Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is an interdisciplinary crop production science integrating horticultural science, plant health management, applied environmental science, and applied biological engineering to achieve sustainable crop production in various climate regions. Students will take classes in plant science, greenhouse management, hydroponics, fruit and vegetable production, plant health management, agricultural meteorology, and introductory engineering principles. Students in this major will complete a minimum of 121 hours outlined as follows.
Major coursework
- HCS 2202: Form and Function in Cultivated Plants (4 credit hours)
- HCS 2204: Ecology of Managed Plant Systems** (3 credit hours)
- HCS 2205: Ecology of Managed Plant Systems Lab (1 credit hour)
- HCS 2260: Data Analysis and Interpretation for Decision Making (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3200: Intro to Horticulture (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3310: Crop Responses to the Environment (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3320: Plant Propagation (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3521: Greenhouse Systems and Management (2 credit hours)
- HCS 4300: Hydroponic Crop Production (2 credit hours)
- HCS 4301: Hydroponic Crop Production Lab (1 credit hour)
- HCS 5200: Advanced Horticultural Systems (3 credit hours)
- -or- HCS 5602: Ecology of Agriculture (Capstone) (3 credit hours)
- ENTMLGY 5610: Greenhouse Plant Health and Pest Management (3 credit hours)
- GEOG 5900: Weather, Climate, and Global Warming (3 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 3001: General Plant Pathology (3 credit hours)
Major electives (select 15 credit hours)
- HCS 2305: Organic Gardening (1 credit hour)
- HCS 2306: Sustainable Vegetable Production Practicum (3 credit hours)
- HCS 2307: Sustainable Agriculture Practical Experience (2 credit hours)
- HCS 2340.01: Woody Ornamental Plants (3 credit hours)
- HCS 2340.02: Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3380: Latino Workforce in Land Based Industries (2 credit hours)
- HCS 3420: Seed Science (3 credit hours)
- HCS 3488.01: Professional Development in Hort. And Crop Science (1-3 credit hours)
- HCS/AGSYSMT 3585: Digital Agriculture** (3 credit hours)
- HCS 4520: Medicinal Plants (3 credit hours)
- HCS 4998c: Undergraduate Research (1-6 credit hours)
- HCS 4999c: Research with Distinction (1-6 credit hours)
- HCS 4999Hc: Honors Research with Distinction (1-6 credit hours)
- HCS 5097.03-04 & 5797.03-04: Study Abroad Predeparture & Study Abroad (4 credit hours)
- HCS 5325: Plant Genetics (3 credit hours)
- HCS 5450: Vegetable Crop Production and Physiology (3 credit hours)
- HCS 5460: Fruit Crop Physiology and Production (3 credit hours)
- HCS 5621: Physiology of Cultivated Plants (3 credit hours)
- HCS 5887: Introduction to Experimental Design (3 credit hours)
- HORTTEC 3560: Integrated Greenhouse Climate Control (4 credit hours)
General education requirements
- GE Launch Seminar: GENED 1201 (1 credit hour)
- Writing and Information Literacy: Student Choice (3 credit hours)
- Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning/Data Analysis: Major requirement: MATH 1130, 1148, 1150, 1151, or 1156* (or Student Choice – see below) (4-5 credit hours)
- Literary, Visual and Performing Arts: Student Choice (3 credit hours)
- Historical & Cultural Studies: Student Choice (3 credit hours)
- Natural Science: Major requirement: BIOLOGY 1113* (or Student Choice – see below) (4 credit hours)
- Social & Behavioral Sciences: Major requirement: AEDECON 2001 or ECON 2001.01* (or Student Choice – see below) (3 credit hours)
- Race, Ethnic and Gender Diversity: Student Choice (3 credit hours)
- Theme: Citizenship for a Diverse & Just Worlda: Student Choice (4-6 credit hours)
- Theme: Student Choicea: Student Choice (4-6 credit hours)
- GE Reflection: GENED 4001 (1 credit hour)
B.S. in Agriculture degree requirements
- College & Department Survey: FAES 1100 (0.5) & HCS 1100 (0.5) (1 credit hour)
- Oral Expression: AGRCOMM 3130 or COMM 2110 (3 credit hours)
- Additional Science: CHEM 1110, 1210, or 1220 (5 credit hours)
- Internship: FAES 3191 & HCS 4191.01 (2 credit hours)
- Minor Equiv.b: Minor requirements below (15-18 credit hours)
Select 15-18 credits from one of the groups below
Courses selected as major elective options cannot also count in the minor equivalent.
