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Major

APSU has offered a four-year B.S. degree in agriculture since the 1940s. Requirements include at least 42 semester hours of Agriculture courses plus additional required related courses in biology, chemistry, economics, Earth and Environmental Sciences and communications. Students majoring in agriculture will chose one of these areas of concentration: Agri-Business, Agri-Communication, Agri-Science, Sustainable Development or Veterinary Technology. A concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine is also available for students planning to transfer to a college of veterinary medicine.

Agriculture Courses

Concentrations
Minor

At least 18 hours of Agriculture courses are required, of which at least 9 hours must be 3000-4000 level courses.

Pre-Professional Programs
 

Contact Us

Department of Agriculture
Dr. Donald Sudbrink, Jr., Chair
Sundquist Science Complex
Room D226
sudbrinkd@apsu.edu 
(931) 221-7266

Administrative Assistant:
masonp@apsu.edu
(931) 221-7272

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Tennessee Board of Regents approved a new concentration in Veterinary Technology within APSU’s existing Bachelor of Science degree in General Agriculture. The new concentration will prepare a growing number of APSU students to be veterinary technologists, one of the fastest growing career fields in the state and the country.