Agricultural Systems Concentration
The Agricultural Systems is a degree track under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. Students will be prepared through hands-on learning opportunities with practical application in the agriculture and natural sciences industries, developing skills in animal science, economics and marketing, soil science, entomology, organic agriculture, agriculture and energy, ornamental plants, and urban agriculture.
This versatile degree equips students for careers in all areas of the agriculture sector including farming, animal science, research, agriculture business, forestry, fish and wildlife management, land management, and Cooperative Extension. Students are also prepared with skills for graduate degree programs at Kentucky State University and other top-rated universities.
Agriculture is one of the top-employing fields in the U.S. Students in Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources will take advantage of the newly-renovated and state-of-the-art Atwood Research Facility, a 300-acre research and demonstration farm, a 14-acre aquaculture research facility, and a 300-acre environmental education and research facility.
Year 1 | ||
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Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
AFE 115 Intro Ag, Food and the Environ | 3 | |
AFE 120 | Principles of Agronomy | 4 |
ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Term 2 (Spring) | ||
AFE 117 | Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env | 3 |
Select one of the following: | ||
ART 130 |
Introduction to Art or Introduction to Music or Introduction to Theatre or Intro to Literature |
3 |
BIO 111 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Year 2 | ||
Term 1 (Fall) | ||
AFE 217 | Plant Sci. & Horti. Principles | 4 |
CHE 101 & CHE 110 |
General Chemistry I and General Chem I Laboratory |
4 |
ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Hours | 14 | |
Term 2 (Spring) | ||
AFE 211 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
AQU 201 | Fisheries & the Educ. Consumer | 3 |
MAT 200 | Intro to Stat Reasoning & Ana. | 4 |
SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Year 3 | ||
Term 1 (Fall) | ||
AFE 318 | Environmental Entomology | 4 |
AFE 334 | Soil Science | 3 |
AFE 450 | Human Health/Environment | 3 |
AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Term 2 (Spring) | ||
AFE 311 | Practicum I | 2 |
AFE 340 | Environmental Sci/Agroecology | 3 |
AFE 426 | Agriculture Econ. and Market | 3 |
Guided Elective | 3 | |
Guided Elective | 3 | |
Guided Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Year 4 | ||
Term 1 (Fall) | ||
AFE 411 | Practicum II | 2 |
AFE 445 | Agriculture and Energy | 3 |
AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
Guided Elective | 3 | |
AFE Free Elective | 4 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Term 2 (Spring) | ||
AFE 401 | AFE Seminar | 1 |
Track Concentration Elective | 3 | |
AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
Guided Elective | 3 | |
AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 13 | |
Total Hours | 120 |