The Nova Scotia Agricultural College in association with Dalhousie University offers a four-year (40-course) program leading to a degree in Agricultural Science, B.Sc.(Agr.). NSAC students in the Agricultural Sciences who successfully complete the prescribed courses with a Cumulative Grade Average at or above the minimum required (60%), and who are in good standing, will be granted the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, B.Sc.(Agr.). Graduates of this program meet the formal educational requirements for Professional Agrologists in the provincial Institutes of Agrologists of the Atlantic Provinces.

Normally, students select a major during their first year at NSAC and continue in that field of study until they graduate.

Majors Offered at NSAC Minors Offered at NSAC

Agricultural Business Agricultural Business

Agricultural Economics Agricultural Chemistry

Animal Science Agricultural Economics

Aquaculture Animal Science

Bio-Environmental Systems Management Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences Pest Management

Plant Science Plant Science

Admission Requirements

Admission into the B.Sc.(Agr.) program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects, including:

• English

• Pre-Calculus Math (or 70% in Academic Math)*

• any two of the following science requirements: Chemistry*, Biology, Physics*, Geology, Oceanography, or Agriculture one elective.

* Nova Scotia students who have successfully completed five Grade 12 university preparatory credits, including English and Math, are able to use NS Oceans 11 and/or NS Agriculture 11 to meet the above-noted science requirements.

Syllabus

All Majors

Year 1

Semester I

AGRI1000 (IN100) Agricultural Ecosystems (A) DE

BIOL1000 (B100) Botany

CHEM1000 (CS101) General Chemistry I

ECON1000 (EB110) Principles of Microeconomics* (A) DE

MATH1000 (MP100) Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

Semester II

BIOL1001 (B110) Zoology

CHEM1001 (CS102) General Chemistry II

ECON1000 (EB110) Principles of Microeconomics* (A) DE

MATH1001 (MP105) Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

Elective**

and one of:

ENGL1000 (H113) Composition

ENGL1001 (H101) The Novel

ENGL1002 (H102) Nature in English and American Literature

GEOG1000 (H170) Introductory Human Geography

SOCI1000 (H160) Introductory Sociology

* ECON1000 Principles of Microeconomics can be taken in either semester and should be alternated with the choice of ENGL1000, ENGL1001, ENGL1002, GEOG1000, or SOCI1000.

** Students planning to major in Agricultural Business or Agricultural Economics may wish to select ECON100 Principles of Macroeconomics.

Required Courses Past the First Year (required of all students)

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics

RESM4XXX* Project-Seminar I (A)

RESM4XXX* Project-Seminar II (A)

plus two Humanities electives, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

* RESM4XXX: Project-Seminar I and RESM4XXX: Project-Seminar II represent the Project-Seminar courses, including RESM4004. Students may take their Project-Seminar courses from any department, but the research topic must be approved by the head of the department responsible for the major in which they are registered.

DE indicates that the course is offered by Distance Education in addition to or instead of by traditional methods of delivery.

Students must complete 12 'A' (Agricultural) courses to be awarded the B.Sc.(Agr.); four 'A' courses are in the College Core (including first year).

Courses with an 'A' designation focus on one or more aspects of the agri-food system—the production, management, processing, and marketing of crops and livestock and their products. Other courses may use agricultural examples, but are not designated 'A' because their main focus is not on the agri-food system.

The purpose of the project-seminar course sequence in the College Core is to give each student the opportunity to pursue independent research in the area of his/her interest. Each student will gain hands-on experience as well as experience in the preparation, design, and analysis of a project in written and oral formats.

Agricultural Business

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON2002 (EB220) Production Economics (A)

ECON3000 (EB260) Mathematical Economics

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON3003 (EB325) Mathematical Programming

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

MGMT2005 (EB215) Financial Accounting II

MGMT3000 (EB315) Management Accounting

MGMT4000 (EB410) Strategic Management

MGMT4001 (EB445) Advanced Entrepreneurship (A)

STAT3000 (MP211) Intro to Planned Studies: Surveys and Experiments

Electives must include four 'A' courses.

Minor

A minimum of six courses including:

MGMT2002 (EB335)* Marketing

MGMT2003 (EB340)* Farm Management (A)

MGMT2004 (EB210)* Financial Accounting I

and three of the following**:

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON2001 (EB305) Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON4002 (EB441) Topics in Advanced Farm Management (A)

MGMT2001 (EB230) Introduction to Business Law

MGMT2005 (EB215) Financial Accounting II

MGMT3000 (EB315) Management Accounting

MGMT3001 (EB430) International Marketing

MGMT3002 (EB435) Consumer Behaviour

MGMT4000 (EB410) Strategic Management

MGMT4001 (EB445) Advanced Entrepreneurship (A)

SPEC2000 (EB221)*** Topics in Economics and Business Management (A)

SPEC4005 (EB421)*** Special Topics in Agric. Economics and Business I (A)

SPEC4006 (EB422)*** Special Topics in Agric. Economics and Business II (A)

* If this course is required for a student's major, then the student must substitute another course from the above list.

** Students cannot select courses which are required for their major.

*** Topics must relate to agricultural business.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Agricultural Business

Year 2

Semester III

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics

Elective

Semester IV

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics I*

ECON2002 (EB220) Production Economics (A)

MGMT2005 (EB215) Financial Accounting II

STAT3000 (MP211) Intro to Planned Studies: Surveys & Experiments

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

ECON3000 (EB260) Mathematical Economics

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

MGMT3000 (EB315) Management Accounting

Elective

Semester VI

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural & Food Policy (A)

ECON3003 (EB325) Mathematical Programming

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

MGMT4000 (EB410) Strategic Management

RESM4004 (EB425) Research Methods for Economics & Business (A)
Elective

Elective

Semester VIII

MGMT4001 (EB445) Advanced Entrepreneurship (A)

RESM4005 (EB450) Project-Seminar for Economics & Business (A)

Elective

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, and four 'A' courses. (See page Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

Agricultural Economics

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON2001 (EB305) Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON3000 (EB260) Mathematical Economics

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON3003 (EB325) Mathematical Programming

ECON3004 (EB330) Agricultural Markets and Prices (A)

ECON3005 (EB360) Econometrics

ECON4001 (EB419) Agri-food Policy Analysis (A)

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

Electives must include four 'A' courses.

Minor

A minimum of six courses including:

ECON2000* (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON3000* (EB260) Mathematical Economics

and four of the following**:

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON2001 (EB305) Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON2002 (EB220) Production Economics (A)

ECON3001 Environmental Economics

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON3003 (EB325) Mathematical Programming

ECON3004 (EB330) Agricultural Markets and Prices (A)

ECON3005 (EB360) Econometrics

ECON4000 Advanced Microeconomics

ECON4001 (EB419) Agri-food Policy Analysis (A)

ECON4002 (EB441) Topics in Advanced Farm Management (A)

ECON4003 Resource Economics

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

SPEC2000 (EB221)*** Topics in Economics and Business Management (A)

SPEC4005 (EB421)*** Special Topics in Agricultural Economics and Business I (A)

SPEC4006 (EB422)*** Special Topics in Agricultural Economics and Business II (A)

* If this course is required for a student's major, then the student must substitute another course from the above list.

** Students cannot select courses which are required for their major.

*** Topics must relate to Agricultural Economics.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Agricultural Economics

Year 2

Semester III

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics or Elective

Elective

Semester IV

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics*

ECON3004 (EB330) Agricultural Markets & Prices (A)

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics or Elective

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

ECON2001 (EB305) Intermediate Macroeconomics*

ECON3000 (EB260) Mathematical Economics

ECON3005 (EB360) Econometrics

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

Semester VI

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON3003 (EB325) Mathematical Programming

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

ECON4001 (EB419) Agri-food Policy Analysis (A)

RESM4004 (EB425) Research Methods for Economics & Business (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

RESM4005 (EB450) Project-Seminar for Economics & Business (A)

Elective

Elective

* Students who successfully complete ECON1001 Principles of Macroeconomics in their first year as an elective may be able to select ECON2001 Intermediate Macroeconomics in the third semester of their second year. STAT2000 is a prerequisite to ECON3005, and should be completed in Semester III or IV.

