{"id":9963,"date":"2015-01-07T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&#038;p=9963"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:31:57","slug":"agricultural-science-plant-science-option","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/agricultural-science-plant-science-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture: Plant Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9963 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-6.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/01\/Plant-Science-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s multi-faceted Agriculture program reflects the complexity of the vast industry providing food and fiber to the world. A degree in animal science with a plant science option\u00a0provides students with a broad knowledge base to tackle real-world problems and immediately enter the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Greenhouses, forage plots, horticulture, agronomy, and forestry plots provide students with real-world opportunities in propagation, planting, transplanting, and marketing plants or entering the forestry industry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"learning-goals\" class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Our graduates communicate effectively<\/li>\n<li>Our students acquire knowledge of agricultural systems to make ethical and informed decisions relating to food and fiber production<\/li>\n<li>Our students can assimilate knowledge to develop critical thinking skills related to agriculture production and science<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates understand the value of technology and its application in Agricultural Communication and Agriculture Production<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates possess knowledge in the field of Agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s multi-faceted Agriculture program reflects the complexity of the vast industry providing food and fiber to the world. A degree in animal science with a plant science option\u00a0provides students with a broad knowledge base to tackle real-world problems and immediately enter the workforce. Greenhouses, forage plots, horticulture, agronomy, and forestry plots provide students&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/agricultural-science-plant-science-option\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17346,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[65,18306],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28853,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-9963","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-agriculture","8":"college_department-college-of-science-and-engineering","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-minor","12":"types-undergraduate","13":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/science\/departments\/agriculture\/\">Agriculture<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/science\/\">College of Science &amp; Engineering<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"<h4>University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n<h4>General Education (27 hours)<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: 8 hours of natural science and physical science requirements are included in the major. 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