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Crop Science Courses

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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree
2007-2009

2005-2007 Degree Requirements
2003-2005 Degree Requirements

*60 units upper division
*2.0 GPA
*General Writing Requirement (GWR)
*United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP)

MAJOR COURSES
HCS 110 Orientation to Horticulture/Crop Science 2
HCS 120 Principles of Hortic. and Crop Science 4
CRSC 132 California Field Crops 4
VGSC 190 California Vegetable Production 4
CRSC 202/CRSC 203/VGSC 202 Enterprise Project 2
FRSC 230 California Fruit Growing 4
CRSC 231 Commercial Seed Production 4
CRSC 244 Precision Farming 4
HCS 304 Plant Breeding 4
PPSC 311 Agricultural Entomology 4
PPSC 321 Weed Biology and Management 4
HCS 410 Crop Physiology or BIO 435 Plant Physiology 4
CRSC 411 Experimental Techniques and Analysis 4
HCS 461, 462 Senior Project I, II 2,2
HCS 463 Undergraduate Seminar 1
CRSC/FRSC/HCS/PPSC/VGSC 300-400 level electives 8
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SUPPORT COURSES
BIO 303 Survey of Genetics 4
BOT 121 General Botany (B2 & B4)* 4
BOT 323 Plant Pathology 4
BRAE 340 Irrigation Water Mgmt (Area F)* 4
CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry (B3&B4)* 5
CHEM 312 Survey of Organic Chemistry 5
MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*
(MATH 116 &117 will substitute)
4
STAT 218 Applied Statistics/Life Sciences (B1* 4
SS 121 Introductory Soil Science 4
Advisor-approved electives
10-16 units must be 300-400 level. Suggested areas include applied biotechnology, crop ecology, production mgt., post-harvest tech/marketing, crop/ veg. science. May not include Enterprise Project/Mgt.
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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

72 units required; 20 units are in Support.

See page 69 for complete GE course listing.
Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.
Area A Communication (12 units)
A1 Expository Writing................................. 4
A2 Oral Communication.............................. 4
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing 4
 
Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units req’d)
B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support   0
B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support.......... 0
B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support... 0
B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course 0
   
Area C  Arts and Humanities(20 units) 0
C1 Literature............................................... 4
C2 Philosophy............................................ 4
C3 Fine/Performing Arts............................... 4
C4 Upper-division elective........................... 4
Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4) 4
 
Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)
D1 The American Experience (40404)........ 4
D2 Political Economy................................ 4
D3 Comparative Social Institutions............. 4
D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)............ 4
D5 Upper-division elective ........................ 4
   
Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
* 4 units in Support
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ELECTIVES 4
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