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Prospective Student Services Coordinator

CALS Academic Affairs

What is CALS?

undergraduate population: ~3,000

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$1.3 million $1.3 million

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a wa rd e d to a lu m n i a n d p a s t fa c u lty

Ag ric u ltu ra l c h e m is t Ste p h e n Ba b c o c k d e ve lo p s te s t to

measure measure butterfat content butterfat content in milk in 1890 in milk in 1890

CALS b io c h e m is ts d is c o ve re d th e firs t

vitamin, A, vitamin, A,

in 1913

1913

. Two ye a rs la te r th e y d is c o ve re d th e

vitamin B complex vitamin B complex

CALS h o rtic u ltu ris ts

clone a plant clone a plant gene for the first gene for the first time in 1980 time in 1980

CALS Priority Themes

Bio Energy Bio Energy & & Bio Products Bio Products Economic & Economic & Community Community Development Development

Health & Wellness

Healthy Healthy Ecosystems Ecosystems

RESOURCES CALS MAJORS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES

What Will You Hear About Toda

Majors & Degrees

Agricultural & Applied Economics Agricultural & Applied Economics Agricultural Business Management* Agricultural Business Management* Agronomy Agronomy Animal Science Animal Science Biochemistry Biochemistry Biological Systems Engineering* Biological Systems Engineering* Biology Biology Community & Environmental Sociology Community & Environmental Sociology Dairy Science Dairy Science Nutrition and Dietetics* Nutrition and Dietetics* Entomology Entomology Environmental Science Environmental Science Food Science Food Science Forest Science Forest Science Genetics & Genomics Genetics & Genomics Horticulture Horticulture Life Sciences Communication Life Sciences Communication Microbiology Microbiology Nutritional Science Nutritional Science Plant Pathology Plant Pathology Soil Science Soil Science Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Ecology Undeclared/Undecided Undeclared/Undecided

ALL majors lead to a variety of careers, graduate, or professional schools!

Certificates = Minors

A cluster of courses in a related discipline. Often, they are 15-20 credits and are offered in a variety of academic areas.

Food Systems Food Systems Agricultural Business Agricultural Business Management Management Science of Science of Fermented Food Fermented Food & Beverages & Beverages Development Development Economics Economics Global Health Global Health

RESOURCES CALS MAJORS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES

What Will You Hear About Today?

CALS Academic Affairs Office

116 Agricultural Hall

Transitional Transitional Advising & Advising & Outreach Outreach Services Services

Scho larships

The CALS Student The CALS Student Experience Experience