2023-24 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook

Nov 23, 2024

2023-24 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Science: Agriculture, A.S.

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Associate of Science
880-08

Purpose: This curriculum is designed to serve various types of students. This curriculum is customizable for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in veterinary sciences, or agricultural education. It can also be customized for students who plan to work on, own or manage an agricultural facility, or develop their own agribusiness.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Placement Requirements: Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level English will be required to select appropriate EDE 10 or ENG 111 /EDE 11* coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level math will be required to select appropriate MDE coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Program Notes: Suggested science sequences for students who plan to transfer to a 4-year institution are either BIO 101* and BIO 102* or CHM 111* and CHM 112* .

Note: Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences requires a 3.0 and degree completion for transfer in the fall as a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. There is a Virginia Tech graduation requirement of two (2) years of the same language in high school or taken at a college.

Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Science 2 CR
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 CR
MTH 154* - Quantitative Reasoning 3 CR (or MTH 167* , or MTH 263* )¹
AGR 141* - Introduction to Animal Science and Technology 4 CR
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3 CR

Second Semester

ENG 112* - College Composition II 3 CR
WEL 120 - Introduction to Welding 3 CR (or MTH 155* ; or MTH 261* ; or MTH 264* )¹
AGR 142* - Introduction to Plant Science and Technology 4 CR
Humanities/Fine Arts ELE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 CR
Science ELE - Science Major Sequence II 4 CR ⁴

Third Semester

AGR 143 - Introduction to Agribusiness and Financial Management 3 CR
Science ELE - Science Major Sequence II 4 CR ⁴
FOR 115 - Dendrology 4 CR
Agriculture ELE - Agriculture Elective I 3 CR ³
CSC 221 - Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming 3 CR (or GIS 200 ²)

Fourth Semester

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 CR
ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 CR (or HIS 111 )
Agriculture ELE - Agriculture Elective II 3 CR ³

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 61

¹Students who plan to transfer to a 4-year institution should take MTH 167* (5-credits) and MTH 155* .

² Depending on the VCCS school this is taken through, it may be offered as either a three or four credit class.

³ Students who plan to transfer should consult with the program advisor to determine which course is most appropriate for their intended transfer.

⁴ Students who take PHY 241* must take MTH 263* as a prerequisite and MTH 264* as a corequisite.

^* This course has a requisite.