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, and four 'A' courses. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

Animal Science

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

ANSC2000 (AS200) Animal Agriculture I (A)

ANSC2001 (AS201) Animal Agriculture II (A)

ANSC3000 (AS310) Animal Breeding (A)

BIOL2006 (AS230) Mammalian Physiology

BIOL3008 (AS330) Growth, Reproduction, and Lactation (A)

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

NUTR3000 (AS305) Animal Nutrition

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I or PHYS1000 (MP150)

Physics for Life Sciences I

plus

two Animal Science courses at the 3000 or 4000 level

one Animal Science course at the 4000 level (RESM4002 and RESM4003 cannot be used)

(These three must be 'A' courses.)

Minor

Any six courses approved by the Animal Science Department Program Advisor. The content of the minor will be decided on a student-by-student basis. Students cannot select courses which are required for their major or the College core. Students wishing to take fourth-year module courses (ANSC4000, ANSC4001 series) should note that prerequisite courses must be completed prior to enrollment.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Animal Science

Year 2

Semester III

ANSC2000 (AS200) Animal Agriculture I (A)

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Semester IV

BIOL2006 (AS230) Mammalian Physiology

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

ANSC2001 (AS201) Animal Agriculture II (A)

BIOL3008 (AS330) Growth, Reproduction & Lactation (A)

NUTR3000 (AS305) Animal Nutrition

Elective

Semester VI

ANSC3000 (AS310) Animal Breeding (A)

RESM4002 (AS449) Project-Seminar I (A)

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

RESM4003 (AS450) Project-Seminar II (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

Elective

* PHYS—Students must complete the combination of PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 and STAT2000 in Semesters III & IV. If PHYS1000/PHYS1002 is done in Semester III, then STAT2000 will be done in Semester IV. If STAT2000 is done in Semester III, then PHYS1002 will be done in Semester IV.

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level; two 3000- or 4000-level Animal Science courses; and one 4000-level Animal Science course. Overall four “A” electives are required. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

Aquaculture

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

ANSC3000 (AS310) Animal Breeding (A)

AQUA2000 (AS210) Introduction to Aquaculture (A)

AQUA3000 (AS370) Fish Health (A)

AQUA4000 (AS440) Finfish Production or

AQUA4001 (AS445) Shellfish Production

BIOL3005 (AS380) Physiology of Aquatic Animals (A)

BIOL3006 (AS375) Aquatic Ecology

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

ENGN2004 (AE215) Aquacultural Environment (A)

ENGN3013 (AE360) Aquacultural Engineering (A)

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

MICR2000 (B225) Microbiology

NUTR3000 (AS305) Animal Nutrition or

NUTR3002 (AS365) Fish Nutrition (A)

PHYS1000 (MP150) Physics for Life Sciences I or

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I

and one of:

ECON4002 (EB441) Topics in Advanced Farm Management (A)

MGMT1000 (EB225) Small Business Entrepreneurship

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Aquaculture

Year 2

Semester III

AQUA2000 (AS210) Introduction to Aquaculture (A)

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Semester IV

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

ENGN2004 (AE215) Aquacultural Environment (A)

MICR2000 (B225) Microbiology

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

BIOL3005 (AS380) Physiology of Aquatic Animals (A)

BIOL3006 (AS375) Aquatic Ecology

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

NUTR3000 (AS305) Animal Nutrition or Elective

Elective

Semester VI

ANSC3000 (AS310) Animal Breeding (A)

AQUA3000 (AS370) Fish Health (A)

ENGN3013 (AE360) Aquacultural Engineering (A)

NUTR3002 (AS365) Fish Nutrition (A) or Elective

RESM4010 (AS449) Aquaculture Project-Seminar I (A)

Year 4

Semester VII

AQUA4000 (AS440) Finfish Production or Elective

RESM4011 (AS450) Aquaculture Project-Seminar II (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

AQUA4001 (AS445) Shellfish Production or Elective

Elective

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level (see Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations), and one of the following:

ECON4002 (EB441) Topics in Advanced Farm Management (A)

MGMT1000 (EB225) Small Business Entrepreneurship

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting

Bio-Environmental Systems Management

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

ENGN1003 (AE120) Properties and Mechanics of Materials

ENGN2000 (AE200) Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A)

ENGN2001 (AE202) Agricultural Machinery

ENGN2002 (AE204) Introduction to Systems Analysis

ENGN2003 (AE207) Food Processing Systems (A)

ENGN2006 (AE260) Surveying

ENGN3001 (AE305) Engineering Measurements and Controls (A)

ENGN3003 (AE311) Technology for Precision Agriculture

ENGN3007 (AE320) Structures and Their Environment (A)

ENGN3009 (AE335) Materials Handling and Processing (A)

ENGN3010 (AE340) Soil and Water (A)

ENGN4000 (AE410) Water and Water Quality Management (A)

ENGN4002 (AE420) Management of Mechanized Agricultural Systems (A)

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

PHYS1000 (MP150) Physics for Life Sciences I or

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Bio-Environmental Systems Management

Year 2

Semester III

ENGN2002 (AE204) Introduction to Systems Analysis

ENGN2006 (AE260) Surveying

MGMT2004 (EB210) Financial Accounting I

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Semester IV

ENGN1003 (AE120) Properties and Mechanics of Materials

ENGN2001 (AE202) Agricultural Machinery

PHYS* or Elective

Elective¹

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

ENGN3007 (AE320) Structures and Their Environment (A)

ENGN3009 (AE335) Materials Handling and Processing (A)

ENGN3010 (AE340) Soil and Water (A)

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

Elective

Semester VI

ENGN2003 (AE207) Food Processing Systems (A)

ENGN3001 (AE305) Engineering Measurements & Controls (A)

RESM4000 (AE449) Bio-Environmental Systems Management Project-Seminar I (A)

Elective ²

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

ENGN2000 (AE200) Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A)

ENGN3003 (AE311) Technology for Precision Agriculture

RESM4001 (AE450) Bio-Environmental Systems Management Project-Seminar II (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

ENGN4000 (AE410) Water and Water Quality Management (A)

ENGN4002 (AE420) Management of Mechanized

Agricultural Systems (A)

Elective

* PHYS—Students must complete the combination of PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 and STAT2000 in Semesters III & IV. If PHYS1000/PHYS1002 is done in Semester III then STAT2000 will be done in Semester IV. If STAT2000 is done in Semester III, then PHYS1000/1002 will be done in Semester IV.

