Dalhousie offers a four-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture program. Students in the program who successfully complete the prescribed courses with a cumulative GPA at or above the minimum required (2.0), and who are in good standing, will be granted the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, BSc (Agr). Graduates meet the formal educational requirements for Professional Agrologists in the provincial Institutes of Agrologists in Canada.

Normally, students select a major during their first year and continue in that field of study until they graduate.

• 120 credit hours
• six credit hours of approved Languages and Humanities/Social Sciences electives from the list, of which three credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above
• 18 credit hours at the 3000 level or above
• 36 credit hours of approved agricultural courses from the list below
• Specific Major Requirements as follows

Majors

Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Aquaculture, Environmental Sciences, Integrated Environmental Management, Plant Science. See specific degree requirements listed below.

Double Major

Students wishing to complete a double major must satisfy all of the degree requirements for the BSc (Agr) and the program specific requirements of each major. Students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours in the second major that are not included in the first major. A degree with a second major may take longer to complete than a single degree major due to scheduling challenges.

Approved Agricultural Courses

Courses with an ‘A’ designation focus on one or more aspects of the agri-food system – the production, management, processing, and marketing of crops and livestock and their products. Other courses may use agricultural examples, but are not designated ‘A’ because their main focus is not on the agri-food system.

• AGRI 1000.03, AGRI 2000.03, AGRI 3001.03, AGRI 3302.03, AGRI 4000.03, AGRI 4001.03
• AGRN 2000.03, AGRN 2001.03, AGRN 2002.03, AGRN 2008.03
• ANSC 2002.03, ANSC 2004.03, ANSC 2005.03, ANSC 2007.03, ANSC 2008.03, ANSC 3000.03, ANSC 3001.03, ANSC 3002.03, ANSC 3003.03, ANSC 3004.03, ANSC 3005.03, ANSC 3008.03, ANSC 3009.03, ANSC 4001.03, ANSC 4003.03, ANSC 4004.03, ANSC 4005.03, ANSC 4006.03, ANSC 4007.03
• APSC 2000.03, APSC 2002.03, APSC 2004.03, APSC 2011.03, APSC 2013.03, APSC 3001.03, APSC 3013.03, APSC 4001.03, APSC 4004.03, APSC 4005.03, APSC 4006.03
• AQUA 2000.03, AQUA 3000.03, AQUA 4000.03, AQUA 4001.03
• BIOA 2005.03, BIOA 3000.03, BIOA 3002.03, BIOA 3005.03, BIOA 3008.03, BIOA 4000.03
• CHMA 2002.03, CHMA 3011.03
• ECOA 1000.03, ECOA 2003.03, ECOA 3002.03, ECOA 3004.03, ECOA 3005.03, ECOA 3008.03, ECOA 4004.03
• ENGN 2014.03
• ENVA 2000.03, ENVA 2001.03, ENVA 2002.03, ENVA 2003.03, ENVA 2004.03, ENVA 3002.03, ENVA 3021.03, ENVA 3005.03, ENVA 4006.03, ENVA 4008.03
• FOOD 4000.03, FOOD 4001.03, FOOD 4005.03
• GENE 4005.03, GENE 4006.03
• HORT 2000.03, HORT 2001.03, HORT 2004.03, HORT 2010.03, HORT 2014.03, HORT 2015.03
• IAGR 3000.03, IAGR 4000.03
• INFB 1000.03
• MCRA 4001.03
• MGTA 1002.03, MGTA 2000.03, MGTA 2002.03, MGTA 2902.03, MGTA 3002.03, MGTA 3009.03, MGTA 3010.03, MGTA 3012.03, MGTA 3013.03, MGTA 3014.03, MGTA 4001.03, MGTA 4006.03
• NUTR 3000.03, NUTR 3001.03, NUTR 3002.03
• PLSC 1000.03, PLSC 1001.03, PLSC 2000.03, PLSC 2001.03, PLSC 4000.03, PLSC 4002.03, PLSC 4003.03
• POLS 2000.03
• RESM 3000.03, RESM 4000.03, RESM 4001.03, RESM 4002.03, RESM 4003.03, RESM 4004.03, RESM 4005.03, RESM 4010.03, RESM 4011.03, RESM 4012.03, RESM 4014.03, RESM 4015.03
• SOIL 2000.03, SOIL 3000.03, SOIL 3001.03, SOIL 4001.03
• SPEC 2000.03, SPEC 2001.03, SPEC 4005.03, SPEC 4007.03, SPEC 4010.03, SPEC 4011.03, SPEC 4012.03, SPEC 4014.03 

Approved Languages and Humanities/Social Sciences Electives

Courses in the following subject areas, and the additional specific courses listed below, meet the Languages and Humanities/Social Sciences elective requirements:

• Languages and Humanities: EGLA (English), ARTS (Art), HISA (History), FRNA (French), SPNA (Spanish), PHLA (Philosophy)
• Social Sciences: ECOA (Economics)*, EXTE (Extension Education), CMMT (Communications), GEOA (Geography), HISA (History), PSYC (Psychology), POLS (Political Science), RURS (Rural Studies), SOCI (Sociology)
• AGRI 3001.03: Issues in Agricultural Health and Safety
• AGRI 4000.03: Contemporary Issues in Agriculture
• AGRI 4001.03: Agriculture, Food and Well-being
• APSC 4005.03: Watershed Management and Environmental Restoration
• ENVA 2003.03: Introduction to Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture
• HORT 3008.03: Horticultural Therapy
• IAGR 3002.03: International Rural Development
• SPEC 4009.03: Special Topics in Rural Studies

*Students taking majors or minors in Agricultural Business or Agricultural Economics cannot use ECOA courses for completion of their Languages and Humanities/Social Sciences Electives.