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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree
2009-2011

2007-2009 Degree Requirements
2005-2007 Degree Requirements
2003-2005 Degree Requirements

*60 units upper division
*2.0 GPA
*General Writing Requirement (GWR)
*United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP)

Note:  No major, support or concentration courses may be taken as credit/no credit.

MAJOR COURSES
HCS 110 Orientation to Horticulture/Crop Science 2
HCS 120 Principles of Hortic. and Crop Science 4
CRSC 132 California Field Crops 4
VGSC 190 California Vegetable Production 4
CRSC 202/CRSC 203/VGSC 202 Enterprise Project 2
FRSC 230 California Fruit Growing 4
HCS 231 Commercial Seed Production 4
CRSC 244 Precision Farming 4
HCS 304 Plant Breeding 4
PPSC 311 Agricultural Entomology 4
PPSC 321 Weed Biology and Management 4
HCS 410 Crop Physiology or BIO 435 Plant Physiology 4
CRSC 411 Experimental Techniques and Analysis 4
HCS 461, 462 Senior Project I, II 2,2
HCS 463 Undergraduate Seminar 1
CRSC/FRSC/HCS/PPSC/VGSC 300-400 level electives 8
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SUPPORT COURSES
BIO 303 Survey of Genetics 4
BOT 121 General Botany (B2 & B4)* 4
BOT 323 Plant Pathology 4
BRAE 340 Irrigation Water Management (Area F)* 4
CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry (B3 & B4)* 5
CHEM 312 Survey of Organic Chemistry 5
MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*
(MATH 116 &117 will substitute)
4
STAT 218 Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences (B1)* 4
SS 121 Introductory Soil Science 4
Advisor-approved electives
At least 12 units must be 300-400 level.
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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

72 units required, 20 of which are specified in Support.

See page 50 for complete GE course listing.
Minimum of 12 units required at the 300 level.
Area A Communication (12 units)
A1 Expository Writing................................. 4
A2 Oral Communication.............................. 4
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing 4
 
Area B Science and Mathematics (no additional units req’d)
B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support   0
B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support.......... 0
B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support... 0
B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course 0
   
Area C Arts and Humanities (20 units)  
C1 Literature............................................... 4
C2 Philosophy............................................ 4
C3 Fine/Performing Arts............................... 4
C4 Upper-division elective........................... 4
Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4) 4
 
Area D/E Society and the Individual (20 units)
D1 The American Experience (40404)........ 4
D2 Political Economy................................ 4
D3 Comparative Social Institutions............. 4
D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)............ 4
D5 Upper-division elective ........................ 4
   
Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
* 4 units in Support
0
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ELECTIVES 4
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