General Education Food Systems, UCRT

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Total Hours: 18 

15 or more hours encompassing at least 3 different General Education designated courses plus any (Q) designated MATH or STAT course or Composition I (ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313)
Trailhead Courses
Choose one of the following:3
Principles of Horticultural Science (LN)
Principles of Human Nutrition (N)
Land, Life and the Environment (N)
Subtotal3
Central Trail Courses
Choose at least 9 credit hours from at least 2 pools of General Education designated courses9
(N) Designated Courses
Insects and Society (N)
Insects in Global Public Health (N)
Introduction to Entomology (LN)
Elements of Environmental Science (N)
Principles of Horticultural Science (LN)
Principles of Human Nutrition (N)
Plant Biology (LN)
Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems (N)
Land, Life and the Environment (N)
(D) and/or (S) Designated Courses
Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S)
Food Marketing to a Diverse Population (D)
The Economics of Social Issues (S)
Social Problems (DS)
Soils and Societies (S)
(G) and/or (H) Designated Courses
Plantation to Plate: Sugar, Bananas, and Coffee in America (H)
History of Food (H)
Culture, Food, and Travel (G)
Ethics & Animals (H)
Religious Perspectives on Food and Agriculture (H)
Subtotal9
(Q) Designated Course or Composition I
Any (Q) Designated MATH or STAT course or ENGL 1113 or ENGL 11133
Subtotal3
Summit Course/Experience
NSCI 3543Food and the Human Environment (GS)3
Subtotal3
Total Hours18