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. CMMT3000 Communication Theory and Skills and EXTE3000 Extension Education in the Rural Community or EXTE3001 Leadership Development and the Social Action Process are recommended. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

¹strongly recommend MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

²strongly recommend ENGN2004 Aquacultural Environment

Recommended Electives:

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

CSCI1000 (MP222) Computer Methods

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON3001 Environmental Economics

ECON3002 (EB320) Agricultural and Food Policy (A)

ECON4003 Resource Economics

ENGN3013 (AE360) Aquacultural Engineering (A)

ENGN4001 (AE412) Water Quality Issues (A)

MATH4000 (MP460) Agricultural Modelling

MGMT2002 (EB335) Marketing

MGMT4000 (EB410) Strategic Management

SPEC4012 (AE415) Directed Studies in Agricultural Engineering (A)

STAT3000 (MP211) Intro to Planned Studies: Surveys and Experiments

Environmental Sciences

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

BIOL3001 (B330) Ecology

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON3001 Environmental Economics

ENGN4000 (AE410) Water and Water Quality Management (A)

ENVS2000 (ES200) Environmental Studies I (A)

ENVS2001 (ES201) Environmental Studies II (A)

ENVS3001 (ES330) Environmental Sampling and Analysis

ENVS3002 (ES333) Waste Treatment and Site Remediation (A)

MICR2000 (B225) Microbiology

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I or

PHYS1000 (MP150) Physics for the Life Sciences I

SOIL2000 (CS220) Introduction to Soil Science (A)

STAT3000 (MP211) Introduction to Planned Studies: Surveys and Experiments

plus one of the following two courses:

CHEM3009 (ES312) Environmental Chemistry

ENGN2000 (AE200) Environmental Impacts & Resource Management (A)

Note: Electives must include three 'A' courses (only two 'A' courses if ENGN2000 is taken).

Within the Environmental Sciences major students may select any one of the following areas of specialization:

Environmental Biology

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Economics

Environmental Soil Science

Pest Management

Waste Management

Interested students are to consult with the Program Advisor.

Minor

Students intending to declare a minor in Environmental Sciences require a minimum of five courses including ENVS2000 and ENVS2001 plus three other courses approved by the Department of Environmental Sciences. Students may not select courses which are required for their major.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Environmental Sciences

Year 2

Semester III

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

ECON2000 (EB200) Intermediate Microeconomics

ENVS2000 (ES200) Environmental Studies I (A)

SOIL2000 (CS220) Introduction to Soil Science (A)

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics

Semester IV

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

ENVS2001 (ES201) Environmental Studies II (A)

MICR2000 (B225) Microbiology

STAT3000 (MP211) Intro to Planned Studies: Surveys and Experiments

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

BIOL3001 (B330) Ecology

ECON3001 Environmental Economics

ENVS3001 (ES330) Environmental Sampling and Analysis

PHYS1000 (MP150)* Physics for the Life Sciences I or

PHYS1002 (MP140)* Physics I or

Elective

Semester VI

CHEM3009 (ES312) Environmental Chemistry or Elective

ENGN4000 (AE410) Water and Water Quality Management (A)

ENVS3002 (ES333) Waste Treatment and Site Remediation (A)

PHYS1000 (MP150)* Physics for the Life Sciences I or

PHYS1002 (MP140)* Physics I or

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

ENGN2000 (AE200) Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A) or Elective

RESM4006 (ES449) Environmental Sciences Project-Seminar I (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

CHEM3009 (ES312) Environmental Chemistry or Elective

RESM4007 (ES450) Environmental Sciences Project-Seminar II (A)

Elective

Note for Years 3 and 4: One of the following two courses is required: ENGN2000 Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A) or CHEM3009 Environmental Chemistry. CHEM3009 is offered in alternate years.

*Students must take either PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 but not both for credit.

Electives must include one Humanities course at the 3000 or 4000 level, one additional Humanities course at any level (see Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations), and three 'A' courses. However, if ENGN2000 is taken, then only two additional 'A' courses are required.

Plant Science

In addition to the College Core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

Major

BIOL2002 (B260) Plant Physiology

BIOL2004 (B270) Structural Botany

BIOL2005 (B300) Principles of Plant Pathology (A)

BIOL3000 (B320) General Entomology (A)

BIOL3002 (B335) Weed Science (A)

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

PHYS1000 (MP150) Physics for the Life Sciences I or

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I

zPLSC4001 (PS415) Crop Adaptation (A)

SOIL2000 (CS220) Introduction to Soil Science (A)

plus

two Plant Science Production (PDN) Courses

two Plant Science (PS) Elective Courses

one of AGRN4000 (PS405) Agronomy (A) or

HORT4001 (PS410) Horticulture (A)

Electives must include two 'A' courses.

(See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

Minor

Any five Plant Science degree courses approved by the Plant Science Program Advisor. Students cannot select courses which are required for their major.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Plant Science

Year 2

Semester III

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

SOIL2000 (CS220) Introduction to Soil Science (A)

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Semester IV

BIOL2002 (B260) Plant Physiology

BIOL2004 (B270) Structural Botany

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways

PHYS* or Elective

Elective

Year 3

Semester V

BIOL2005 (B300) Principles of Plant Pathology (A)

BIOL3000 (B320) General Entomology (A)

BIOL3002 (B335) Weed Science (A)

Elective

Semester VI

RESM4008 (PS449) Plant Science Project-Seminar I (A)

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

PLSC4001 (PS415) Crop Adaptation (A)

RESM4009 (PS450) Plant Science Project-Seminar II (A)

Elective

Semester VIII

AGRN4000 (PS405) Agronomy (A) or

HORT4001 (PS410) Horticulture (A)

Elective

Electives must include two Humanities courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, two Plant Science Production (PDN) courses and two additional Plant Science (PS) courses. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

Minor in Agricultural Chemistry

Students intending to declare a minor in Agricultural Chemistry require a minimum of five chemistry courses, including CHEM2000 and CHEM3003. Course selection must be approved by the Department of Environmental Sciences. Students may not select courses which are required for their major.

Minor in Pest Management

Students intending to declare a minor in Pest Management require MICR2000 plus a minimum of three other courses from the following:

BIOL2005 (B300) Principles of Plant Pathology (A)

BIOL3000 (B320) General Entomology (A)

BIOL3002 (B335) Weed Science (A)

ENVS4001 (B406) Economic Plant Pathology (A)

ENVS4002 (B425) Economic Entomology (A)

ENVS4003 (B445) Applied Weed Science (A)

Students may not select courses which are required for their major.

Bachelor of Technology

The Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) is awarded in association with Dalhousie University. It is a four-year program designed to provide a comprehensive study of specific areas of technology. Graduates of this program will have mastered a number of skills necessary to address present and future advances in technology associated with specific career paths. A balance of communication and technical skills will be achieved.

All majors in the program have an admission requirement of at least two years of postsecondary studies. The majors are designed to provide advanced studies for NSAC diploma graduates and require many of the elements of these programs as a foundation. Applicants from other postsecondary programs will be assessed and may be required to take some qualifying courses upon admission. Each major has specific entrance requirements, and possession of minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Bachelor of Technology (Environmental Horticulture)

This Nova Scotia Agricultural College program is designed to prepare students for a career in the landscape horticulture profession. It will prepare students to work successfully in the diverse landscape industry or to create their own businesses within the industry. This major could also lead to graduate study in the area of landscape architecture and related fields.

Admission Requirements

Years one and two of this program are satisfied by the successful completion of the Environmental Horticulture Technology program or a landscape-related program approved by the Department of Environmental Sciences, with a cumulative average of at least 60%. Applicants who meet the general requirements described above (two years postsecondary) may be admitted to the program upon completion of prescribed preparation courses.

Year 3

Spring/Summer Semester

HORT2002 (PS270) Landscape Horticulture Work Program I

(12 weeks)

Semester V

BIOL1000 (B100) Botany

CHEM1000 (CS101) General Chemistry I

ENVS2000 (ES200) Environmental Studies I (A)

HORT3000 (ES370) Env Processes & Natural Landscape Functions

SOIL2000 (CS220) Introduction to Soil Science* or Elective

Semester VI

ENVS2001 (ES201) Environmental Studies II (A)

MGMT1000 (EB225) Small Business Entrepreneurship

SOIL3000 (CS320) Soil Fertility (A)

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

BIOL2005 (B300) Principles of Plant Pathology* (A) or Elective

BIOL3000 (B320) General Entomology (A)

BIOL3002 (B335) Weed Science* or Elective

HORT3007 (PS360) Environmental Horticulture Project **

Elective

Semester VIII

ENVS4001 (B406) Economic Plant Pathology (A)

ENVS4002 (B425) Economic Entomology (A)

ENVS4003 (B445) Applied Weed Science (A)

Elective

Note: Students are required to take one Humanities elective at the 2000 level or higher. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.)

