St. Clair County Community College 2005-2006 Catalog

AGRICULTURAL & NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE     Program Code: AASAN

Industrial Technology Dept. 810-989-5754

It is the student's responsibility to receive academic advising from the Agricultural Technology Discipline or the Student Success Center to determine the appropriate course selections.

Possible programs include horticulture, soil science, crop science, forestry and natural resources, animal husbandry, agricultural economics, and agricultural education.

Suggested Course Outline: Courses selected may vary depending upon the student's major areas of study, interest, and need.

FIRST YEAR - First Semester Semester Hours

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL 4

Agriculture and Science Electives 8 15

Second Semester Semester Hours

ENG 102 English Composition II WR 3

PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP 3

Humanities Electives 4

Agriculture and Science Electives 6 16

SECOND YEAR - First Semester Semester Hours

MTH 110* Intermediate Algebra CT MA 4

BUS 221 Principles of Economics I CT GA 3

Agriculture and Science Electives 9 16

Second Semester Semester Hours

SPC 101 Speech Communications OC 3

Social Science Electives 3

Humanities Electives 4

Agriculture and Science Electives 5 15 Total Credit Hours = 62 Total Contact Hours = 72 * MTH 110 or higher.

Science: Minimum of 28 credits Semester Hours

AGR 201 Agriculture Crop Production 3

AGR 202 Agriculture Pests/Pesticides 3

AGR 203 Introduction to Soils 3

AGR 204 Soils and Nutrient Supply 2

AGR 205 Introduction to Horticulture 2

AGR 206 Applied Horticulture 3

AGR 207 Greenhouse and Nursery Management 2

AGR 221 Animal Feeds 3

AGR 225 Introduction to Forestry 3

BIO 100 Contemporary Biology 4

BIO 200 Introductory Botany 5

BIO 250 General Zoology 5

GLG 101 Physical Geology 4

CHM 101 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry 4

CHM 102 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 4

or

CHM 111 Chemistry Theory & Principles w/Analysis 5

CHM 112 Chemistry Theory & Principles w/Analysis 5