College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distance Education
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The Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) is a general studies degree in the liberal arts. Earn a degree with the flexibility to choose courses based on your interest and goals. Instead of a traditional major, you select course work from three of five distribution areas: humanities, communications and arts, natural sciences and mathematical disciplines, social sciences, and professional fields (agriculture, business, education, engineering, family and consumer sciences, nursing, social work).
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Credit Courses Suitable for BLS StudentsCheck with your BLS Adviser before enrolling in these classes. AECL 486 - Aquaculture - 3 cr AGEDS 311 - Presentation & Sales Strategies - 3 cr AGEDS 461X - Agricultural Environmental & Natural Resources Law - 2 cr AGRON 114 - Principles of Agronomy - 3 cr AGRON 154 - Fundamentals of Soil Science - 3 cr AGRON 342 - World Food Issues: Past & Present - 3 cr AGRON 404 - Global Change - 3 cr AGRON 484X - Organic Agriculture - 3 cr ANS 352 - Genetic Improvement of Domestic Animals - 3 cr ANS 426 - Beef Cattle Systems Management - 3 cr BIOL 155 - Human Biology - 3 cr BIOL 486 - Aquatic Ecology - 3 cr BBMB 404 - Biochemistry I - 3 cr BBMB 405 - Biochemistry II - 3 cr ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics - 3 cr ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 cr ENT 201 - Introduction to Insects - 1 cr ENT 211 - Insects & Society - 2 cr ENT 386 - Management of Insect Pests - 2 cr FSHN 101 - Food and the Consumer - 3 cr FSHN 403 - Food Laws, Regulations & the Regulatory Process - 2 cr GEN 308 - Biotechnology in Agriculture, Food & Human Health - 3 cr HORT 193F - Introduction to Horticulture - 1 cr HORT 193B - Nursery Crops - Herbaceous Perennials - 1 cr HORT 193E - Vegetable Crops - Vegetables - 1 cr NREM 120 - Introduction to Renewable Resources - 3 cr PLP 252X - Int. Management of Turfgrass Diseases & Insect Pests - 1 cr SOC 325 - Agriculture in Transition - 3 cr
Recommended Minimum Computer Requirements for Web Based, CD-ROM / DVD, Streaming Video Courses (Note dialup connections are not suitable for streaming video) Note: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 are no longer supported.
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