Regenerative Small Scale Farming, AAS

Program Description

People want to know where their food comes from and how it is grown. In the regenerative small scale farming program, the student will develop the skills necessary to operate a small, diversified fruit and vegetable farm. Focusing on environmentally sound crop production practices, business skills, economic viability, and social responsibility, this program prepares the student to run their own farm business or be employed in a variety of positions focusing on soil health, horticulture, and food security.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1)

3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
MATH/APPM/LSCI 3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of general education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL.
ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2 6 credits
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
AECL 1000Agroecology

4 credits

AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum 1

3 credits

AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II

3 credits

AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III

3 credits

HORT 2025Horticultural Science

4 credits

AECL 2100Integrated Resource Management

3 credits

AGRI 2030Contemporary Growing Systems

3 credits

ANSC 1010Intro to Animal Science

4 credits

CROP 2150Pest Identification and Management

3 credits

FDSC 1410Scientific Study of Food

3 credits

SOIL 2010Introduction to Soil Science

4 credits

Choose a minimum of three (3) credits from the MKT course prefix

Program Electives

Students must choose a minimum of six (6) credits from the following course prefixes: REWM AGEC BIOL FDSC ANSC

Total Credit Hours: 62