{"id":3837,"date":"2023-11-09T12:14:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=3837"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T22:57:14","slug":"field-crop-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/field-crop-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Crop Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-small wsu-notch--medium wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-zindex--level-7 \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Banner-Walking.jpg 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n\t\talt=\"Person walking in field of plants.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 77% 53%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-eyebrow-header\">\n\t\t\t\tIntegrated Plant Sciences\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69fd352f0924d\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Field Crop Management<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\tStudents become well prepared for careers in agronomy, crop production, as well as plant, soil, or pest management.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-gray-wsu\" style=\"top:-112px;bottom:0px;left:0;right:0;height:200px;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to CAHNRS.\" href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">CAHNRS<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Academics.\" href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Academics<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore the Possibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--large\">As agronomists or crop scientists, alumni are involved in improving food, feed, and fiber production through a variety of agriculture-related careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This major includes courses in crop and soil sciences, economics, integrated pest management, and plant pathology. A unique feature is that it includes twenty open electives so you can tailor the program to match your interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IPS Degree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Integrated Plant Sciences<\/strong> <strong>(IPS<\/strong>) interdisciplinary degree program includes horticulture, crop and soil sciences, entomology, plant pathology and molecular science. You will learn the science and technology used to optimize plant life from molecule to market.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-color-background--white wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium wsu-spacing-margin-left--none wsu-spacing-margin-right--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Field-manager.jpg\" alt=\"WSU student working in the field, inspecting plants.\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Field-manager.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Field-manager-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Field-manager-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wsu-font-size--xxmedium wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--small\">509-335-4562<br><a href=\"mailto:cahnrs.majors@wsu.edu\">cahnrs.majors@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/ips.wsu.edu\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tIntegrated Plant Sciences website\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-crimson-light\" style=\"top:0;left:0;right:0;height:10px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-spacing-bottom--small wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-color-background--white\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"bottom:0px;right:0px;height:25px;width:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row  wsu-color-background--gray-0 wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wsu-list--columns-3\">\n<li>Retail or Independent Agronomist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seed Marketing or Crop Consultant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USDA, WSDA, or University Extension Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crop Insurance Agent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field Researcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight  wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-right-middle\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div 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class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption  wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n                    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-stat  wsu-stat--size-small\" >\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__decorator\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value\">$60,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__caption\">Average starting salary of Field Crop graduates (Indeed.com, 2023)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-stat  wsu-stat--size-small\" >\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__decorator\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value\">100%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__caption\">Engage in research or internships<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-stat  wsu-stat--size-small\" >\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__decorator\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value\">16:1<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__caption\">Student to faculty ratio<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-stat  wsu-stat--size-small\" >\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__decorator\"><\/span>\n\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__value\">$15k<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-stat__caption\">Awarded in scholarships<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum Total Credits: 120 credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--medium\"><em>Your program may include different courses.&nbsp;Consult with <a href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/academic-advising\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/academic-advising\/\">your advisor<\/a> about the best combination and order of courses for you.<\/em> <em>Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.wsu.edu\/Pullman\/Academics\/DegreeProgram\/10598\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/catalog.wsu.edu\/Pullman\/Academics\/DegreeProgram\/10598\">WSU Catalog<\/a>&nbsp;for a list of required courses for this major and&nbsp;course descriptions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UCORE\/General Education Requirements: 40 credits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IPS Degree Core Requirements: 30 credits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>BIOLOGY 106, BIOLOGY 107, or BIOLOGY 120 &#8211; 4 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHEM 102: Chemistry Related to Life Sciences or CHEM 106: Principles of Chemistry II &#8211; 4 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI\/HORT 102: Cultivated Plants &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI\/HORT 202: Crop Growth and Development &#8211; 4 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI 411: [M] Crop Environmental Interactions or HORT 416: Advanced Hort Crop Physiology &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENTOM 343: [M] General Entomology &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENTOM 351: Ecological &amp; Integrated Pest Management &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PL_P 300: Diseases of Fruit Crops or PL_P 429: General Plant Pathology &#8211; 2\u20133 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOIL_SCI 201: Soil: A Living System &#8211;&nbsp;3 credits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Core Requirements: 45 credits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>MATH 106: College Algebra &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MATH 108: Trigonometry &#8211; 2 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI 302: Forage Crops &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI 305: Ecology &amp; Management of Weeds &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI 403: Advanced Cropping Systems &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CROP_SCI 412: Seminar &#8211; 1 credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ECONS 350: Intro to Farm and Ranch Management or ECONS 352: Business Management Economics &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOIL_SCI 202: Introductory Soils Science Lab &#8211; 1 credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOIL_SCI 441: Soil Fertility &#8211; 3 credits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Electives (decided by the student: 20\u201322 credits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electives Outside the Major: 13\u201322 credits<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-position--relative\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-notch--medium wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-7 wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-padding-left--small wsu-spacing-padding-right--small wsu-spacing-bottom--xmedium wsu-spacing-before--default wsu-spacing-top--small\" >\r\n    \n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--medium\">I have always been passionate about learning new approaches to agriculture. This was the main factor that influenced me to pursue Field Crop Management. This major provided me with valuable knowledge in crop production, plants, soils, and pest management.<\/p>\n<cite>Raul Arroyo Rosas, Horticulturist, Price Cold Storage &amp; Packing Co.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Raul-Mug-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"Student inspecting wheat in field.\" class=\"wp-image-835\" width=\"307\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Raul-Mug-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Raul-Mug-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Raul-Mug-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/11\/Raul-Mug.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-crimson-light wsu-zindex--level-3\" style=\"bottom:-20px;left:-20px;height:150px;width:150px\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"bottom:0px;left:-20px;height:90%;width:350px\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-block-crimson-light wsu-zindex--level-3\" style=\"top:-20px;right:-20px;height:150px;width:150px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8273,"featured_media":0,"parent":656,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3837"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3886,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3837\/revisions\/3886"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}