LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Precision Agriculture
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum Code: 0896 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
This program prepares students for positions in site specific agricultural
management, sustainable development, and related technological applications in
today's agribusiness operations. Positions such as integrated pest management
technologists, custom applicators, technology resource managers, crop advisory
specialists, and dealer consultants are some of the newly-evolving careers in
this exploding technology field. Emphasis on the geospatial computer technologies
of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as
well as remote sensing will be stressed. In addition, State Department of
Agriculture pesticide re-certification credits are available upon successful
completion of specific courses within this program. The National Science
Foundation has selected this program as a national model curriculum. Not all
courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer
should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section for
skills assessment and advising information.
INFORMATION
Contact the Manufacturing and Land Technologies Department, Gannon Vocational-
Technical Center, Room 1380, telephone number (517) 483-1336.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 68 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
AGRI 101 Principles/Precision Agritech 2
AGRI 106 Disease/Insect Agrinomic Crops 2
AGRI 200 Vegetation and Weed Management 3
AGRI 201 Prin/Sustainable Agriculture 3
AGRI 202 Agri Soils and Crop Management 3
AGRI 211 Agricultural Crop Production 3
AGRI 212 Vegetable Crop Production 3
AGRI 213 Ag Site Specific Research Tech 3
BIOL 120 Environmental Science 4
GRET 205 Principles Geographic Info Sys 3
GRET 210 Global Positioning Systems 3
GRET 240 Cartography in GIS 3
GRET 241 Remote Sens/AirPhoto Interpret 3
GRET 243 ORACLE/Geographic Info Sys 3
GRET 253 Basics of ARC/View 3
GRET 255 Beginning ARC/Info 3
GRET 258 ARC/View Extensions G.I.S. 3
HORT 102 Intro Ornamental Horticulture 3
LAND 282 Computer Draft/Dsgn Land Arch 3
MATH 119 Investigations with Math 3
MGMT 234 Diversity in the Workplace 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communication in the Workplace 3
WRIT 124 Technical Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 0 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 0 Credits
(See General Education Core Requirements for information on how to fulfill these
requirements. Core area proficiency exams, where appropriate, are available for
each core area.)
Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
MINIMUM TOTAL 68
Notes:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred
in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact
an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
AGRI 101 AGRI 106 AGRI 200 AGRI 201
GRET 205 AGRI 202 AGRI 211 AGRI 212
GRET 240 BIOL 120 GRET 210 AGRI 213
HORT 102 GRET 241 GRET 243 GRET 255
LAND 282 GRET 253 GRET 258 MATH 119
WRIT 124 SPCH 110 MGMT 234
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