Range Science (RANG) Major

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Requirements for Range Science Major

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

System General Education Requirements*: 31-32

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
and
ENGL 201
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity :
SOC 100
(G) or
SOC 150
(G) or
SOC 240
(G) or
ANTH 210
(G) and
ECON 201
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
(or higher) Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
BIOL 153-153L
or
BOT 201-201L
and
CHEM 106-106L
or
CHEM 112-112L
Credits: 7-8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

Goal #1 Land and Natural Resource Stewardship Credits: 3
Goal #2 Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3

Major Requirement Credits: 30

AS 101-101L - Introduction to Animal Science and Lab Credits: 3
AS 233-233L - Applied Animal Nutrition and Lab Credits: 4
AS 474-474L - Cow/Calf Management and Lab Credits: 3 or
AS 477-477L
AS 489 - Current Issues in Animal and Range Sciences (AW) Credits: 2
RANG 105-105L - Introduction to Range Management and Lab ** Credits: 3
RANG 210-210L - Range Plant Identification and Lab Credits: 2
RANG 215 - Introduction to Integrated Ranch Management ** Credits: 3
RANG 321 - Wildland Ecosystems Credits: 3
RANG 325-325L - Measurement Topics and Lab Credits: 3
RANG 415-415L - Range Improvements and Grazing Management and Lab Credits: 4
RANG 421-521 - Grassland Fire Ecology Credits: 3

Capstone Course: 3

Select one course:

ABS 475-475L - Integrated Natural Resource Management and Lab (AW) Credits: 3
RANG 485-485L - Advanced Integrated Ranch Management and Lab Credits: 3

Required Support Course Credits: 42-43

AGEC 271-271L - Farm and Ranch Management and Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 151-151L - General Biology I and Lab* (COM) Credits: 4
BOT 301-301L - Plant Systematics (COM) Credits: 4
BOT 327-327L - Plant Physiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
GEOG 472 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 3
PHYS 101-101L - Survey of Physics * (COM) and Lab Credits: 4
PS 213-213L - Soils and Lab * ** Credits: 3
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Soils Elective Credits: 3-4

Select one course:

PS 310-310L - Soil Geography and Land Use Interpretation and Lab** (G) Credits: 3
PS 362-362L - Environmental Soil Management and Lab ** Credits: 3

Communications Elective Credits: 3

Select one course:

ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (AW) Credits: 3
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking (COM) * Credits: 3

Management Elective Credits: 3

Select one course:

PS 313 - Forage Crop and Pasture Management Credits: 3
WL 220 - Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management Credits: 3

Ecology Elective Credits: 4

Select one course:

BOT 419-419L - Plant Ecology and Lab(COM) (G) Credits: 4
ENVM 425-425L/525-525L - Disturbance Ecology and Lab Credits: 4

Ranch Management Emphasis: 14-17

Students are highly encouraged to take the following courses.

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AGEC 430/530 - Advanced Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AS 285-285L - Livestock Evaluation and Marketing and Lab Credits: 4
AS 332 - Livestock Breeding and Genetics Credits: 4
PS 313 - Forage Crop and Pasture Management Credits: 3

Rangeland Ecology and Management Emphasis: 14-17

Students are highly encouraged to take the following courses:

BOT 405-405L/505-505L - Grasses and Grasslike Plants and Lab Credits: 3
BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology **(COM) Credits: 3
PS 313 - Forage Crop and Pasture Management Credits: 3
WL 220 - Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management Credits: 3
WL 411-411L - Principles of Wildlife Management and Lab Credits: 4

Total Required Credits: 128

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.