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Research & Development
The following courses are required for all Agronomy students graduating in the Research and Development Option. This option is recommended for those individuals who wish to attend graduate school after completing the B.S. degree or who wish a strong science orientation in their B.S. program.
| AGRONOMIC SCIENCES (24.5 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON
105: Leadership Experience |
R |
F, S, SS |
| AGRON 110: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Orientation |
0.5(1-0) |
F |
| AGRON 114: Principles of Agronomy |
3(2-3 to 4) |
F, S |
| AGRON 154: Fundamentals of Soil Science |
3(2-2 to 4) |
F, S |
| AGRON 206: Introduction to Meteorology |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 210: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Career Planning |
1(1-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 230: Crop Structure-Function Relationships |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON
310: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Internship |
R |
F, S, SS |
| AGRON 354: Soils and Plant Growth |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 354L: Soils and Plant Growth Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 392: Systems Analysis in Crop and Soil
Mgt |
3(2-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 410: Prof. Dev. in Agronomy: Senior Forum |
1(1-0) |
F, S |
| Plus 3 elective credits to be chosen in Agronomy with
no more than 2 credits total from Agron 331, 370, 490, 491, and 496
allowed to meet the 3-credit requirement and Agron 320 will only be
used as a biological requirement. (A minimum of 15 credits in Agronomy
must be earned at Iowa State.)
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| BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES (19 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| BIOL 211: Principles of Biology I |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| BIOL 211L: Principles of Biology Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| BIOL 212: Principles of Biology II |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| BIOL 212L: Principles of Biology Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
AGRON 320: Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
OR
BIOL 313: Principles of Genetics (BIOL 313L recommended) |
3(3-0)
3(3-0) |
F, S
F, S |
| BIOL 330A: Plant Physiology |
4(3-3) |
S |
| MICRO 302: Biology of Microorganisms |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| MICRO 302L: Microbiology Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
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| COMMUNICATIONS
(12.5 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| ENGL 104: First-Year Composition I |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| ENGL 105: First-Year Composition II |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| LIB 160: Library Instruction |
0.5(1-0) |
F, S |
| ENGLISH 314: Technical Communication |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
SP CM 212: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
OR
AG EDS 311: Presentation & Sales Strategies for Agricultural Audiences |
3(3-0)
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS
F, S |
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| HUMANITIES,
ETHICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (15-18 credits) |
| Three credits each in ethics, U.S. diversity, international
perspectives, humanities, social sciences, and agricultural issues (all courses must be from approved lists).
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| MATHEMATICAL
SCIENCES (11-14 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
MATH 165 & 166: Calculus I & II
OR
MATH 181 & 182: Calculus and Differential Equations for the Life
Sciences |
4(4-0) & 4(4-0)
4(3-2) & 4(3-2) |
F, S, SS
F, S |
| STAT 104: Introduction to Statistics |
3(2-2) |
F, S, SS |
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| Demonstration of computer proficiency or take a course
in Computer Science (See adviser for procedures to meet requirement).
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| PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(25 credits) |
Credit |
Term |
| CHEM 177 & 177L: General Chemistry &
Laboratory |
5(4-3) |
F, S, SS |
| CHEM 178 & 178L: General Chemistry &
Laboratory |
4(3-3) |
F, S |
| CHEM 331 & 331L: Organic Chemistry &
Lab. |
4(3-3) |
F, SS |
| CHEM 332 & 332L: Organic Chemistry &
Lab (CHEM 211 and 211L recommended) |
4(3-3) |
F, SS |
| GEOL 100: The Earth |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| PHYS 221: Introduction to Classical Physics
I (PHYS 222 recommended) |
5(4.5-1) |
F, S, SS |
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| ELECTIVE
CREDITS (15-21 credits) |
128 total credits required for graduation
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