Page 60 of Sierra College 2005-2006 Catalog by Sierra College Rocklin, Roseville, Grass Valley, Truckee

60 SIERRA COLLEGE CATALOG ti cates in Agriculture, Animal Science, Equine Studies and Suburban Agriculture. All of the agriculture programs are designed to be student-centered and offer exibility in course offerings allowing students to customize each degree based on their speci c interests and career or educational goals. TRANSFER AND MAJOR REQUIREMENTS in Agriculture are available in the Counseling Center. Students should consult a counselor and the appropriate college catalog for other transfer requirements. Catalogs of California and out-of-state colleges are located in the Library and the Counseling Center. AGRICULTURE A.S. DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE (FORMERLY GENERAL AGRICULTURE) This broad-based degree/certi cate combines plant and soil science, animal science and business in a hands-on approach to prepare students for the workforce or for transfer to a fouryear institution. Students must ful ll major requirements and all Associate Degree Requirements for the A.S. degree, see pages 42-43. REQUIRED CORE COURSES (13 UNITS) UNITS Ag. 200 Introduction to Animal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 215 Introduction to Agricultural Business Economics . . . 3 Ag. 221 Introduction to Soil Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Env.Hort 33 Introduction to Horticulture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PLUS 13 ADDITIONAL UNITS FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ANIMAL SCIENCE Ag. 107 Animal Husbandry Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ag. 144 Arti cial Insemination of Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ag. 203 Animal Feeds and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 204 Beef Science and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 205 Livestock Selection and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 210 Animal Health Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 211 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 225 Introduction to Equine Science and Management . . . . 3 PLANT SCIENCE Ag. 113 Pasture Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Env.Hort 34 Plant Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Env.Hort 35AOR Env.Hort 35B Plant Identi cation . . . . . . . . . 3 Env.Hort 52 Pest Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Env.Hort 120 Introduction to Small Scale Horticulture Production 1 BUSINESS Ag. 216 Agricultural Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 228 Equine Business Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Business 140 Small Business Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AGRICULTURE MECHANICS Ag. 41/A.T. 55 Landscape Garden Machine Maintenance . . . 2 Ag. 42/A.T. 56 Four-Cycle Engine Maintenance Repair . . . . . . 2 Ag. 70 Introduction to Mechanized Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 171 Agriculture Welding Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Ag. 172 Agriculture Welding Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 OTHER RELATED COURSES Ag. 24 Agriculture and Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ag. 118 Ranch Property Development and Management . . . . . 1.5 Ag. 120 Introduction to Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 198 Food, Society the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nat.Res. 10 Conservation of Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED: 26 RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES: Math 13, Chem 2A 2B or Chem 1B Note: The courses listed above may or may not satisfy the Agricul ture requirements at transfer colleges. See a counselor for speci c transfer requirements. ANIMAL SCIENCE A.S. DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE (FORMERLY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY) This degree/certi cate is a science-based program stressing production and management of livestock. Students learn to integrate business, animal production, plant production and issues which face the animal protein production sector of food production industry preparing them for the workforce or for transfer to a four-year institution. Students must major requirements and all Associate Degree Requirements for the A.S. degree, see pages 42-43. REQUIRED CORE COURSES (19 UNITS) UNITS Ag. 107 Animal Husbandry Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ag. 200 Introduction to Animal Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 203 Animal Feeds and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 210 Animal Health Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 215 Introduction to Agricultural Business Economics . . . 3 Ag. 221 Introduction to Soil Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PLUS 7 ADDITIONAL UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING: Ag. 24 Agriculture and Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ag. 95 Internship in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3 Ag. 113 Pasture Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Ag. 118 Ranch Property Development and Management . . . . . 1.5 Ag. 144 Arti cial Insemination of Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ag. 198 Food, Society the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 204 Beef Science and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 205 Livestock Selection and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag. 211 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals . . . . . . . 4 Ag. 225 Introduction to Equine Science and Management . . . . 3 TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED: 26 RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES: Math 13, Chem. 2A 2B or Chem. 1B, Bio.Sci. 3, Bio.Sci. 4 Note: The courses listed above may or may not satisfy the Agri culture requirements at transfer colleges. See a counselor for speci c transfer requirements.

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