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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL
AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department: LIFE SCIENCES COMMUNICATION
Major: AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION (031)
Degree: BS-AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (ASPA)
(Teacher Certification - 5 yr)
Concentration: PRODUCTION SYSTEMS


These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 2001 through Spring 2002

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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.
(Courses used to satisfy the CALS Written and Oral requirement may NOT be used elsewhere.)
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Mathematics (I.A. I.B., II.B.1.a.)

Required:
_____ MATH 112 and 113, OR MATH 114, OR Requirement may be satisfied by placement exam
AND
_____ MATH 221
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Chemistry (I.D., II.B.1.b.)

_____ Required: CHEM 103 and 104, OR 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.)

Required:
_____ A A E 215
_____ A A E 323

Ethnic Studies (I.E.2.)

_____ 3 credits required (See School of Education Human Relations Program Course Listing)

Humanities (I.E.3.)

9 credits required
_____ 2 - 3 credits required from any course classified as L (children's
literature may not be used to meet this requirement)
_____ 2 - 3 credits required from School of Education List of Fine Arts Courses
_____ 2 - 3 credits required from any courses classified as H or Z (literature, foreign language or fine arts)

Social Science (I.E.4.)

6 credits required
_____ One course required from: POLI SCI 104, 205, 404
_____ One course required from: HISTORY 127, 349, 359, 410 412, 419
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International Studies (I.H.)

3 credits required from this list:


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HISTORY 103, 104, 137, 139, 142, 210, 242, 260, 277, 338, 371,
375, 440, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 458


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Physics (II.B.1.c.)

_____ 2 courses required from: PHYSICS 103 and 104, OR 201 and 202, OR 207 and 208
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Biological Science (I.F.)

Required:
_____ BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 and 152
OR
_____ BOTANY 130 AND Zoology 101 and 102
AND
_____ GENETICS 466
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SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Underlined courses also meet School of Education Environmental Education Requirement. Must complete one environmental education course whether in this section or one below II.B.1.d. Courses may also satisfy major requirements within education and biology - Section 3. Courses can not be used in Section II.B.1.d.

Required: 12 credits from three subsets in II.A.2.-II.A.8.:

Animal Science (II.A.2.)

_____ AN SCI 101, 250, 360, 430, 431, 432, DY SCI 101, 205, 305, 311, 360, 433, ENTOM 302, 351

Agricultural Engineering 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, 321, 323, 440

Nutritional Sciences (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, PL PATH 300

Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Genetics (II.A.8.)

_____ BACT 303, BIOCHEM 201, 501
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Production Agriculture (II.B.1.d.)

Underlined courses also meet School of Education Environmental Education Requirement. Must complete one environmental education course whether in this section or the one above II.A.1.-II.A.8. Courses taken can not be used in Section II.A.1.-II.A.8.
_____ 5 credits required from:
AGRONOMY 100, 300, 302, 304, 320
AN SCI 101, 200, 220, 250, 311, 405, 430, 431, 432, 434, 502, 503, 508, 511, 514
BSE 201, 202, 210, 216, 217, 218, 224, 238, 239, 240, 243, 245, 246, 333, 335, 336
DY SCI 101, 205, 305, 311, 360, 433
FOOD SCI 120, 234, 235, 236, 305, 321, 323, 440
HORT 120, 122, 227, 232, 233, 263, 264, 320, 321, 333, 340, 341, 371
NUTR SCI 132, 311, 332, 350
SOIL SCI 230, 301, 305, 315, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 332, 355, 425, 431
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SECTION 3 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Major (II.C.)
Research Internship/Independent Study

_____ 2 credits required from: 299 or 399

Major (II.C., I.I., II.B.1.e.)

All required:
_____ L SC COM 200, 345, 377, 445
Major - Education Requirements (II.C.)

All required:
_____ CURRIC 290, 313, 490, 506, 590
_____ ED PSYCH 301 and 321
_____ ED ADMIN 313

Major - Biology Requirement (II.C.)

21 credits required. At least one of the courses should be a lab or field course. *Lab or field courses. May also satisfy requirements in II.A.1.-II.A.8. and II.B.1.d.)

Ecology, Evolution and Genetics

_____ ENTOM 302*, 311*, 331, 342, 468*, 530
_____ HORT 501*
_____ LAND ARC 361*
_____ PL PATH 300*

Cell and Molecular Biology

_____ BACT 303, 528
_____ GENETICS 562, 629

Physiology

_____ BOTANY 350
_____ PHYSIOL 335*
_____ ZOOLOGY 611
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Recommended:

_____ COMP SCI 133, 134, 135, 136
_____ CURRIC 514, 614
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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.

Students must be admitted into the School of Education, minimum gpa of 2.75. A higher gpa may be needed for certification program.

Students must make sure to meet all applicable Education requirements for Secondary and K-12 licensing (including minimum gpa requirements mandated by the Department of Public Instruction). Check with advisor for details.

This curriculum also leads to certification in biology education.

Comments:

Date of Audit:
Degree credits to date:
Agricultural Education - Teacher Certification 5 yr (ASPA)
Effective Summer 2001 through Spring 2002

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