Agriculture - Plant & Soil Science Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Agriculture - Plant & Soil Science emphasis is designed so that students completing this program can transfer with junior status to any public institution in the state of Tennessee.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UPSS

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^*
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
-OR- ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
Social Sciences Elective Credits: 3^*
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{* **}
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
AGRI 1020 - Introduction to Animal Science Credits: 3
AGRI 1030 - Introduction to Plant Science Credits: 3
AGRI 1050 - Introduction to Soil Science Credits: 4

Additional Degree Requirement:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 62 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville are strongly encouraged to take non-U.S. history courses to fulfill the general education history requirement.

***Botany I and II may be accepted in lieu of Biology I and II when these courses are available; however, the Natural Science requirement must be filled by a course sequence. APSU, MTSU, and UTM only accepts the BIOL 1110/1120 sequence for the Natural Sciences requirement; however, Botany courses may transfer for elective requirements.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.