Agriculture, B.S. - Tropical Agroecology Specialty

Four-Year Academic Map 2025-2026

This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2025-2026 catalog. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan. Please tap the button following each course to view course description and prerequisites or see the UH Hilo Catalog for more course information.

Year 1: Fall Semester

	Course	Credit
	HORT 262 WI (DB: Biological Science, GE GCC)	3
	MATH 115 , MATH 125 , MATH 135 or Higher ^{See note 1} (FQ: Quantitative Reasoning)	3
	AG 230 (FGB: Global Multicultural Perspectives)	3
	BIOL 171	3
	BIOL 171L	1
	Credits	13

Year 1: Spring Semester

	Course	Credit
	AG 200 or ENG 225 WI	3
	ANSC 141	3
	ENG 100 (FW: Written Communication)	3
	GE HPP	3
	Elective (Rec: BIOL 172 )	3
	Elective (Rec: BIOL 172L )	1
	Credits	16

Year 2: Fall Semester

	Course	Credit
	CHEM 151 or CHEM 161 ^{See note 2} (DP: Physical Science)	3
	CHEM 151L or CHEM 161L ^{See note 2} (DY: Science Laboratory)	1
	Horticulture Elective ^{See note 3}	3
	DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature I	3
	DS: Social Science I	3
	WI Elective	3
	Credits	16

Year 2: Spring Semester

	Course	Credit
	CHEM 162 or CHEM 141 ^{See note 2}	3
	CHEM 162L or Elective ^{See note 2}	1
	Horticulture Elective ^{See note 3}	3
	DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature II	3
	GL: Language Arts	3
	DS: Social Science II	3
	Credits	16

Year 3: Fall Semester

	Course	Credit
	AGRN 310	3
	PPHY 310	3
	Horticulture Elective ^{See note 3}	3
	FGA or FGC: Global Multicultural Perspectives	3
	GQR: Quantitative Reasoning	3
	Credits	15

Year 3: Spring Semester

	Course	Credit
	SOIL 304	3
	ENTO 304	3
	Horticulture Elective ^{See note 3} (Upper)	3
	AGEN or ECON, AGEC, AGBU	3
	Upper Elective ^{See note 4}	3
	Credits	15

Year 4: Fall Semester

	Course	Credit
	AG 291	3
	AG 496	3
	AGEN or ECON, AGEC, AGBU (Upper)	3
	Horticulture Elective ^{See note 3} (Upper)	3
	Upper Elective ^{See note 4}	3
	PPTH 404	3
	Credits	16

Year 4: Spring Semester

	Course	Credit
	AG 375	3
	WI Upper Elective	3
	AGEN or ECON, AGEC, AGBU (Upper)	3
	Upper Elective ^{See note 4}	3
	Upper Elective	3
	Credits	15

Notes

Students will choose between taking the Business sequence (ECON, AGEC, AGBU) or Engineering sequence (AGEN)
- Business Sequence (9 credits): Choose 3 courses with ECON alpha, AGEC alpha, AGBU alpha, FIN 220, or BUS 100 (at least one needs to be upper division)
- Engineering Sequence (9 credits): Choose 3 courses with AGEN alpha (at least one needs to be upper division)

Depends on placement.
Chemistry (Choose one sequence from the following three sequences):
- CHEM 151-151L and CHEM 141
- CHEM 161-161L and CHEM 162-162L
- CHEM 161-161L and CHEM 141
Horticulture Electives: Choose 5 courses totaling 15 Credits from HORT 263 , HORT264 [Course Info Not Available], HORT 352 , HORT 353 , HORT 481 , HORT 490 , AG 205 , AG 263 , NRES 430 .
See your advisor for elective suggestions.