Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This program trains students to apply knowledge of the principles associated with production and improvement of agronomic crops. Students will acquire knowledge about the scientific fundamentals of plant growth of field and forage crops. This program prepares students to work in the laboratory and field settings and to develop applied skills for research and extension. Opportunities are available for students to travel within the United States to gain a national view of food production. This option also prepares students for the profession of the production management of crops. Courses emphasize aquatic and terrestrial weed management, optimizing management practices (including energy utilization, nutrient management, tillage for soil and water conservation), sustainability and environmental issues.

Modul program

Semester 1; MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M), BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B), Composition (GE-C, WR), Humanities (GE-H), Elective, Semester 2;BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B), AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication, Humanities (GE-H), Math (MAC 2233), statistics (STA 2023) or computer science (CGS 2531) course (all GE-M), Semester 3; CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry and Laboratory (1) (GE-P), ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S), AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S), Elective, Semester 4; PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P), CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory, Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S), Electives. Semester 5; AGR 3005 and 3005L Principles of Crop Science (3) and Laboratory, PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology, SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory, BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry, Semester 6; AGR 3303 Genetics, AGR 4512 Physiology and Ecology of Crops, ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality, Approved sustainable agriculture elective, Approved elective (see adviser); Semester 7; PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science, AGR 4321 Plant Breeding, AGR 3931C Plant Science Information, ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory, Approved electives (see adviser), Semester 8; AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management, SOS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management, Approved electives (see adviser).

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students should have a graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (G.E.D., etc.). A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions attended high school and college. A combined score of at least 1330 on the critical reading, math and writing sections of the SAT (with writing), with a minimum score of 440 on each. Effective with the 2009 entering class, the university will begin considering the writing portion of the SAT. On the ACT with Writing, a composite score of 19 is required with a minimum of 17 on the English subsection, a minimum of 19 on the math subsection and a minimum of 18 on the reading subsection. ACT scores without the Writing component cannot be used for freshman admission decisions. International students whose native language is not English should have a TOEFL score Paper-Based: 550, Computer-Based: 213, Internet-Based: 80 or IELTS: 6, MELAB: 77. International students are exempt from the English proficiency requirement if enrolled for one academic year in a degree-seeking program at a recognized/regionally accredited university or college in a country where English is the official language prior to your anticipated term of enrollment at UF.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Nama jurusan

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Agronomy Department