 299V)
Math 104 or above 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
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 (61-62 hrs)
Ag 291
Directed Work Experience Program 3 hrs
Ag 375 or
AnSc 445
Introduction to Genetic Analysis or
Animal Breeding & Genetics
3 hrs
Ag 496 Senior Seminar 1 hr
AgBu 110 Introduction to Microcomputing for Agriculture 3 hrs
AgEc 201* or
Econ 130*
Agricultural Economics or
Introduction to Microeconomics
3 hrs
AgEc 221 or
Acc 250
Agricultural Accounting and Record Analysis or
Financial Accounting
3 hrs
AgEc 330 Farm Management 3 hrs
AgEn 231 Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization 3 hrs
AnSc 141* Introduction to Animal Science 3 hrs
Ento 304 General Entomology 3 hrs
Hort 262* Principles of Horticulture 3 hrs
Ppth 301 Tropical Plant Pathology 3 hrs
Soil 304 Tropical Soils 3 hrs
AnSc 342 or
AnSc 351 or
AnSc 353 or
AnSc 355
Beef Cattle Production
Swine Production
Horse Production
Goat & Sheep Production
3 hrs
Hort 263* or
Hort 266* or
Hort 303 or
Hort 350 or
Hort 351 or
Hort 352 or
Hort 354 or
Hort 360 or
Hort 450
Hydroponics
Nursery Managment
Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture
Tropical Landscape Horticulture
Vegetable Crop Production
Tropical Fruit Production
Floriculture & Ornamental Production
Orchid Culture
Advanced Plant Tissue Culture
3/4 hrs
Other Agricultural Courses

At least 12 credits must be 300 or 400 level.

18 hrs
Supplemental Requirements (27-29 hrs)
Biol 175-175L* Introductory Biology I and Lab 4 hrs
Biol 176-176L* Introductory Biology II and Lab 4 hrs

Chem 114-114L

Chem 141

or

Chem 124*-124L*

Chem 125*-125L*

or

Chem 124*-124L*

Chem 141

Introductory Chemistry & Lab

Survey of 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

Eng 100* or 100T* or

ESL 100* or 100T*

Expository Writing 3 hrs
Eng 225* WI/Writing for Science and Technology 3 hrs
Math 104* or higher (except 107, 108, 111) Precalculus Mathematics 4/3 hrs
Electives (17-20 hrs)
Depending on the number of Agriscience and Supplemental Requirements used also as General Education Requirements.

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

EFFECTIVE FALL 2010

General Agriculture Curriculum Sheet