SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill · Courses
AGSC
13 courses with the subject AGSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AGSC 111Intro to Soil Science6
or or 3 BIOL 116 Botany I 3 or or 3 BIOL 111/111X Biology I 1 ORHT 122 Environmental Design I 3 General Education Flex/Electives 3 Anything from PHED 1 Year 2/SPRING Credits Code/Name Credits 3 AGSC 186 Entomology 3 3 CHEM 101/101X Introductory Chemistry 3 3 ORHT 282 Arboriculture 3 3 General Education Flex/Electives 6 Year 3/SPRING Credits Code/Name Credits 3 AGRN 335 Agricultural Chemicals 3 3 ORHT 360 Advanced Landscape Contracts 3 3 ORHT 444 Landcadd 3 3 Lower-Level Business Elective 3 3 Upper-Level Business Elective 3 Year 4/SPRING Credits Code/Name Credits 3 ORHT 450 Internship Ornamental Hort 12 3 ORHT 451 Orn Hort Internship Reporting 3 Page | 73 2026-2027
This course gives the student an opportunity to explore career opportunities in the agricultural industry. Through a self- assessment of interests, values and abilities students will develop an educational plan to meet career objectives. Students will learn about effective resume and portfolio building. [Fall, Spring] Gen Ed Comp-Critical Thinking & Reasoning, Applied Learning-Other [1 credit] [2 contact hours]
This 8-week survey course exposes students to multiple facets of the maple sugar and other tree sugar industries. This hands-on course covers the science of maple sap flow, forest management, sap collection, processing, economics, and marketing of maple products. At the end of the course students will gain a higher understanding and appreciation for the maple syrup industry and will gain the knowledge necessary to start or improve their own operation. [Spring] Applied Learning-Other [1 credit] [1 contact hour]
This course transitions students from their college environment to the workplace. Job search strategies, resume and portfolio completion, planning the job search and/or further education will be emphasized. Prerequisites: Sophomore status and AGSC 141 or permission of the instructor. [Spring] [1 credit] [2 contact hours]
This advanced course will provide for practice and skill development in a Spanish language experience pertinent to specialized agricultural workplaces. Students will learn basic phrases, vocabulary, and conversations useful for the employer-employee work relationship in an agricultural environment. Language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar, as well as geography, will all be covered in this course. It is highly recommended that students register concurrently for AGSC 311 - Multicultural Human Resource Management in Agriculture. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 and/or SPAN 102 or recent completion of four years of high school Spanish or permission of the instructor. COMM 220 or HIST 205 recommended, but not required. This course is only open to second year or greater students. [Fall] Liberal Arts/Science Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level, Applied Learning-Other [3 credits] [3 contact hours]