* Students who have completed an equivalent course at the diploma level with a mark of 70% or higher may take an elective in its place.

** HORT3007 may be taken in any semester.

Recommended Electives:

A minimum of 3 electives must be chosen from this list.

BIOL2004 (B270) Structural Botany

ENGN3015 (AE370) Irrigation and Drainage

ENVS1000 (ES202) Composting and Compost Use (A) or

ENVS4004 (CS457) The Science of Composting and its Application (A)

HORT2003 (PS290) The British Garden

HORT3001 (ES380) Landscape Project Management

HORT3004 (PS330) Greenhouse Crop Production & Floriculture (A)***

HORT3005 (PS335) Landscape Plant Production (A)

HORT3006 (PS370) Landscape Horticulture Work Program II

HORT4000 (ES470) Urban Tree Management

HORT4002 (PS440) Management of Specialized Turf

HORT4004 (PS460) Environmental Horticulture Project II **

SOIL3001 (CS345) Soil Conservation in Agriculture (A)

SPEC4007 (ES401) Special Topics in Environmental Studies I (A)**

SPEC4008 (ES402) Special Topics in Environmental Studies II (A)**

SPEC4010 (PS421) Special Topics in Plant Science I (A)**

SPEC4011 (PS422) Special Topics in Plant Science II (A)**

** These courses may be taken in any semester. Students are permitted to take no more than two Special Topics courses.

*** Students who complete HORT0201 at the diploma level may not take HORT3004 for credit.

Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science

This program results in the awarding of an Engineering Technology Diploma after successful completion of Year 2, and a Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science after successful completion of Year 4.

Under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), graduates of the degree program are qualified to apply for direct admission into the Bachelor of Education program in Technology Education offered by Acadia University. Any student planning to continue studies towards a teaching certificate should, in consultation with their Student Advisor, ensure that their program of study includes six courses from a second teachable subject area such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, or Mathematics.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects including:

• English

• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Math)*

• Physics*

• two electives, preferably Chemistry and Biology.

Students must complete the following courses to complete the requirements of the program:

CSCI1000 (MP222) Computer Methods

ECON1000 (EB110) Principles of Microeconomics (A)

ENGL1000 (H113) Composition

ENGN1001 (AE102 ) Design and Graphics

ENGN1003 (AE120) Properties and Mechanics of Materials

ENGN1004 Wood Construction Technology I

ENGN1005 Metal Construction Technology I

ENGN2001 (AE202) Agricultural Machinery

ENGN2006 (AE260) Surveying

ENGN2007 Fluid Power Technology

ENGN2008 Digital Electronics and Computer Interfacing

ENGN3001 (AE305) Engineering Measurements and Controls

ENGN3009 (AE335) Materials Handling and Processing

ENGN3018 Technology Modules

ENGN3019 Communications Technology

ENVS2000 (ES200) Environmental Studies I

ENVS2001 (ES201) Environmental Studies II

MATH1000 (MP100) Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

MATH1001 (MP105) Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics 1

RESM4000 (AE449) BESM Project Seminar I

RESM4001 (AE450) BESM Project Seminar II

1 English Elective

1 Social Studies Elective

5 Technology Electives

11 Electives

Recommended Syllabus

Year 1

Semester I

ECON1000 (EB110) Principles of Microeconomics

ENGL1000 (H113) Composition

ENGN1001 (AE102) Design and Graphics

ENGN1005 Metal Construction Technology I

MATH1000 (MP100) Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

Semester II

ENGN1003 (AE120) Properties & Mechanics of Materials

ENGN1004 Wood Construction Technology I

ENGN2001 (AE202) Agricultural Machinery

MATH1001 (MP105) Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I

Year 2

Semester III

CSCI1000 (MP222) Computer Methods

ENGN2006 (AE260) Surveying

ENGN3009 (AE335) Materials Handling & Processing

Elective*

Semester IV

ENGN2007 Fluid Power Technology

ENGN2008 Digital Electronics & Computer Interfacing

ENGN3001 (AE305) Engineering Measurements & Controls

Elective*

The Engineering Technology Diploma is conferred upon successful completion of Year 2.

Year 3

Semester V

ENGN3019 Communications Technology

ENVS2000 (ES200) Environmental Studies I

Elective

Semester VI

ENGN3018 Technology Modules

ENVS2001 (ES201) Environmental Studies II

RESM4000 (AE449) Bio-Environmental Systems

Management Project-Seminar I

Elective

Year 4

Semester VII

RESM4001 (AE450) Bio-Environmental Systems

Management Project-Seminar II

Elective

Semester VIII

Elective

* Two of the four electives in Year 2 must be from the list of Technology Electives.

The following lists contain courses qualifying as electives in the designated study areas required of the program. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that any prerequisite requirements for taking any of the courses listed are met.

Technology Electives

ENGN2000 (AE200) Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A)

ENGN2002 (AE204) Introduction to Systems Analysis

ENGN2004 (AE215) Aquacultural Environment (A)

ENGN2009 Metal Construction Technology II

ENGN2010 Wood Construction Technology II

ENGN3003 (AE311) Technology for Precision Agriculture

ENGN3007 (AE320) Structures and their Environment

ENGN3010 (AE340) Soil and Water (A)

ENGN3013 (AE360) Aquacultural Engineering (A)

ENGN3016 (AE380) Engineering Economy

ENGN4000 (AE410) Water and Water Quality Management (A)

Social Studies Electives

CMMT3000 Communication Theory and Skills**

ECON1001 (EB255) Principles of Macroeconomics

EXTE3000 (H320) Extension Education in the Rural Community

EXTE3001 (H321) Leadership Development and the Social Action Process

GEOG1000 (H170) Introductory Human Geography

GEOG3000 (H370) Rural Geography**

HIST1000 Introduction to Canadian History I: 1000-1867

HIST1001 Introduction to Canadian History II: 1867-present

HIST3000 (H301) Rural History**

PHIL3000 (H350) Environmental and Agricultural Ethics

POLS1000 Introduction to Political Science

POLS1001 Structure and Function of Government

SOCI1000 (H160) Introductory Sociology

SOCI1001 Introductory Sociology II

SOCI3000 (H360) Rural Sociology

** Students intending to get their B.Ed. (Technology Education) degree must take one of these electives to meet provincial teacher licensing requirements. All 3000-level Social Studies courses have prerequisites.

English Electives

ENGL1001 (H101) The Novel

ENGL1002 (H102) Nature in English and American Literature

ENGL3000 (H310) Literature of Atlantic Canada

Engineering Diploma

The Engineering Diploma program is the 22-course Associated Universities program given in conjunction with Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering. Students who successfully complete this program at NSAC receive an Engineering Diploma.

As Dalhousie University and the Associated Universities (AUs) form a unified system of engineering education, all diploma graduates from the AUs are guaranteed admission to Dalhousie. Students at the AUs will normally apply to disciplines at Dalhousie at the end of their first year in engineering since some discipline-specific courses are required in Year 2. They will be granted placeholder status on the basis of their averages and the availability of seats in the discipline. These placeholders will be assured continuance if the standards for promotion are met by the student at the AU in Year 2. Placeholders are valid for one year, although holders may reapply. Those who elect the Biosystems (Agricultural) or Environmental Engineering disciplines at Dalhousie University, which are sponsored jointly by Dalhousie and NSAC, may elect to complete them as co-op programs.