Group A: production and management
- AEDECON 2400: Diversity in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities (3 credit hours)
- AEDECON 2500: Introduction to Sustainability (3 credit hours)
- AEDECON 3101: Principles of Agribusiness Management (3 credit hours)
- AEDECON 3102: Principles of Agribusiness Marketing (3 credit hours)
- AEDECON 3103: Principles of Agribusiness Finance (3 credit hours)
- AEDECON 3160: Human Resource Management in Small Business (3 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 2193d: Individual Studies (1-2 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 2240: Basic Metal Fabrication for Agriculture (3 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 2310: Electrical Power for Agricultural and Residential Applications (2 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 3232: Engines and Power Transmission (3 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 3320: Facilities for Agricultural and Greenhouse Production (3 credit hours)
- HCS/AGSYSMT 3585: Digital Agriculture (if not taken as major elective)** (3 credit hours)
- AGSYSMT 5560: UAS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (3 credit hours)
- BUSMHR 2210: Personal Leadership & Team Effectiveness (3 credit hours)
- BUSML 3150: Foundations of Marketing (3 credit hours)
- CONSCI 2910: Consumer Problems and Perspectives (3 credit hours)
- CSHSPMG 3910: Customer Experience Management (3 credit hours)
- CONSYSM 2205: Introduction to Construction Systems Management (3 credit hours)
- CONSYSM 2241: Construction Materials and Methods II (3 credit hours)
- CONSYSM 2440: Construction Surveying and Site Development (4 credit hours)
- ENR 3000: Soil Science (3 credit hours)
- ENR 3001: Soil Science Laboratory (1 credit hour)
- ENR 5279: Urban Soils and Ecosystem Services (3 credit hours)
- ENTMLGY 4600: Introduction to Insect Science (1 credit hour)
- ENTMLGY 4601: General Insect Pest Management (2 credit hours)
- ENTMLGY 5500: Biological Control of Arthropod Pests (3 credit hours)
- ENTMLGY 5600: Integrated Pest Management (3 credit hours)
- ENTMLGY 5800: Pesticide Science (3 credit hours)
- FABENG 2100: Energy in Biological Systems (1 credit hour)
- FABENG 3120: Thermodynamics in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (4 credit hours)
- FABENG 3130: Heat and Mass Transfer in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (4 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 3002: General Plant Pathology Lab (2 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 5110: Ecology and Management of Pathogens and Insects Affecting Trees in Forest and Urban Environments (3 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 5120: Diseases of Ornamental Plants (3 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 5150: Diseases of Vegetable and Fruit Crops (2 credit hours)
- PLNTPTH 5603: Plant Disease Management (3 credit hours)
Group B: research
- CHEM 2310d: Introductory Organic Chemistry (4 credit hours)
- BIOCHEM 4511: Introduction to Biological Chemistry (4 credit hours)
- EEOB 3310.01 or 3310. 02: Evolution (4 credit hours)
- EEOB 3410: Ecology (4 credit hours)
- ENR 5268: Soils and Climate Change (3 credit hours)
- ENR 5274: Ecosystems Simulation (3 credit hours)
Credit breakdown
- General Education (33-38 credit hours)
- Degree Requirements (26-29 credit hours)
- Major (52 credit hours)
- Open Electives (2-10 credit hours)
- Minimum Total Credit Hours (121 credit hours)
Please note
- * Indicates a pre/corequisite course for this major that also satisfies this GE category. If a student makes an alternative selection in this GE category, they must also complete this course.
- a Students complete either a 4-credit course or two 3-credit courses in each of two General Education Theme areas: Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World (required), and the student’s choice of available GE Themes. If any major-required courses are identified as a GE Theme course, one course in each GE Theme area may double count in the GE and major hours. Theme courses are identified with a ** symbol.
- b Students in this program complete a group of courses called a minor equivalent. Declaring an additional minor is not required.
- c Only up to 6 credits of any combination of 4193, 4998, 4999, or 4999H can count towards major electives.
- d Review prerequisites.
Program requirements can grow and change - always be sure to check with your academic advisor to ensure you are on the right track.
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