Minors and Certificates
We offer minors and certificates to complement your degree and give you the competitive edge you need to succeed after graduation. Any student interested in pursuing a minor through the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences should consult with their academic advisor and check the Texas A&M Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines. The minor application will open and close on the same dates as the Change of Curriculum application. Visit the Office of the Registrar for more information about adding a minor.
Agronomy Minor
The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences offers a minor in Agronomy. The minor in Agronomy prepares agricultural majors for a career in the nation’s food, feed, fiber, greenspace, shelter, and bioenergy industries. Exposure to this academic discipline could lead students to the pursuit of advanced degrees and a career in the field of agronomy or several related agricultural fields. Agronomy is the cornerstone of modern agriculture that provides the necessities of human existence at a level unprecedented in human history. Continued advancement in productivity must be made in order to feed, clothe, shelter, and meet other basic human needs as global population continues to expand.
Please speak with an advisor concerning courses prior to registering.
Environmental Soil Science
The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences offers a minor in Environmental Soil Science. The minor in Environmental Soil Science prepares agricultural majors for a career in industry, government, and non-government organizations that address environmental issues related to soil, soil science, and water quality. Additional career avenues include industry and agencies dealing with food, feed, fiber, greenspace, shelter, and bioenergy. Exposure to this academic discipline could lead students to the pursuit of advanced degrees and a career in the field of soil science or several related agricultural fields. See an advisor for more details.
Plant Breeding Minor
The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences offers a Minor in Plant Breeding. The minor in plant breeding prepares agricultural majors for a career in nation’s variety development industry and exposes the student to an academic discipline that could lead to the pursuit of advanced degrees and a career in the field of plant breeding. Plant breeders develop new varieties that are the cornerstone of modern agriculture and improve the genetic basis of improved yield, quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses affecting or nation’s food, feed, fiber, greenspace, shelter, and bioenergy plants.
The Plant Breeding minor offers the opportunity for students to explore their interest in applied biological sciences in the areas of plant breeding, crop improvement, crop biotechnology, and genetics. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or better to enter the program.