Students are free to apply for transfer to Dalhousie before completion of the engineering diploma, subject to Dalhousie's course transfer regulations—this is an important consideration for those requiring discipline-specific courses not offered at a particular AU. This B.Eng. program leads to recognition by the provincial Associations of Professional Engineers.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Engineering program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects including:

• English

• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Math)*

• Chemistry*

• Physics*

• one elective

Graduation Requirements

The academic requirements for the Engineering Diploma are successful completion of:

• all courses specified in the syllabus of courses

• at least 22 semester courses

• at least 11 courses at NSAC, including 6 of the last 10 required courses.

The minimum level of academic achievement to graduate is a cumulative average of 60%.

Syllabus

Year 1

Semester I

CHEM1000 (CS101) General Chemistry I

ENGL1002 (H102)* Nature in English and American Literature

ENGN1001 (AE102) Design and Graphics

MATH1000 (MP100) Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

PHYS1002 (MP140) Physics I

Semester II

CHEM1001 (CS102) General Chemistry II

ENGN1002 (AE110) Statics

MATH1001 (MP105) Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

PHYS1003 (MP145) Physics II

Humanities*

Year 2

Semester III

CSCI2000 (MP220) Computer Science

ENGN3000 (AE300) Electric Circuits

Discipline-specific

Semester IV

MATH2001 (MP236) Differential Equations

STAT2001 (MP212) Probability & Statistics for Engineering

Discipline-specific

Note: The following discipline-specific courses are required for each engineering discipline:

Engineering Diploma Program—Required Discipline-Specific Courses

Semester III

Biosystems	ENGN2005 Dynamics	CHEM2000 Organic Chemistry I	BIOL1000 Botany	Humanities (Agricultural)
Chemical	ENGN2000 Envmtl Impacts & Resource Mgt	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	CHEM2000 Organic Chemistry I
Civil	ENGN20005 Dynamics	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	Humanities
Electrical	ENGN3004 Digital Circuits	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	Humanities
Environmental	ENGN2000 Envmtl Impacts & Resource Mgt	CHEM2000 Organic Chemistry I	BIOL1000 Botany	Humanities
Industrial	ENGN2005 Dynamics	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	Humanities
Mechanical	ENGN2005 Dynamics	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	Humanities	Humanities
Metallurgical	ENGN2005 Dynamics	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	Humanities
Mining	ENGN2005 Dynamics	ENGN3002 Thermodynamics	MATH2000 Multivariable Calculus	Humanities

Semester IV

Biosystems	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	BIOL1001 Zoology (Agricultural)
Chemical	ENGN3005 Fund of Chem Engineering	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	Humanities
Civil	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	GEOL2000 Intro to Geology
Electrical	MATH3000 Applied Linear Algebra	CSCI3000 Data Structures & Num. Methods	ENGN3008 Circuit Analysis	ENGN3017 Design Project
Environmental	GEOL2000 Intro to Geology	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	BIOL1001 Zoology
Industrial	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	Humanities
Mechanical	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	ENGN3017 Design Project
Metallurgical	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	Humanities
Mining	ENGN3006 Strength of Materials	ENGN3011 Fluid Mechanics	ENGN3016 Engineering Economy	Humanities

Notes:

Prior to graduation from Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering, students must complete one Technical Communications course and two Writing Courses. It is possible to complete all of these requirements by taking the appropriate combination of courses while at NSAC.

• Technical Communications course credit: ENGL1000 in combination with ENGN1001 and CSCI2000 satisfies this requirement.

• Writing course credits: Any of the following NSAC courses qualify—ENGL1000, ENGL1001, ENGL1002, SOCI1000, and GEOG1000.

* Humanities courses: Any course with the designation ENGL, SOCI, GEOG, ARTS, HIST, PHIL, or POLS will qualify for credit towards the Engineering Diploma.

Biosystems (Agricultural) Engineering and Environmental Engineering

These two disciplines of engineering are taught and administered jointly by the Engineering Department of NSAC and the Biological Engineering Department, Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering. They are both co-operative programs but, unlike programs of other engineering disciplines, they are based on both biological and engineering science principles. This makes it practical for students to transfer after Year 1 of the B.Sc.(Agr.) program into Year 2 of these engineering programs.

Students in these disciplines who complete the two-year engineering diploma enter Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering in Year 3 and can then return to NSAC in Semester VII to study specialized Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural, Aquacultural, and Environmental Science courses.

Graduates of these B.Eng. programs will meet the formal education requirements for admission to the provincial Associations of Professional Engineers and the provincial Institutes of Agrologists.

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Students prepare to enter the program leading to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College (University of Prince Edward Island) by completing a two-year program at NSAC. Students who have completed this Pre-Veterinary program are considered to have completed the first two years of the B.Sc.(Agr.) and are eligible to switch into one of the other majors at the NSAC.

NSAC Admission Requirements

Admission into the Pre-Veterinary program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects, including:

• English

• Pre-Calculus Math (or 70% in Academic Math)*

• any two of the following science requirements: Chemistry*, Biology, Physics*, Geology, Oceanography, or Agriculture

• one elective

* NS students who have successfully completed five Grade 12 university preparatory credits, including English and Math, are able to use NS Oceans 11 and/or NS Agriculture 11 to meet the above-noted science requirements.

Atlantic Veterinary College Admission Requirements

The following is the minimum academic requirement for application for admission to the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the requirements are met. Students should consult the latest UPEI calendar to make sure that there have been no changes. Twenty, one-semester courses or equivalent are required. Students are required to be registered in at least five credit courses per semester. These include:

• Biology: four courses, including Genetics and Microbiology

• Chemistry: three courses, including Organic Chemistry

• English: two courses, including one with emphasis on writing

• Humanities and Social Sciences: three courses

• Mathematics: two courses, including Statistics

• Physics: one courseElectives: five from any discipline.

Science courses will normally have a laboratory component.

Students need to be enrolled in 5 degree-level credits per semester to meet AVC admission requirements.

See Appendix III for a list of NSAC courses that meet AVC Admission Requirements

Recommended Syllabus

Year 1

Semester I

AGRI1000 (IN100) Agricultural Ecosystems* (A) DE

BIOL1000 (B100) Botany

CHEM1000 (CS101) General Chemistry I

ENGL1000 (H113) Composition

MATH1000 (MP100) Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

Semester II

BIOL1001 (B110) Zoology

CHEM1001 (CS102) General Chemistry II

ECON1000 (EB110) Principles of Microeconomics* (A) DE

ENGL1001 (H101) The Novel

MATH1001 (MP105) Calculus & Analytic Geometry II*

Year 2

Semester III

ANSC2000 (AS200) Animal Agriculture I* (A)

CHEM2000 (CS201) Organic Chemistry I

GENE2000 (B240) Genetics I

PHYS** Physics or

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics

Humanities/SS Elective***

Semester IV

BIOL2006 (AS230) Mammalian Physiology*

CHEM3001 (CS302) Biochemical Pathways*

MICR2000 (B225) Microbiology

PHYS** Physics or

STAT2000 (MP210) Introduction to Statistics

Humanities/SS Elective***

* May substitute another elective; check requirements of specific options to complete a degree at NSAC.

** PHYS1000 Physics for Life Sciences I or PHYS1002 Physics

*** Any Humanities or Economics (ECON) course will fit the requirement of Humanities or Social Science Elective (see Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations).

Technology Programs

The Nova Scotia Agricultural College offers specialized two-year programs to prepare students for careers associated with laboratory techniques in Veterinary Technology, and with the practice of Environmental Horticulture, Plant Science and Enterprise Management. These studies lead to a Diploma of Technology in each of these areas.

General Information

A candidate for these programs may qualify for admission with high school completion or equivalent. See syllabus of each program for specific admission requirements.

Each candidate must be available for an interview, if requested.

