Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.G.) Major in Agriculture

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. Students cannot enroll in upper-level (3000 or 4000) agriculture courses until they have successfully completed MATH 1315MATH 1319, or MATH 2417, and CHEM 1341 and CHEM 1141.
  2. If two years of the same modern language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of modern language taken in high school, then two semesters of the same modern language (1410 and 1420) must be taken at the college level, and the requirement will be added to the student's degree audit.

  3. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  4. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
  5. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

Course Requirements

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
US 11001ENG 1310, 1320, or 1321 (Communication Component Code 010 )3
ENG 1310, 1320, or 1321 (Communication Component Code 010 )3BIO 1330 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN BIOL 1306] )3
AG 11101BIO 1130 (TCCN BIOL 1106)1
MATH 1315, 1319, or 2417 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [MATH 1314, 1324 or 2412] )3AG 2390 (TCCN AGRI 1309)3
AG 13013POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305])3
AG 11011Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 0943
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306])3 
 15 16
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
American History Component Code 0603American History Component Code 0603
AG 2383 (TCCN AGRI 2317)3AG 23743
AG 2373 (TCCN AGRI 2303)3CHEM 1341 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN CHEM 1311])3
AG 23013CHEM 1141 (TCCN CHEM 1111)1
AG 21011Creative Arts Component Code 0503
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 0943
 16 16
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 0403ENG 33033
AG 33103AG Elective (3000-4000)3
AG 34264AG 34274
AG 33193AG 33413
AG Elective (3000-4000)3 
 16 13
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
AG Elective6AG Electives (3000-4000)7
AG 3317 or 33183AG 33213
AG 3353 or 43613AG 43073
AG 33253 
 15 13
Total Hours: 120