Student Handbook

Majors

The College of Agriculture offers 16 majors across seven departments. Browse all College of Agriculture major offerings. Majors are students' primary bachelor's degree program(s) of study. To declare (or drop) a College of Agriculture major, students should discuss their desire to change their major with their academic advisor and fill out the Ag Curriculum Change - Major Change Request form.

Current College of Agriculture majors requesting to declare a major outside of the College of Agriculture should:

Email your current academic advisor and discuss your desire to change your declared major
Email the Student Services office in the new college from your official K-State student email address and include the following information:

- Full name
- Wildcat ID#
- Changing from:
- Changing to/adding/dropping (as applicable):

Student Services Contacts across campus:

College of Arts & Sciences: artsci@ksu.edu
College of Architecture, Planning, and Design: capdss@ksu.edu
College of Business Administration: businessadvising@ksu.edu
College of Education: cssps@ksu.edu
College of Engineering: enggss@ksu.edu
College of Health & Human Sciences: hhs@ksu.edu
College of Technology & Aviation (Salina Campus): SalinaAdvising@ksu.edu

Dual degrees and dual majors

Dual Degrees

Students may elect to earn multiple degrees at the same time (eg. a Bachelor of Science [B.S.] in Agriculture [majoring in Agricultural Economics] and a Bachelor of Arts [B.A.] in Arts & Sciences [majoring in Spanish]). Requirements for all degrees must be satisfied. Students should confer with each college/major department as early as possible to determine appropriate programs of study.

Dual Majors

Students may pursue a dual major by completing degree requirements for multiple majors (eg. Agricultural Economics and Animal Sciences & Industry) that fall under the same degree type (Bachelor of Science, B.S.). Degree requirements for all majors must be satisfied. Notation of a dual major will be made on the student's transcript, but only one B.S. degree will be awarded.

*Students in the College of Agriculture may not earn more than one sub-plan (option) within a major.

Minors

The College of Agriculture currently offers 16 minor programs. Browse all College of Agriculture minor offerings. Minors provide students an opportunity to emphasize study in an area outside their bachelor's degree curriculum. Courses forming a minor may also be used to satisfy the general requirements of their bachelor's degree curriculum, including free electives. Minors are optional - students are not required to complete a minor to graduate. To declare (or drop) a College of Agriculture minor, students should submit the College of Agriculture's Minors & Certificates form.

Secondary majors

Several College of Agriculture courses have been approved for credit towards the secondary majors listed below. Secondary majors are typically interdisciplinary programs that must be completed along with a primary major course of study - they are not "standalone." Secondary majors cannot be earned outside of completion of a bachelor's degree program. Like minors and certificates, secondary majors are optional. (*Secondary Majors should not be confused with "dual majors" - pursuing multiple majors at one time in the same degree type [B.S & B.S] - or "dual degrees" - pursuing multiple majors in multiple degree types [B.S. & B.F.A].) To declare (or drop) a secondary major, students should:

Determine which academic department owns the secondary major and identify the department contact
Email the department contact using your official K-State student email address, the following information:

Full name
Wildcat ID#
Request to add/drop (as applicable) the following secondary major: [enter certificate title]

Gerontology

Global Food Systems Leadership

International Studies

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Certificates

The College of Agriculture currently offers six undergraduate certificate programs. Browse all College of Agriculture certificate offerings. Certificates emphasize a focused specialty area of study as part of, or beyond, the requirements of a bachelor's degree. To declare (or drop) a College of Agriculture certificate, students should submit the College of Agriculture's Minors & Certificates form.

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