Students who successfully complete all the requirements will be granted a Diploma of Technology. Until August 2006, a High Honours diploma will be awarded to a student who has attained an average of at least 80%, and an Honours diploma will be awarded to one who has attained an average of at least 75%. Effective September 2006, a High Honours diploma will be awarded to a student who has attained an average of at least 90%, and an Honours diploma will be awarded to one who has attained an average of at least 80%.

It is the student's responsibility to see that the requirements for the diploma are fulfilled.

Diploma in Enterprise Management

The Diploma in Enterprise Management (DEM) is a new program designed to provide the fundamentals of business management and at the same time allow students to specialize in one of the following areas: dairy, farming, equine, companion animal or food retail. This two-year technology program provides students with the management, communication, and leadership skills necessary to manage a business such as a farm, stable, pet, or food retail operation. Careers in marketing, sales, or service are other options.

Students choose one of the following options:

Dairy Farm—This specialization is designed for students interested in a career in the dairy industry whether it is operating their own dairy farm, working as a herdsperson, or employed in sales or service for the dairy industry

Equine—This specialization is designed specifically for those students interested in someday owning or managing an equine-related business. It provides students who have a passionate interest in horses to study something they love and at the same time receive a solid business education which is directly transferable to any type of business operation.

Farming—Students planning to operate/manage a farm or who wish to work in the agricultural industry in sales or service should choose this specialization. Along with the primary emphasis on business, students pick and choose among a number of livestock, field crop or horticulture electives to develop a program best suited to their long-term career interests.

Companion Animal—This specialization is best suited for students interested in working in the pet industry as either owners or managers of pet-related businesses. Sales and service are other areas of employment e.g. managing the pet section of a department store or selling pet care products to other businesses. Along with the business courses, students will study the care and management of small animals, reptiles, and fish.

Food Retail—This program is designed for people who are interested in a career in the food industry and who want a thorough understanding of how food is produced. Career possibilities include produce manager, meat manager, or owner/manager of agri-food operation.

This diploma program is a unique mix of full-credit courses and courses designated as workplace readiness courses (non-credit). The workplace readiness courses develop the practical skills and knowledge required to work in business and in the area of specialty. The workplace readiness courses common to all the options include: career preparation, public speaking, first aid, Occupational Health and Safety, WHMIS, business ethics, and professionalism. Specialty workplace readiness courses are specific to the area chosen, e.g. dairy medicines and HACCP for the dairy farming option. Some of these courses will be scheduled throughout the semester, and others will be offered at the beginning of the semester. Students may be required to bring protective clothing and footwear, depending on the option chosen.

Some of the options—Farming, Companion Animal and Food Retail—have an internship requirement for the spring and summer semesters. Students will be expected to obtain employment in their area of specialty and complete a designated list of competencies. The employers will be expected to complete an assessment of the student's performance. See the course descriptions for more details.

Students who successfully complete all the requirements of the DEM will be granted a Technology Diploma and thus become Associates of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. It is the student's responsibility to see that the requirements for the diploma are fulfilled. Students who wish to continue on to complete a degree will be given advanced standing in our degree programs.

Admission Requirements

Admission into this program requires high school graduation with:

• Grade 12 Academic English

• Grade 11 Academic Math

• Biology 11 or Chemistry 11 or Agriculture

• Integrated Science 10 or equivalent.

In addition the following are required for entry into specific programs:

Dairy—The student is expected to be experienced in the care and handling of dairy animals. Resumés and letters of recommendation demonstrating practical experience and knowledge will be required.

Equine—The student is expected to be experienced in the care and handling of horses. Resumés and letters of recommendation demonstrating practical experience and knowledge will be required.

Diploma in Enterprise Management—Dairy Farm

Year 1

Semester I

ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*

ANSC0020 Dairy Industry I*

ANSC0112 Animal Biology and Management I

ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics

ENGL0101 Writing For Business

MATH0100 Business Math

MGMT0100 Accounting

SOIL0100 Principles of Soil Science

Semester II

AGRN0202 Cropping Systems II

ANSC021 Dairy Industry II*

ANSC0113 Animal Biology and Management II

ANSC0114 Animal Feed and Nutrient Management

CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*

ENGN2001 Agricultural Machinery

MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation

SOIL0200 Soil Management

Year 2

Semester III

AGRN0201 Cropping Systems I

ANSC0204 Dairy Herd Health and Nutrition Management

ANSC0205 Optimizing Bovine Reproductive and Genetic Performance

ENGN0200 Environmental Management

MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

MGMT0102 Agricultural Marketing

MGMT2003 Financial Management

Semester IV

ANSC0206 Managing Dairy Milking Systems and Housing Facilities

ANSC0207 Records Management and Decision Making for Dairy Herds

CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking*

ECON2002 Production Economics

MGMT0201 Business Project

MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

MGMT2001 Introduction to Business Law

* Workplace Readiness Course

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required:

WHMIS

First Aid

OHS

Farm Safety

On-Farm HACCP

Dairy Medicines Course

Diploma In Enterprise Management—Farming

Year 1

Semester I

ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*

ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics

ENGL0101 Writing For Business

MATH0100 Business Math

MGMT0100 Accounting

SOIL0100 Principles of Soil Science

PLSC0100 Utilization of Plant Resources or

ANSC0112 Animal Biology and Management I or

ANSC0115 Introduction to Animal Production**

Semester II

CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*

MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation

MGMT1000 Small Business Entrepreneurship

SOIL0200 Soil Management

Elective

Semester III Spring/summer semester

INTE0100 Internship

Semester IV

ENGN0200 Environmental Management

MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

MGMT0102 Agricultural Marketing

MGMT2003 Financial Management

Elective

Semester V

CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking*

MGMT2001 Introduction to Business Law

MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

ECON2002 Production Economics

MGMT0201 Business Project

FOOD0020 Topics in Agriculture and Food Enterprise Management*

Elective

* Workplace Readiness Course

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required

WHMIS

First Aid

OHS

Farm Safety

On-Farm HACCP or QA

Livestock Medicines Course (Students interested in livestock production)

** ANSC0115 Introduction to Animal Production is appropriate for students who wish to take only one livestock course during their program. It is not suitable for students interested in concentrating on livestock production.

Elective Selection for the Farming Option

Students can select elective courses from a number of areas including agronomy, horticulture, and animal science. Distance Education courses on specific topic areas such as beef and sheep are also available. Students will need to consult with the Farming Program Advisor to assist in the selection of courses best suited to their future career plans

