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Agronomy

PROGRAM DEFINITION
From economic crop production to developing new plants using biotechnology, your education will prepare you to play a role in ensuring tomorrow's food supply in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way.

NEBRASKA POINTS OF DISTINCTION
A dedicated group of academic advisers
Top-quality, up-to-date curricula
Numerous internship and permanent employment opportunities
Active student clubs

FACILITIES
Plant Science and Keim Hall, on NU’s friendly East Campus, offer first-rate facilities for your education.
Goodding Learning Center, offering teaching and computer labs
Near-by field and greenhouse facilities for class and undergraduate student research
C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus

PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS (What’s expected of you as an undergraduate student)
• Have regular contact with your academic advisor
Participate in meaningful out of class professional experiences

FACULTY
http://agronomy.unl.edu/directory/phonedirectory.htm



SCHEDULE INFORMATION
Sample Schedule Of Classes

Additional Information

OUTCOMES:
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?


With a professional degree in agronomy, careers are possible in:
• Crop management consulting
• Biotechnological research on plants
• Soil and water conservation
• Seed, fertilizer, or chemical sales and service
• Elevator and co-op management
• Farm credit
• Cooperative extension
• Plant and soil analysis laboratories
• Natural resource management
• State and federal regulatory agencies
• Governmental service agencies



CONTACTS:
Dennis L. McCallister
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0914
Ph. No. (402) 472-6312
dmccallister2@unl.edu

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