UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department: RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Major: RURAL SOCIOLOGY (886)
Degree: BS-AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (AAS)
Concentration: SOCIAL SCIENCE

These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 2000 through Spring 2001
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Completion of the CALS degree requirements will satisfy all University General Education Requirements (GER)
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Admission to UW
If admitted with a deficiency see your academic Dean in 116 Agricultural Hall
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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 1 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.
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Mathematics (I.A. I.B.)
Required:
_____ MATH 112, OR Requirement may be satisfied by placement exam

_____ 3 credits required from: MATH 210, 211, 221, 222, STAT 201, 224, 301, 371, 541, 571, COMP SCI 302
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Chemistry(I.D.)
_____ One course required from: CHEM 103, 108, 109
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COURSES MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES (I.E.1.-I.E.4.)
Econ or Ag and Applied Econ (I.E.1., II.B.3.b.)
_____ 3 credits required from: A A E 215, ECON 101, 181

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., II.B.3.a.)
_____ 3 credits required from RUR SOC 140, 215, 217, 222, 230, 248, 266
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Biological Science (I.F.)
_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as B
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Physical Science (I.G.)
_____ 3 credits required any course classified as P
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International Studies (I.H.)
A course satisfying this requirement may also meet one, but only one, other curricular requirement, including one other requirement in Section 1.
_____ 3 credits required from this list.
A A E 319, 350, 374, 462, 473, 474, 479, 542, 567, 577,
AGRONOMY 377,
AN SCI 370,
ANTHRO 100, 104, 204, 220, 260, 277, 300, 318, 319, 327, 348, 390, 470,
ATM OCN 121,
ECON 364, 366, 464, 467, 472, 474,
ENTOM 201,
FINANCE 445,
FOREST 430, 450,
GEOG 120, 127, 139, 140, 244, 260, 348, 349, 353, 355, 358, 538,
HISTORY 103, 104, 127, 139, 142, 210, 242, 260, 277, 338, 349, 359, 371, 375, 410, 419, 440, 441, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 458,
INTER-AG 472,
INTL BUS 200,
JOURN 620, 621,
MARKETNG 420,
NUTR SCI 350, 642,
POLI SCI 106, 252, 260, 271, 275, 277, 312, 323, 331, 336, 342, 346, 359, 362, 375, 630, 633, 634, 639, 640, 642, 651, 653, 658, 659,
RUR SOC 222, 230, 260, 613, 630,
SOC 170, 244, 252, 260, 277, 614, 627, 634,
SOIL SCI 431,
URB R PL 464,
WL ECOL 360
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SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
These requirements apply to all Agricultural Science Degrees.
Different departments may specify somewhat different courses.

12 credits from at least three subsets (II.A.2. to II.A.8.)
Animal Science (II.A.2.)
_____ AHABS 301, AN SCI 101, 250, 311, 360, 430, 431, 432, DAIRY SCI 101, 205, 305, 311, 360, 433, ENTOM 302, 351
Ag Engr Science (II.A.3.)
_____ BSE 201, 202, 210, 216, 217, 218, 224, 238, 239, 240, 243, 245, 246, 333, 335, 336
Food Science (II.A.4.)
_____ FOOD SCI 120, 234, 235, 236, 305
Nutritional Science (II.A.5.)
_____ NUTR SCI 132, 311, 332, 350
Plant Science (II.A.6.)
_____ AGRONOMY 100, 300, 302, 304, 320, HORT 120, 122, 227, 232, 233, 263, 264, LAND ARC 361, PLANT PATH 300
Soil Science (II.A.7.)
_____ SOIL SCI 230, 301, 315, 324
Bact, Biochem, Genetics (II.A.8.)
_____ BACT 100, 101, 102, 303, BIOCHEM 201, 501, GENETICS 160, 466
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Agriculture, Technology, and Society (II.B.3.d.) Courses used here can not be used in II.A.2.-II.A.8.
3 credits required from:
_____ A A E 474, 479, 577, AGRONOMY 300, 338, 377, 630, AN SCI 370, BACT 545, ENVIR ST 368, 441, 507, HIST SCI 201, 202, 203, 327, ILS 252, LSC 340, NUTR SCI 350, 642, PL PATH 123, RUR SOC 230, 612, 650, SOIL SCI 230, 324, WL ECOL 335
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SECTION 3 - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Major (II.B.3.c., II.C.)
All required:
_____ SOC 475
_____ RUR SOC 358 & 359 OR RUR SOC 357 & 360
_____ One course from: RUR SOC 215, 217, 573, 578, 619, 639, SOC 250, 624, 625, 632
_____ One course from: RUR SOC 266, 525, 533, 666, 676
_____ One course from: RUR SOC 222, 230, 248, 340, 541, 551, 650, 745, SOC 637
_____ One course from: SOC 530, 536, 537, 538, 539, 543
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Capstone Experience (I.I.)
_____ RUR SOC 612 or 617 required
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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:
Rural Sociology (AAS)
Effective Summer 2000 to Spring 2001

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