Diploma in Enterprise Management—Equine

Year 1

Semester I

ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*

ANSC0022 Equine Industry *

ANSC0112 Animal Biology and Management I

ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics

ENGL0101 Writing For Business

MATH0100 Business Math

MGMT0100 Accounting

SOIL0100 Principles of Soil Science

Semester II

AGRN0202 Cropping Systems II

ANSC0113 Animal Biology and Management II

ANSC0114 Animal Feed and Nutrient Management

CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*

MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation

MGMT1000 Small Business Entrepreneurship

SOIL0200 Soil Management

Year 2

Semester III

ANSC0213 Equine Health & Nutrition

ANSC0214 Equine Growth, Genetics and Reproduction

ENGN0200 Environmental Management

MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

MGMT0203 Customer Relations Management

MGMT2002 Marketing

MGMT2003 Financial Management

Semester IV

ANSC0023 Equine Workshop*

ANSC0215 Equine Facilities Management

ANSC0216 Equine Health & Fitness

ANSC2003 Companion Animal Behaviour

CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking*

MGMT0201 Business Project

MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

MGMT2001 Introduction to Business Law

* Workplace Readiness Course

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required

WHMIS

First Aid

OHS

Work Safety

HACCP or QA

Equine Medicines Course

Diploma In Enterprise Management—Companion Animal

Year 1

Semester I

ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*

ANSC0116 The Companion Animal Enterprise

ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics

ENGL0101 Writing For Business

MATH0100 Business Math

MGMT0100 Accounting

MGMT2002 Marketing

Semester II

ANSC0117 Companion Animal Growth, Development, and Nutrition

ANSC2003 Companion Animal Behaviour

CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*

MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation

MGMT1000 Small Business Entrepreneurship

MGMT2006 Advertising and Promotion

ANSC0208 The Biology and Care of Aquarium Fish and Reptiles** or

ANSC0209 The Biology and Care of Avian and Small Animal Species**

Semester III Spring/summer semester

INTE0100 Internship

Year 2

Semester IV

ANSC0210 Introduction to Companion Animal Health

ANSC0212 Companion Animal Genetics and Reproduction

MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

MGMT0202 Managing Retail Operations and Physical Resources

MGMT0203 Customer Relations Management

MGMT2003 Financial Management

Semester V

ANSC0211 Companion Animal Facilities Management

CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking *

MGMT0201 Business Project

MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

MGMT2001 Introduction to Business Law

MGMT2007 Retail Sales Management

ANSC0208 Biology and Care of Aquarium Fish and Reptiles** or

ANSC0209 Biology and Care of Avian and Small Animal Species**

* Workplace Readiness Course

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required

WHMIS

First Aid

OHS

Workplace Safety

Kennel Duty***

** Courses are offered in alternate years

*** Students will be expected to complete 40 hours of kennel duty as part of the requirements for the program. This may be completed at the Boulden Animal Centre, an animal shelter, or any acceptable animal facility.

Diploma in Enterprise Management—Food Retail

Year 1

Semester I

ACAD0020 Skills for Academic Success*

ANSC0115 Introduction to Animal Production

ENGL0101 Writing For Business

MATH0100 Business Math

MGMT0100 Accounting

MGMT2002 Marketing

PLSC0100 Utilization of Plant Resources

Semester II

ANSC0118 Animal Products

CMMT0020 Career and Employment Skills*

FOOD0100 Food Components Preparation, Selection and the Human Diet

MGMT0101 Applied Accounting & Taxation

MGMT1000 Small Business Entrepreneurship

MGMT2006 Advertising and Promotion

PLSC0203 Plant Products Physiology

Semester III Spring/summer semester

INTE0100 Internship

Year 2

Semester IV

ECON0100 Introductory Microeconomics

FOOD0200 Food Safety and Quality Management

MGMT0020 Business Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism*

MGMT0202 Managing Retail Operations and Physical Resources

MGMT0203 Customer Relations Management

MGMT2003 Financial Management

Elective

Semester V

CMMT0021 Introduction to Public Speaking *

FOOD0020 Topics in Agriculture and Food Enterprise Management*

MGMT0201 Business Project

MGMT2000 Human Resource Management

MGMT2001 Introduction to Business Law

MGMT2007 Retail Sales Management

Elective

* Workplace Readiness Course

Additional Workplace Readiness Courses Required

WHMIS

First Aid

OHS

Workplace Safety

Safe Food Handling Course (e.g. National Sanitation Program, Serve Safe, or In Good Hands)

Basic HACCP or QM

Elective Selection for the Food Retail Option

Students can select elective courses from a number of areas including agronomy, horticulture, and animal science. Students will need to consult with the Food Retail Program Advisor to assist in the selection of courses best suited to their future career plans.

Environmental Horticulture

The Nova Scotia Agricultural College offers this two-year program to help prepare students for careers with landscaping firms, planning agencies, recreational parks, or institutions, or in self-employed roles as landscape horticultural technologists.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Environmental Horticulture Technology program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five university preparatory subjects including:

• Grade 12 English

• Grade 12 Mathematics

• Grade 12 Biology

• one Grade 12 elective

• Grade 11 Chemistry.

Syllabus

Year 1

Semester I

BIOL0200 (B43) Entomology

CSCI1000 (MP222) Computer Methods

HORT0100 (ES60) Landscape Plants I

HORT0102 (PS47) Turfgrass Production and Management

HORT0103 (PS50) Landscape Horticulture I

SOIL0100 (CS12) Principles of Soil Science

Semester II

BIOL0101 (B40) Plant Pathology

BIOL0102 (PS45/B41) Plant Physiology & Stress Management

BIOL0103 (B46) Weed Science

ENGN0101 (AE38) Horticultural Engineering

HORT0101 (ES61) Landscape Plants II

SOIL0200 (CS13) Soil Management

Spring Session

HORT0206 (PS70) Landscape Techniques—12 weeks

Year 2

Semester III

ENGL0101 Writing for Business

ENGN0100 (AE14) Surveying

HORT0204 (ES62) Landscape Plants III

HORT0207 (PS71) Arboriculture

Elective

Semester IV

CMMT0101 (H60) Communication Skills

HORT0208 (PS72) Landscape Maintenance

MGMT2000 (H140) Human Resource Management

Elective

Recommended Electives:

A minimum of four of the six electives must be chosen from this list.

ENGN1000 (AE101) Computer Aided Graphics and Projection

ENGN0102 (AE46) Soil and Water Resources Management

ENGN1004 Wood Construction Technology I

HORT0200 (PS38) Nursery Crop Production

HORT0201 (PS39) Greenhouse Crop Management

HORT0202 (PS43) Small Fruit Crops

HORT0203 (PS44) Tree Fruit Crops

HORT0205 (PS51) Residential Landscape Design and Construction

HORT0209 (PS73) Landscape Horticulture II

HORT0210 (PS74) Landscape Design and Construction

HORT2000 (PS200) Vegetable Production

HORT2001 (PS210) Principles of Organic Horticulture

MGMT0100 (EB10) Accounting

MGMT2001 (EB230) Introduction to Business Law

PLSC0200 (PS55) Plant Propagation

PLSC0201 (PS90) Technology Project

PLSC0203 (PS76) Plant Products Physiology

Plant Science Technology

This two-year program takes an entrepreneurial approach to agriculture, stressing a combination of practical skills and good basic knowledge; students learn in the context of social and environmental responsibility using sustainable production systems. Graduates will be skilled in problem-solving, diagnostics and whole-system analysis.

The first two semesters are common for the three areas of concentration (ornamental horticulture, edible horticulture, and agronomy). This allows the student flexibility in choosing options and selecting courses in the second year. The first-year courses provide students with a strong background in plant production techniques and small business practices preparing them for their required summer work experience in PS99 Plant Science Techniques. In their second year of study, students concentrate in their area of specialization, allowing them to tailor their education by selecting from more specialized courses.

A student who has successfully completed the first year of this program with a good study record may apply for acceptance into a two-year program in Farming Technology. A student who has successfully completed the two years with a good study record may apply for acceptance into a one-year program in Agricultural Technology.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Plant Science Technology program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 50% in four university preparatory courses including:

• Grade 12 English

• Grade 11 Mathematics

• Grade 11 Chemistry

• Grade 10 Biology or Integrated Science.

Syllabus

Year 1

Semester I

BIOL0200 (B43) Entomology

ENGL0101 Writing for Business

MGMT0100 (EB10) Accounting

PLSC0100 (PS35) Utilization of Plant Resources

PLSC0200 (PS55) Plant Propagation

SOIL0100 (CS12) Principles of Soil Science

Semester II

BIOL0101 (B40) Plant Pathology

BIOL0102 (PS45/B41) Plant Physiology and Stress Management

BIOL0103 (B46) Weed Science

CSCI1000 (MP222) Computer Methods

MGMT1000 (EB225) Small Business Entrepreneurship

MGMT2000 (H140) Human Resource Management

Semester III (Spring/Summer)

PLSC0202 (PS99) Plant Science Techniques

Semester IV and Semester V

After the 12 core courses are taken in the first year, students must choose 12 more courses to complete the diploma. Each student chooses an area of specialization from the three shown below. Each area has 7 core courses, including the summer course PLSC0202 Plant Science Techniques. The student then chooses 5 more elective courses (at least 3 from the “recommended electives” group) to complete the 24 credits.

