Courses and Requirements

Our courses and requirements

The courses listed below are required for completion of the Interdisciplinary Program in Organic Agriculture. The Interdisciplinary Studies Program is open to all students. However, for students in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture or the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences many program prerequisites are also part of their degree and so they can complete requirements faster. A vital part of the program is the required internship that gives students first-hand experience working in organic agricultural production or marketing. (Core Courses, Specific Courses, Recommended Courses)

Core Courses (Required)

Course Number/Name	Credits
EACC 202 Agricultural and Resource Economics	3
Choose one of the following:
BY220 Fundamentals of Ecology	3
BY320 Ecology	3
NR120A Environmental Conservation	3
HORT100 Horticultural Science (lab) or SOCR100 General Crops	4
FNCC 150 Survey of Human Nutrition	3
SOCR240 Introductory Soil Science	4
SOCR350 Soil Fertility Management	3
EA328 Small Agribusiness Management	3
Choose two of the following five courses
HORT450A Cool Season vegetable production	1
HORT450B Warm Season vegetable production	1
HORT450C Small fruit production	1
HORT450D Tree fruit production	1
HORT450E Grape production in temperate zone climates	1
Choose two of the following three groups:
BI308 Ecology and Management of Weeds	4
BI302 Applied and General Entomology / BI303 Entomology Laboratory	2/1
BI361 Elements of Plant Pathology	3

Specific Courses (Required)

Course Number/Name	Credits
SOCR171/H171 Environmental Issues in Agriculture	3
Choose four of the following five courses:
SOCR341 Soil Ecology	1
SOCR342 Organic Soil Fertility	1
SOCR343 Composting Principles and Practice	1
SOCR344 Introduction to Crop Development Techniques	1
HORT344 Organic Greenhouse Production	1
HORT345/SOCR345 Diagnosis and Treatment in Organic Fields	2
SOCR424/HORT424 Topics in Organic Agriculture	3
Choose one of the following two courses:
HORT487 Internship	3
SOCR487 Internship
Total for Core Courses and Specific Courses (required)	46-47