Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Western Kentucky University
Key Information
Campus location
Bowling Green, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 5,496 / per semester **
Application deadline
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* rolling admission
** in-state students per semester; $13,500: out-of-state students per semester; $13,824: international students per semester. Additional fees may apply
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Introduction
The Department of Agriculture and Food Science at Western Kentucky University is part of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering. Classrooms and laboratory facilities for Agriculture are located on the ground, first, and second floors of the Environmental Science and Technology Building. The departmental office is Room 269 of that building.
Our University Farm is located a few miles south of the main campus on HWY 31W. The Farm is 810 acres which include a Grade A Dairy, a classroom-mechanics laboratory facility, horticulture facilities, a beef handling facility, university beef and horse herds, and crop acreage. The farm serves as a laboratory to deliver "hands-on" educational experiences for our students. The L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center, also located on the Farm, serves as classroom space, as well as a hub for community-related agricultural activities. The Expo provides a 315 seat sales arena and a 2,075 seat show arena.
Mission Statement: To prepare students for careers in Agriculture and Food Science industries via teaching, applied research, and outreach.
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Curriculum
This major in Agriculture requires a minimum of 50 semester hours in agriculture and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. Electives are chosen from agriculture courses focusing on a concentration, when approved by an assigned advisor, complete the minimum total of 50 semester hours in agriculture. No other major or minor is required for the student following the curriculum for this major in agriculture. At least half of the semester hours in the major must be in courses numbered 300 or above.
Concentrations include:
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Education
- Ag Systems
- Agronomy- Plant Science
- Agronomy- Soil Science
- Animal Science
- Horse Science
- Horticulture
- Turf and Golf Course Management
- General Agriculture
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Pre-Forestry
- Colonnade Requirements
English Language Requirements
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