045 AIN - AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISM - BS-INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department: LIFE SCIENCES COMMUNICATION
Major: AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISM (045)
Degree: BS-INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES (AIN)

These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 2000 through Spring 2001

Completion of the CALS degree requirements will satisfy all University General Education Requirements (GER)

Admission to UW
If admitted with a deficiency see your academic Dean in 116 Agricultural Hall

SECTION 1 - COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
These requirements apply to all degrees in the College. The courses required in this section also meet UW General Education Requirements. A course taken to satisfy a requirement in Section I may also be used to satisfy one, but only one, requirement in another section of the curriculum. Departments may specify somewhat different courses to satisfy the requirement in each sub-section.

Communication (I.C.)
Five credits minimum required.
SEE WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATION ADDENDUM FOR REQUIREMENTS.

Mathematics (I.A. I.B.)
Required:
_____ MATH 112, OR Requirement may be satisfied by placement exam
AND
_____ 3 credits required from: MATH 210, 211, 221, 222, STAT 201, 223, 301, 371, 541, 571, COMP SCI 302

Chemistry (I.D.)
_____ One course required from: CHEM 103, 108, 109

COURSES MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES (I.E.1.-I.E.4.)

Econ or Ag and Applied Econ (I.E.1.)
_____ 3 credits required from: A A E 215, 323, ECON 101, 102, 111, 121, 261

Ethnic Studies (I.E.2.)
_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as "e"

Humanities (I.E.3.)
_____ 6 credits required from any course classified as H, L, or Z

Social Science (I.E.4.)
_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as S or Z - but not Econ or Ag and Applied Econ

Biological Science (I.F.)
_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as a B

Physical Science (I.G.)
_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as P

SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
These requirements apply to all International Agriculture and Natural Resources Degrees. Different departments may specify somewhat different courses.

Natural Sciences Related to International Agriculture and Natural Resources (IX.A.)
_____ 6 credits required from:
AGRONOMY 377
AN SCI 370
ATM OCN 121, 171
ENTOM 201
FOREST 430
GEOG 120 or 127
PL PATH 123
SOIL SCI 431
WL ECOL 360

Social Sciences Related to International Agriculture and Natural Resources (I.H., IX.B.)
_____ 6 credits required in addition to those counted in I.E.1.-I.E.4.:
A A E 319, 344, 350, 374, 462, 473, 474, 477, 479, 542, 577
AFRICAN 277
ANTHRO 300, 330, 348, 390
E A STDS 222
ECON 364, 365
FINANCE 445
FOREST 450, 511
GEOG 309, 318, 349, 538, 353, 355, 358
HISTORY 103, 104, 242, 243, 244, 253, 260, 378, 436
ILS 209
INTER-AG 472
INTL BUS 200
JOURN 621
LANCASIA 142, 252, 353
MARKETING 420
NUTR SCI 350, 642
POLI SCI 106, 275, 312, 331, 336, 337, 342, 346, 362, 368, 375, 505, 653
RUR SOC 222, 230, 260, 613, 630
SOC 170, 277, 627
URB R PL 464
WOMEN ST 331

Foreign Language (IX.C.)
______ Completion of the fourth semester course, or equivalent, of a foreign language

International Experience (IX.D.)
_____ As approved by International Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

SECTION 3 - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Major (IX.E.)

Area 1: Information Search and Organization
Course selection should total 6 credits not used in the other two areas
_____ One course required from: LSC 111, 130
_____ One course required from: LSC 204, 212, 320, 330, 430, 435

Area 2: Information Delivery
Course selection should total 6 credits not used in the other two areas
_____ Two courses required from: LSC 204, 212, 260, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 375, 430, 431, 435, 505, 530, 531, 615

Area 3: Media Proficiency
Course selection should total 3 credits not used in the other two areas
_____ One course required from: LSC 340, 350, 360, 431, 505, 530, 531, 615

Note: Students may wish to emphasize a specific area of communication, e.g. Integrated Marketing, Science Writing or Computer Mediated. See your advisor for the specific courses to select in these areas.

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Capstone Experience (I.I.)
_____ LSC 515

Electives
The student may complete this section with any courses.
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SPECIAL NOTES: For the Bachelor of Science Degree, students must complete a minimum of 124 credits with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Students must take their last 30 credits in residence while officially enrolled in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Degree credit will be granted only once for courses that are repeated. Other degree requirements are outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Comments:

Date of Audit:
Degree credits to date:
Agricultural Journalism (AIN)
Effective Summer 2000 through Spring 2001

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