Crop Science Minor
Also available at LaGrande and via Ecampus.
A Crop Science minor provides a foundation of skills necessary to meet the increasing demand for food, fiber, seed, feed, and energy crops, while protecting the natural resources required for sustainable crop production.
Minor Code: 119
Students pursuing a minor in Crop Science are required to receive a grade of C or better in all CROP, CSS, ENT, HORT, PBG, and SOIL courses taken to complete the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| CROP 200 | CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY | 3 |
| CROP 300/HORT 300 | CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| SOIL SCIENCE and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 | ||
| *SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE (taught at EOU campus) | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 16 credits of the following: | 16 | |
| FORAGE PRODUCTION | ||
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS | ||
| WEED MANAGEMENT | ||
| SEED PRODUCTION | ||
| SEED BIOLOGY | ||
| CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN CROP SCIENCE AND SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| ^NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND CYCLING | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF OIL AND FIBER CROP PRODUCTION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CEREAL CROP PRODUCTION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF POTATO PRODUCTION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT | ||
| PLANT GENETICS | ||
| PLANT BREEDING | ||
| NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
Other CSS, CROP, PBG, SOIL or ENT courses approved by the CSS Advisor 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- 1
A minimum of 12 upper-division credits are required for the minor
Minor Code: 119