Department of Agricultural Sciences
Majors in Agriculture
Students seeking the M.S. degree in agriculture will select one of the following areas of concentration:
- Agriculture (Major Code: 5513)
- emphasis in Agricultural Business and Economics
- emphasis in Agricultural Education
- emphasis in Agricultural Media and Communication
- Animal Science (Major Code: 5503)
- Plant, Soil and Environmental Science (Major Code: 5526)
Thesis Option (30 credit hours)
- At least 18 hours credit from 6000-level and above courses.
- At least 18 hours credit in courses offered in the Department of Agricultural Sciences.
- At least one hour credit in graduate seminar (up to three hours credit can be used toward degree requirements).
- AGRI 6316, and 7318 or other courses with approval.
- Six hours credit of thesis (AGRI 6301 and 6302).
- No more than four hours credit from individual study courses.
- Successful completion of thesis and comprehensive exam.
Non-Thesis Option (36 credit hours)
- At least 18 hours credit from 6000-level and above courses.
- At least 18 hours credit in courses offered in the Department of Agricultural Sciences.
- One hour credit in graduate seminar.
- AGRI 6316 or other courses with approval.
- Six hours credit in a supplementary area. (Not from courses in agricultural business and economics, animal science, or plant, soil and environmental science.
- No more than six hours credit from individual study courses.
- Successful completion of comprehensive exam.
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