BS Plant and Environmental Soil Science at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

Students in this program develop and utilize basic scientific knowledge to understand the most fundamental resources, including plants, soils and water, and the interaction of these resources in different environmental settings. Curriculum in Plant and Environmental Soil Science is administered by the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. The required courses provide an essential foundation in several disciplines, while the elective courses can be selected to meet the interests, needs and objectives of individual students.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Soil and Crop Sciences | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

1 Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a University Core Curriculum category, a college/department requirement, or a general elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. Select in consultation with an academic advisor. Course list includes POLS 206 American National Government 1; SCSC 205 Problem Solving in Plant and Soil Systems; POLS 207 State and Local Government; SCSC 301 Soil Science; AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics; ECON 202 Principles of Economics. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

The graduate in Plant and Environmental Soil and Science with a crops emphasis may choose a career in: education such as consulting, extension or public relations, or in production agriculture such as biofuel or seed production, farming or farm management. Flexible curricula are provided so that each student, in consultation with their academic advisor, can design a degree program that best serves the student’s caree

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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.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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