Ag Science - Fruit and Vegetable Crop Management, AAAS

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Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has partnered with WSCC to assist students in earning a MSU certificate while also working toward an associate’s degree from West Shore. Students take credits from WSCC which are recognized by MSU toward completion of a certificate, while simultaneously taking courses through MSU. Students must earn a minimum of 60 credit hours and have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to earn a degree.

Program of Study

Semester 1

BIO 122 - General Biology I 4 credit hrs (offered Fall semesters) OR BOT 221 - Plant Biology 4 credit hrs (offered Winter semesters)
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business 3 credit hrs
ENG 111 - English Composition I 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AT 100 Agricultural Industries Seminar 1 credit hr
- CSS 203 World of Soils 2 credit hrs
- MSU CANR Elective (a total of 7 credits required for the degree) 3 credit hrs

Total: 16 Credit Hrs | 17 Contact Hrs

Semester 2

BIS 160 - Computer Applications: Microsoft Office 3 credit hrs
ENG 112 - English Composition II 3 credit hrs OR
BUS 257 - Business Composition
3 credit hrs OR COM 206 - Small Group Communications 3 credit hrs
BUS 101 - Business Mathematics 3 credit hrs OR
MTH 123 - Introduction to Statistics
3 credit hrs OR
MTH 161 - College Algebra with Trigonometry
5 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AFRE 130 Farm Management I 3 credit hrs (offered odd year)
- PLP 105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology 2 credit hrs (offered odd years)
- MSU CANR Electives (a total of 7 credits required for the degree) 2 credit hrs

Total: 16-17 Credit Hrs | 17-18 Contact Hrs

Semester 3

CHM 107 - Introduction to Chemistry 4 credit hrs
MFG 01 - MSSC Safety Core 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AT 202 Agricultural Regulation, Compliance, and Safety 3 credit hrs
- CSS 126 Introduction to Weed Management 2 credit hrs
- ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants 3 credit hrs (offered odd years)

Total: 15 Credit Hrs | 16 Contact Hrs

Semester 4

ECO 137 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hrs OR choose one Social Science Elective 3 credit hrs
MSU Courses (click for course descriptions)
- AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology 3 credit hrs
- HRT 206 Training and Pruning Plants 1 credit hr (offered even years)
- HRT 218 Irrigation Systems for Horticulture 2 credit hrs
- MSU CANR Elective (a total of 7 credits required for the degree) 2 credit hrs
SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I 4 credit hrs (recommended) OR Choose one Humanities Elective 3 credit hrs (min)

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