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Undergraduate Degree Programs

Agronomy (AGRO)

AGRO 028 Principles of Crop Management (3) Biological and agronomic principles applied to production and management of major feed and forage crops of the northeastern United States.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite: 6 credits in biological science  

AGRO 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1990
 

AGRO 410W Physiology of Agricultural Crops (4) Study of the relation of plants to their environment and the physiology of crop plant growth.
Effective: Fall 2011
Prerequisite: AGRO 028  

AGRO 423 Forage Crop Management (3) Application of agronomic, ecological, and physiological principles to the production and management of pasture and forage crops.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite: AGRO 028  

AGRO 425 Field Crop Management (3) Application of agronomic, ecological, and physiological principles to management systems for the efficient production of the major field crops.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite: AGRO 028  

AGRO 438 (AGECO 438) Principles of Weed Management (4) Weedy plant taxonomy, biology and ecology of weedy plant populations, and integration of biological, chemical, cultural and biological controls.
Effective: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: 6 credits in plant sciences  

AGRO 460 (BIOTC 460) Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology (3) This course provides a comprehensive overview and current status of plant biotech research. The course provides knowledge of plant systems that fall in the category of GMOs.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite: BIOL 230W orB M B 251  

AGRO 489 Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3) Participate with instructors in teaching an undergraduate agronomy course; assist with teaching, evaluation, and development of instructional materials.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite: AGRO 028 approval of instructor  

AGRO 490 (SOILS 490) Colloquium (1) Continuing written and oral presentations developed by students in consultation with the course instructor.
Effective: Fall 1993
Prerequisite: seventh-semester standing  

AGRO 495 Internship (1-5) Supervised field experience related to the student's major.
Effective: Fall 1981
Prerequisite: approval of proposed assignment by instructor prior to registration.  

AGRO 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

AGRO 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
 

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