2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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Arkansas-Monticello
Agriculture
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Division of
Agriculture
LOCATION: Agriculture Building
CAMPUS TELEPHONE: (870) 460-1014
FAX: (870) 460-1415
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3508,
Monticello, AR 71656
Faculty/Mission
Professors: Colburn (Chair) and Francis;
Associate Professor K. Bryant; Assistant
Professors: Reed and Stark; Adjunct Faculty:
Coker, Cooper, Greene, S. McConnell, Shelby,
K. Smith, and Wilson.
It is the mission of the Division of
Agriculture to provide educational programs on
both the theory and practice of agricultural
science enabling the graduate to compete within
and contribute to this diverse field at the
producer, industry, and graduate student level.
This mission is accomplished through degree
options in Agribusiness, Animal Science, Plant
and Soil Science, and General Agriculture. An
agriculture minor is also offered. Those desiring
agricultural degree programs not offered at the
University of Arkansas-Monticello are provided
introductory course work and advising designed
to facilitate transfer to another institution. In
addition, students desiring to enter veterinary
school are provided course work and advising
aimed at meeting the requirements of institutions
offering a degree in veterinary medicine.
Cooperative Agreements
Agricultural Education
Agreements with the University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville (UAF) and Southern Arkansas
University (SAU), allow students who wish to
become vocational agriculture teachers to
complete approximately 60 hours at the
University of Arkansas-Monticello and transfer
to UAF or SAU. Students must have a 2.50
cumulative grade point average to be accepted
into the teacher education program. Specifics
regarding these additional institutional
requirements are maintained in the Division of
Agriculture offices and will be available upon
request to interested students.
Farm Management
By agreement with the University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF), students who wish
to become Farm Managers may complete
approximately 60 hours of the program at the
University of Arkansas-Monticello and transfer
to UAF where they complete an additional 66
hours. They will receive a Bachelor of Science
in Agriculture from UAF with a major in
Agronomy and a Farm Management emphasis.
A unique feature of the program is the
internship in farm management which occurs in
the summer after the sophomore or junior year.
Interested students may obtain additional
information concerning the program in
Division of Agriculture offices.
Veterinary Medicine
Students are provided course work and
advising to meet the entrance requirements of
the veterinary school of their choice and may
simultaneously complete the requirements for a