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2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Minors


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The specific requirements for each approved minor in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture are detailed below. Free electives are normally used to satisfy minor requirements and it normally will not involve additional credits to those required for completion of the major.

If you decide to work towards a minor program in addition to the major, you need to officially declare your intention with the department or school where the minor is offered. If this is not done, there is no guarantee that proper certification of the minor will appear on the transcript. If you begin work on a minor but fail to meet all of the requirements, there is no penalty; no reference to the minor will appear on the transcript.

Animal and Veterinary Sciences: (18-21 credits)


Prior to enrolling in the minor, students must consult with the chairperson of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences to select the courses most appropriate to their background and career goals, and to request appropriate course substitutions, if necessary.

Aquaculture: (18 credits)


The minor in aquaculture is designed for students in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture who wish to apply the knowledge and skills developed through their major programs to the field of aquaculture, i.e. the science and business of producing aquatic animals and plants useful to humans. The minor consists of a common core plus electives from a recommended group:

Biochemistry: (18 credits)


Biology: (18 credits)


Botany: (18 credits)


The minor in Botany is designed for non-majors who would like to develop a basic understanding of the structure, function, and diversity of plants. The requirements for the minor in Botany include the following:

Ecology and Environmental Sciences: (20 credits)


Environmental Management and Policy (18 credits)


The minor in Enviromental Management and Policy is intended for students who would like to complement their major with a deeper understanding of enviromental management and policy issues. The minor is also intended to provide students broader career opportunities than their current major may provide.

Equine Studies: (18 Credits)


The minor in Equine Studies is intended for students from various backgrounds who wish to adapt their education to horses. Prior to enrolling in the minor, students must consult with the chairperson of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences to select courses most appropriate to their background and career goals, and to arrange any course substitutions which may be appropriate.

Fisheries: (21 Credits)


The fisheries minor is designed for students in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture who would like an emphasis in fisheries or students in other programs who have an interest in fisheries or natural resource management. The minor is designed to partially fulfill certification requirements of the American Fisheries Society for fishery biologists. Current certification requirements can be found at www.fisheries.org


Requirements:

BIO 472 or SMS 321 is required plus one additional course from the following list:


One of the following courses:


One of the following courses:


Food Science: (18 credits)


The courses that make up the minor in Food Science are to be selected from the following list following consultation with a member of the food science faculty. This minor may be of interest to science or business majors who wish to seek employment in the food industry or with government agencies associated with food.

Also, not more than 6 credits of FSN 397 - Independent Studies and not more than 6 credits of FSN 396 - Field Experience in Food Science and Human Nutrition may be counted towards the 18-credit total.

Forest Ecosystem Science: (19 credits)


Students minoring in Forest Ecosystems Science must be ssigned an adisor from the FES faculty.

Additional Courses:


To complete the minor, select courses from the following list with no more than one of the classes being required for the major: At least 11 credits are needed.

Forest Products: (18-22 credits)


Students minoring in Forest Products must be assigned an academic advisor from the faculty of Wood Science and Technology in the Department of Forest Management and must obtain that advisors signature when registering for WSC courses.

The Forest Products minor must complete the following courses:

Forest Recreation Management: (18 credits)


Students minoring in Forest Recreation Management must be assigned an advisor from the Faculty of Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the Department of Forest Management and must obtain the advisor’s signature when registering for PRT courses.

Geological Sciences: (18 or more credits)


A minor in Geological Sciences consists of minimum of 18 credits of courses in the department, no more than 8 of which are at the 1xx level. No grade below a C- will be accepted toward these requirements.

At least one but not more than two of the following 1XX-level courses (3-6 cr.) and at least three of the remaining 3XX-level and 4XX-level courses (12-15 cr.)

Human Nutrition: (18 credits)


The courses, which make up the minor in Human Nutrition, are to be selected from the following approved list in consultation with a member of the Human Nutrition faculty. Courses will be chosen to complement each student’s academic background and to further individual career goals. The minor does not lead to credentialing in the field of dietetics without further study.

Landscape Horticulture: (24-25 credits)


The courses, which make up the minor in Landscape Horticulture, are to be selected from the following approved list in consultation the Program Coordinator.

Program Requirement: All prerequisites listed for LHC courses must have a grade of a C- or higher before any upper level LHC courses can be taken.

Microbiology: (18 credits)


Molecular and Cellular Biology: (18 credits)


Plant Science: (22-24 credits)


Resource and Agribusiness Management: (18 credits)


Other courses may be substituted with the consent of the student’s advisor and REP Undergraduate Coordinator.

Zoology: (18 credits)


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