The Agronomy Department offers a minor in Agronomy that may be earned by credit in these Agronomy courses: AGRON 114, 154, 212, 354, and 6 credits from approved Agronomy courses, 3 of which must be numbered 300 or higher. 9 credits must be from Iowa State University Agronomy courses. Courses approved for minor credit are listed below.
| COURSES
REQIURED FOR A MINOR |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON 114: Principles of Agronomy |
3(2-2) |
F, S |
| AGRON 154: Fundamentals of Soil Science* |
3(2-2 to 4) |
F, S |
| AGRON 212: Grain and Forage Crops |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 320: Genetics, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 354: Soils and Plant Growth |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| *Substitution of AGRON 155 is allowed for students
majoring in Horticulture.
Substitution of AGRON 156 is allowed for students majoring in
Landscape Architecture.
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| APPROVED ELECTIVE COURSES FOR MINOR CREDIT (6 credits minimum) |
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| Crop Science |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON 212L: Field Application and Problem Solving in Crop Production |
1(0-2) |
F, S |
| AGRON 217: Weed Identification |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 316: Crop Structure-Function Relationships |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 317: Principles of Weed Science |
3(3-0) |
F |
AGRON 334: Forage Crop Management
|
3(3-0) |
F, S |
AGRON 338: Seed Science and Technology
|
3(2-2) |
F |
AGRON 351: Turfgrass Establishment and Management
|
3(3-0) |
F |
AGRON 421: Introduction to Plant Breeding
|
3(3-0) |
F, S |
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| Soil Science |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON 260: Soils and Environmental Quality |
3(2-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 354L: Soils and Plant Growth Laboratory |
1(0-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 360: Environmental Soil Science Issues |
3(2-3) |
S |
| AGRON/ENVS 402: Watershed Hydrology |
4(3-3) |
F, Alt. SS |
| AGRON 452: GIS for Geoscientists |
4(2-4) |
F |
| AGRON 459: Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry |
3(2-3) |
S |
| AGRON 463: Soil Formation and Landscape Relationships |
4(2-3) |
S, Alt. SS |
AGRON 485: Soil and Environmental Microbiology
|
3(2-3) |
F |
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| Agricultural
Meteorology |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON 206: Introduction to Meteorology |
3(3-0) |
F, S |
| AGRON 404: Global Change |
3(3-0) |
S |
| AGRON 406: Climate of the Continents |
3(3-0) |
F |
| AGRON 407: Mesoscale Meteorology |
3(3-0) |
S |
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| General Agronomy
Courses |
Credit |
Term |
| AGRON 342: World Food Issues: Past and Present |
3(3-0) |
F, S, SS |
| AGRON 392: Systems Analysis in Crop and Soil
Management |
3(2-3) |
F, S |
| AGRON 446: International Issues and Challenges in Sustainable Development |
3(3-0) |
S |
| AGRON 450: Issues in Sustainable Agriculture |
3(3-0) |
F |
| AGRON 497: Agroecology Field Course |
3 |
SS |
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| Students minoring in Agronomy can take the following
courses: AGRON 331, 370, 490, 491, and 496; but only one (1) credit
from these courses can be used in the minor program.
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