Ornamental Horticulture

Semester IV

HORT0100 (ES60) Landscape Plants I

HORT0103 (PS50) Landscape Horticulture I

HORT0201 (PS39) Greenhouse Crop Management

Elective

Semester V

ENGN0101 (AE38) Horticultural Engineering

HORT0101 (ES61) Landscape Plants II

HORT0200 (PS38 ) Nursery Crop Production

Elective

Edible Horticulture

Semester IV

AGRN0201 (PS52) Cropping Systems I: Cereal-Based Systems

ENGN0200 Environmental Management

HORT2000 (PS200) Vegetable Production (A)

HORT0202 (PS43) Small Fruit Crops

PLSC0020 Farm Workplace Skills Module

Elective

Semester V

AGRN0200 (PS49) Potato Production

HORT0203 (PS44) Tree Fruit Crops

Elective

Agronomy

Semester IV

AGRN0201 (PS52) Cropping Systems I: Cereal-Based Systems

ANSC0112 Animal Biology and Management I

ENGN0200 Environmental Management

PLSC0020 Farm Workplace Skills Module

Elective

Semester V

AGRN0200 (PS49) Potato Production

AGRN0202 (PS56) Cropping Systems II: Forage-Based Systems

ANCS0113 Animal Biology and Management II

Elective

Recommended Electives:

ANSC0114 Animal Feed and Nutrient Management

ENGN0101 (AE38) Horticultural Engineering

ENGN2001 (AE202) Agricultural Machinery

ENGN3003 (AE311) Technology for Precision Agriculture

HORT0102 (PS47) Turfgrass Production and Management

HORT0204 (ES62) Landscape Plants III

HORT2001 (PS210) Principles of Organic Horticulture

MGMT0102 (EB40) Agricultural Marketing

MGMT2001 (EB230 Introduction to Business Law

MGMT2003 (EB340) Farm Management (A)

PLSC0203 (PS76) Plant Products Physiology

PLSC1000 (PS147) Farm Woodlot Management (A)

PLSC2000 (PS211) Specialty Crops

or other courses approved by the Department of Plant & Animal Sciences.

Plant Science core courses from the other areas of concentration may also be used as recommended electives: HORT0100, HORT0204, HORT0200, HORT0201, HORT0202, HORT0203, AGRN0200, HORT0103, HORT2000.

Veterinary Technology

The Veterinary Technology Program prepares graduates with the skills and knowledge required to enter veterinary practice as technical assistants to veterinarians. Veterinary technicians have also made successful careers in a variety of other fields, including the management of animal shelters; research with animals in universities and for private companies; sales for veterinary supply companies, and employment with zoos and in wildlife rehabilitation.

The Veterinary Technology Program at NSAC is a two year program with four standard semesters and an intersession after the first year. In addition to on campus learning there are off campus externships at the Atlantic Veterinary College and in general veterinary practice. To reflect the major employment opportunities in Atlantic Canada, the program is oriented mainly towards companion animals. The modest large animal content is appropriate for graduates entering mixed practice and for those who wish to further develop their livestock or equine competence. In the VT program's Boulden Animal Clinic, under the supervision of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, students learn the skills and tasks required of them in companion animal practice.

The AHT Program at NSAC is accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). Re-accreditation of the new Veterinary Technology program is due in the Winter of 2007, and the program has been designed to meet these CVMA standards. The animal facilities are approved for teaching by the Canadian Council on Animal Care. The Animal Clinic is accredited by the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Veterinary Technology program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects including:

• English

• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Math)

• Chemistry

• Biology

• one elective.

Year 1

Semester I

VTEC0111 Animal Medicine and Nursing I

VTEC0112 Clinical Exercises I

VTEC0113 Veterinary Clinical Pathology I

VTEC0114 Fundamentals in Veterinary Technology I

VTEC0115 Anatomy-Physiology-Pathology I

ENGL0101 Writing for Business

Semester II

VTEC0121 Animal Medicine and Nursing II

VTEC0122 Clinical Exercises II

VTEC0123 Veterinary Clinical Pathology II

VTEC0124 Fundamentals in Veterinary Technology II

VTEC0125 Anatomy-Physiology-Pathology II

ANSC2003 Companion Animal Behaviour

Semester III

VTEC0131 Internship in Veterinary Technology

VTEC0132 Externship at the Atlantic Veterinary College

VTEC0133 Externship in General Veterinary Practice

Year 2

Semester IV

VTEC0211 Animal Medicine and Nursing III

VTEC0212 Clinical Exercises III

VTEC0213 Veterinary Clinical Pathology III

VTEC0214 Fundamentals in Veterinary Technology III

VTEC0215 Livestock/Equine Principles

Elective*

Semester V

VTEC0221 Animal Medicine and Nursing IV

VTEC0222 Clinical Exercises IV

VTEC0223 Veterinary Clinical Pathology IV

VTEC0224 Fundamentals in Veterinary Technology IV

VTEC0225 Lab Animal & Alternate Pet Medicine

Elective*

* Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator.

University Preparatory Courses

University Preparatory courses are offered for students who do not meet entrance requirements or who require upgrading to enter certain courses. The one-semester courses, offered in the Fall and Winter semesters, are non-credit courses in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.

Applicants may, based on individual assessment, be admitted into University Preparatory courses. The assessment includes educational background, life experience, and personal motivation. Students with sufficient academic background may be eligible to take some university credit courses along with their required University Preparatory courses. Applicants may also be admitted into University Preparatory courses as prerequisites for another course.

For detailed course descriptions of the following University Preparatory courses, please see Description of Courses.

CHEM0050 (CS89) Preparatory Chemistry

MATH0050 (MP85) Functions

PHYS0050 (MP90) Introductory Physics

For more information, please contact the Registrar's Office (reg@nsac.ca).

Certificate Programs

Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture

NSAC offers a Certificate program in Organic Agriculture. This initiative provides students with an opportunity to specialize in the expanding area of organic agriculture. The Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture enables students to approach agriculture from their area of interest, to know they can be recognized for this accomplishment, and to continue to take other courses in agriculture toward a degree. To date the total organic sector is about 1-2 % of agriculture overall. However, the employment opportunities are expected to increase in an industry that is growing at the rate of 20% per year. There are also opportunities for self-employment on smaller farms than might be profitable under conventional production. Any student who has successfully completed four of the eligible organic agriculture credit courses (see list) and has an overall average of at least 60% in these courses can apply to receive a Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture. Two of the courses may be substituted with approved “organic” courses offered by external institutions (see below). These alternate courses will be taken on a Letter of Permission.

All NSAC courses in the Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture are offered through Distance Education.

Eligible Courses:

AGRI1002 (IN202): Transition to Organic Agriculture

AGRN1000 (PS202): Organic Field Crop Management

ANSC1000 (AS202): Organic Livestock Production

ENVS1000 (ES202): Composting and Compost Use

HORT2001 (PS210): Principles of Organic Horticulture

Note: Students will not be required to take the courses in any particular order. ENVS1000, AGRI1002 and HORT2001 are currently offered in the Fall semester. ANSC1000 and AGRN1000 are currently offered in the Winter semester.

Other institutions offering courses that may be taken within the certificate:

• University of British Columbia [Agroecology 361 – Key Indicators of Sustainable Agriculture],

• University of Manitoba [Dryland Cropping Systems],

• University of Guelph [Marketing in Organic Agriculture], and

• Laval Université [French translation of NSAC courses AGRI1002, AGRN1000, ANSC1000, and ENVS1000]*

* A student cannot receive credit for taking the same course in both French and English.

For more information or to apply for the Certificate, contact the Centre for Continuing & Distance Education, (902) 893-6666.

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