Agriculture Food and Natural Resources Education at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education is offered by the Department of Community Sustainability in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University. It prepares students to teach agriculture, food and natural resources in secondary schools, to work in agricultural and natural resource education fields, or to continue to professional or graduate study.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: Department of Community Sustainability | Duration: 120 credits (Bachelor of Science) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

The major includes 58 credits of core courses such as Introductory Animal Agriculture, Introduction to Crop Science, Introduction to Sustainability, Fundamentals of Soil Science, Ecology, Foundations of Teaching Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Community Food and Agriculture Systems and a 6-credit professional internship. Students admitted to the secondary teacher education program take apprenticeship/clinical experience and instructional design, programme planning and instructional theory courses; students not seeking certification take non-profit organisational management, grant writing and approved electives.

Career pathways

School-based agriculture, food and natural resources teacher at secondary level; careers in agricultural and natural resource education; professional or graduate study.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Most first-year students enter in the fall semester. Admission to other semesters may be limited or not available at all.

Transfer applicants can apply for fall (August start), spring (January start) and summer (May start) semesters. International transfer students are not eligible for summer admission.

First-year early action deadline is Nov. 1 (non-binding), with an admission decision by Jan. 15 and the acceptance fee due by May 1. Regular admission has a Feb. 1 priority deadline (decision by Mar. 31) and a final application deadline of Apr. 1, with rolling decisions after Feb. 1. MSU is test optional: applicants may apply without an ACT or SAT score.

The first-year application fee is $75 (or an application fee waiver if eligible). First-year applicants can apply through the MSU application or the Coalition application with Scoir. The application for fall 2027 opens in August.

International first-year applicants have the same deadlines: early action Nov. 1, priority Feb. 1, final Apr. 1, acceptance fee by May 1.

Transfer application deadlines: fall April 1, spring open until capacity is reached, summer March 1. International transfer applicants for fall have a March 1 deadline and must pay the acceptance fee by April 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/first-year

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