2011-2012 Catalog
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Dr. Don Cawthon, Dean
Joe W. Autry Agriculture Building, Room 101
Box T-0180
(254) 968-9227
http://www.tarleton.edu/coaes
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences includes the Department of Environmental and Agricultural Management; the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences; and the Department of Animal Science and Wildlife Management.
Historically, Tarleton has been strong in the discipline of agriculture since its establishment in 1899, and it was known for most of the first half of this century as John Tarleton Agricultural College. Enrollment in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences exceeds 1,400. With 14 Texas universities offering baccalaureate degrees in agriculture, Tarleton’s program is third in number of student majors in Texas and third nationally among non-land-grant universities. Tarleton’s graduates have a reputation for high performance and for contributions to their professions in agriculture, agribusiness, education, and consumer sciences. Many have continued their education and attained graduate and professional degrees at leading universities nationwide.
The majors within the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture include strong programs in Animal Science, Animal Production, Animal Industries, Wildlife Management, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy and Range Management, Horticulture and Landscape Management, and Environmental Science. The Department of Animal Science and Wildlife Management also offers a Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program, and Bachelor of Applied Technology in Veterinary Technology.
The Agricultural and Consumer Sciences program, which includes the traditional teacher certification program (Agricultural Education), has received state and national recognition by routinely leading the state of Texas and the nation in numbers of graduates certified to teach. It remains in the top five in the nation today. The department also includes options in Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Extension/Industry, Interdisciplinary Agriculture as well as programs in child and family studies, foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, housing and design, and consumer economics and resource management. Tarleton presently offers a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with specialty options in Extension, Fashion Merchandising, Child and Family Studies, and Teacher Certification. The Department maintains and manages a Child Development Center, which provides quality educational programs for children ages 3 to 5 years and laboratory experience for Tarleton students. Each program provides strong student internship opportunities.
The Tarleton Agriculture Center, supporting the instructional programs in agriculture, is located on 2,000 acres of University land and includes a dairy; beef cattle center, feedlot, and ranch; confinement swine operation; poultry facility; horse center with arena, stallion barn, and laboratory; horticulture center with greenhouses and laboratory-classroom; golf course laboratory and support greenhouses; and a meats laboratory complete from abattoir to retail processing and sales. Located adjacent to the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, the Tarleton Agriculture Center provides excellent employment experiences for Tarleton undergraduate agriculture majors and research opportunities for those seeking the Master of Science degree in Agriculture.
Tarleton emphasizes quality teaching in all of the agricultural and human science degree programs. Faculties include 40 full-time appointments, 35 with doctoral degrees from leading universities across the nation. Several Texas A&M University System faculty members serve as adjunct or graduate faculty.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Tarleton State University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the Department of Environmental and Agricultural Management; the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences, and the Department of Animal Science and Wildlife Management. More detailed information is given regarding the departments, degree options, curricula, and course descriptions in following sections of the catalog. The departments are interdependent and utilize common resources in developing and offering specialized programs appealing to a broad array of student interests.
Departments:
Agricultural and Consumer Sciences
Animal Science and Wildlife Management
Environmental and Agricultural Management