BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURE (BSAG) PROGRAM

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[ Program of Study ] [ Duration ] [ Course Offerings ] [ Practicum & Comprehensive Examination ]
[ Graduation Requirements ]

Agriculture education plays the most significant role in any developing economy by transforming traditional peasant agriculture to modern highly productive agriculture through generation and transfer of more productive and useful technologies of farming and rural living. This particular program of agriculture education is aimed at producing professionally well trained individuals to man the agriculture service and research involving deeply in generation of location specific knowledge of scientific agriculture. The shift toward the commercialization and desubsidization of agriculture creates a demand for qualified agriculturists in international agencies and private sectors, besides a large already existing demand in the public sector. The Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSAG) program is geared towards professionalisation with appropriate blending of agriculture education with humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, computer, business  and technology disciplines.

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The program of study basically includes all the components of agriculture science like agronomy, agricultural economics, extension and communication, etc. The policy is to develop agriculture graduates capable of working in any area of agriculture service and research, and also in general areas requiring graduation. The program provides preparatory and foundation courses in initial years and professional education in third and fourth years with the options of completing the whole program in IUBAT or transferring credits after two years of study to IUBAT's collaborating universities in North America, particularly with University of Florida, Gainesville, USA and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, covered by specific Articulation Agreement for transfer of students after 2 years of study at IUBAT in agriculture. The academic program is broad and includes courses from basic sciences and other related disciplines. The curriculum requires completion of 157 credit  hours of study including field projects, and practicum in the form of internship for a semester.

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The BSAG program is of 157 credit hours and usually requires full 4 years to complete for a full time student. It is possible to graduate earlier with additional course load. A semester is of 16 weeks duration, there are three semesters in a year and as such a full time student can complete the degree requirements earlier. However, most students take 4 years to complete the program.

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The curriculum requires course and practical work of 157 credit hours involving the following courses with some options :

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HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES :

BUS  101      Introduction to Business [3]
ECO 101       Principles of Microeconomics [3]
ENG 101       Basic English Composition [4]
ENG  102      English Comprehension and Speaking [3]
ECO 102       Principles of Macroeconomics [3]
PSY  105      General Psychology [3]
SOC 106       Introduction to Sociology [3]
PHI  114        Introduction to Philosophy [3]
ART 201        Career Planning & Development [1]
ENG  203       Advanced English Composition [3]
PSY 240        Introduction to Social Psychology [3]
PHI  314        History of Ancient Philosophy [3]

PHYSICAL SCIENCES :

MAT 101      Mathematics [4]
PHY 103       General Physics [3]
CHM 104      General Chemistry [3]
PHY 115       General Physics Lab [1]
CHM 116      General Chemistry Lab [1]
CHM 123      Organic Chemistry Lab [1]
MAT 160       Applied Calculas [3]
MAT 161       Calculus -I  [3]
BIO 201        Biology-I [3]
BIO 203        Biology II [3]
BIO 204        Biology Lab II [1]
STA 240       Statistics [3]
BIO 250        Biology of Molecules and Cells [3]
MAT 250      Trigonometry [3]
BIO 251        Biology of Molecules and Cells Lab [1]

COMPUTER SCIENCE :

CSC 101       Fundamentals of Computation [3]
** CSC 213 Computer Application [3]

AGRICULTURE CORE :

AGR 101     Agronomy [3]
NSC 101     Nutrition Science [3]
SSC 101     Soil Science [2]
BOT 105     General Botany [3]
BOT 106     General Botany Lab [1]
NSC 111     Nutrition Science Lab [1]
SSC 111     Soil Science Lab [1]
AGR 116     Agronomy Lab [1]
AGR 201     Plant Science [3]
AGR 211     Plant Science Lab [1]
CEN 241     Irrigation Technology [3]
AGR 271     Farm Management [3]
ECO 302     Agricultural Economics [3]
AGR 321     Plant Nutrients [3]
AGR 351     Crop Production [3]
AGR 352     Crop Production Practice [1]
AGR 371     Crop Protection [3]
AGR 381     Horticulture Production [4]
AGR 386     Horticulture Production Lab [1]
AGR 391     Agricultural Communications [3]
AGR 401     Animal Science [2]
AGR 406     Animal Science Practice [1]
AGR 411     Fishery Science [3]
AGR 421     Poultry Production [2]
AGR 426     Poultry Production Practice [1]
AGR 431     Dairy Production [2]
AGR 436     Dairy Production Practice [1]
AGR 441     Food Processing [2]
AGR 446     Food Processing Practice [1]
AGR 451     Farm Marketing [3]
AGR 490     Practicum [9]

ELECTIVES :

ACC 101     Financial Accounting [3]
ANT 104     Introduction to Anthropology [3]
GEO 107    Geography [3]
GEL 108     Geology [3]
JRN 110     Journalism [3]
ART 201    Modern Living [3]
BUS 201    Business Communication [3]
MGT 201    Management Process [3]
SOC 201    Rural Sociology [3]
***CSC 301    Management Information System [3]
MKT 301    Marketing Management [3]
MGT 401   Entrepreneurship [3]

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PRACTICUM

CAS places great emphasis on the value of practical work experience in all professional degree programs. Besides, agricultural science being one among the most applied sciences requires more hand-on field experience and training. On the other hand, agriculture being a  research oriented discipline the students must be well conversant in research methodology. In the fourth year of study CAS will place BSAG students as interns with suitable organizations or field projects. This internship is an integral part of BSAG program, with 9 credit hours weight.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

The comprehensive examination is conducted for students who have satisfactorily completed all the courses of the program. The objective of the comprehensive examination is to test the student's capability to comprehend the entire program. It consists of a written test and an oral examination which is conducted by a board consisting of academics and practitioners. The examination is graded and the students must obtain a passing grade to qualify. The students must take this examination to fulfil the requirement of the program. The examination is a prerequisite to practicum.
 

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The BSAG degree will be conferred only to the student who has fully complied with the graduation requirements and has applied for it. The requirements are that the student has :

1) completed all the prescribed courses with a minimum of 157 credit hours,
2) earned at least "C" grade in each of the core agriculture courses and in English courses.
3) earned at least passing grade "D" in each of the remaining courses,
4) earned a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5,
5) earned  at least a passing grade in practicum,
6) earned at least a passing grade in the comprehensive examination,
7) satisfactory behavior and discipline, and
8) library and financial clearance from the college and university.

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