Agricultural Systems Technology, BSAG

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
Select one of the following:3
Composition II
Critical Analysis and Writing II
Technical Writing
American History & Government
Select one of the following:3
Survey of American History
American History to 1865 (H)
American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A)
MATH 2123Calculus for Technology Programs I (A)3
or MATH 2103 Business Calculus (A)
STAT 2013Elementary Statistics (A)3
or STAT 2023 Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A)
Humanities (H)
Courses designated (H)6
Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course
PHYS 1114College Physics I (LN)4
Course designated (N)2
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S)
SPCH 2713Introduction to Speech Communication (S)3
or AGCM 3203 Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S)
Additional General Education
Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S)7
Hours Subtotal40
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I)
May be completed in any part of the degree plan
Select at least one Diversity (D) course
Select at least one International Dimension (I) course
College/Departmental Requirements
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
AG 1011First Year Seminar1
SOIL 2124Fundamentals of Soil Science (N)4
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems
Elements of Environmental Science (N)
Fundamentals of Food Science
AGEC 1113Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S)3
or ECON 2103 Introduction to Microeconomics (S)
Written and Oral Communications
Select one of the following:3
Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Written Communication
Technical Writing
CHEM 1314Chemistry I (LN)4
Hours Subtotal18
Major Requirements
Core Courses
AST 1413Introduction to Engineering in Agriculture3
AST 2313Surveying3
AST 3102Principles of Agricultural Electrification2
AST 4101Ag Electrification1
AST 4213Safety and Health in Agriculture3
AST 4203Agricultural Water Management3
AST 4303Automation, Sensors and Controls for Agricultural Systems3
AST 4013Capstone for Agricultural Systems Technology3
AGEC 3213Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics3
AGEC 3423Farm and Agribusiness Management3
or MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S)
Select from one of the following pairs of courses:6
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
OR
Survey of Accounting
Foundational Accounting and Data Skills
Technical Agriculture Electives
Select 21 hours from the following:21
Introduction to the Animal Sciences
Live Animal Evaluation
Livestock Feeding
Meat Animal and Carcass Evaluation
Meat Science
Animal Genetics
Insects and Society (N)
ENTO 2143
Global Agricultural Biosecurity and Forensics
Insects in Global Public Health (N)
Introduction to Entomology (LN)
Livestock Entomology
ENTO 3021
Postharvest, Structural, and Urban Arthropod Pests
ENTO 3331
Insect Pests of Agronomic Crops
Horticultural Insects
Insects in Forest Ecosystems
Quality Control
HACCP in the Food Industry
Food Microbiology
Plant Sanitation for Food Processing Operations
Food Chemistry I
Principles of Food Engineering
Food Safety Modernization Act
Food Safety Audit Schemes
Principles of Horticultural Science (LN)
Herbaceous Plant Materials
Woody Plant Materials
Plant Propagation
Greenhouse Management
Turf Management
Fruit and Nut Production
Commercial Vegetable Production
Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources
Principles of Rangeland Management
Natural Resource Biometrics
Applied Plant Science
Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Principles of Weed Science
Soil Nutrient Management
Precision Agriculture
Environmental Soil Science
Soil and Water Conservation
Soil Microbiology
Hours Subtotal54
Electives
Select 8 hours or hours to complete required total for degree8
Hours Subtotal8
Total Hours120

Other Requirements

  • A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
  • A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.