Agriculture Science, M.S.
Thesis Option
The 30 credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 18 credit hours in graduate level AGSC and/or Agriculture Related courses in Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Environmental Sciences, and 3 hours of quantitative analysis statistics based course is required toward AGSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 30 credit hour requirement; AGSC 5399 Thesis Topics course is optional and only 3 credit hours are permitted towards degree plan.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| PLSS 5360 | Exper. Designs & Data Analysis 1 | 3 |
| Thesis Requirement | ||
| AGSC 5306 | Thesis | 3 |
| AGSC 5306 | Thesis | 3 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| AGRI, AGSC, AGBU, PLSS Electives 2 | 9-21 | |
| ADED, ANSC, BIOL, EDAD, ENVS, PLSS, RWSC, RAMT, or GEOG/GIS Electives | 0-12 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
This Quantitative Analysis course may be substituted with any 5000-level or 6000-level STAT course.
- 2
AGSC 5399: Thesis Topics is an optional elective. Only three (3) credits will be counted toward the degree total.
Research Project Option
The 36 credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 24 credit hours in graduate level AGSC and/or Agriculture Related courses in Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Environmental Sciences, and 3 hours of quantitative analysis statistics based course is required toward AGSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 36 credit hour requirement.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| PLSS 5360 | Exper. Designs & Data Analysis 1 | 3 |
| Research Project Requirement | ||
| AGSC 5305 | Graduate Research Project | 3 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| AGRI, AGSC, AGBU, PLSS Electives | 18-30 | |
| ADED, ANSC, BIOL, EDAD, ENVS, PLSS, RWSC, RAMT, or GEOG/GIS Electives | 0-12 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
This Quantitative Analysis course may be substituted with any 5000-level or 6000-level STAT course.
Course Only Option
The 36 credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 24 credit hours in graduate level AGSC and/or Agriculture Related courses in Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Environmental Sciences is required toward AGSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 36 credit hour requirement.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Approved Electives | ||
| AGRI, AGSC, AGBU, PLSS Electives | 24-36 | |
| ADED, ANSC, BIOL, EDAD, ENVS, PLSS, RWSC, RAMT, or GEOG/GIS Electives | 0-12 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 30 | |