Agriculture Plant ScienceAS-T Degree

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Community of interest
Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
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AS-T Degree
Program code
35061.31AS-T
Department
AG Plant/Animal Sci
CIP code
01.0304: Crop Production.
TOP code
0103.00 - Plant Science*
Students completing Associate Degrees for Transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system. Please see the beginning of the "Academic Programs" section for details. During the next five years, U.S. college graduates will find good employment opportunities if they have expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, or the environment. An average of 35,400 new U.S. graduates with expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, or the environment are expected to fill 61% of the expected 57,900 average annual openings. Fewer graduates typically mean higher salaries, which start in the mid-$40k to $50k annually.
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Community of interest
ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
Award
AS-T Degree
Program code
35061.31AS-T
Department
AG Plant/Animal Sci
CIP code
01.0304: Crop Production.
TOP code
0103.00 - Plant Science*
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Agriculture Plant Science
AS-T Degree

The AS-T is designed for transfer preparation to a specific California State University major. Like every Butte College associate degree, it has two parts: a general-education curriculum and an academic program of specialization.

About Associate Degrees for Transfer. AA-T and AS-T degrees are aligned with transfer model curricula developed jointly by the Academic Senates and discipline faculty in the California Community College and California State University systems. Completing one with a qualifying GPA guarantees CSU admission with junior standing in a related major (campus assignment depends on space and competitive criteria).

About General Education. GE is an integrated program of learning designed to foster intellectual curiosity, cultural understanding, critical thinking, creative reasoning, oral and written communication, and the capacity for ethical reasoning. By graduation, you'll have developed the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, apply quantitative reasoning, understand how the major academic disciplines ask their questions, comprehend diverse cultures and historical periods, and assess ethical problems — alongside the depth you build in your major.

See the 2026-27 Catalog for official program details

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Term 1

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13–14 units
AGS 20
Plant Science
3 units

Meets Area 5B/5C.

This course is an introduction to plant science including structure, growth processes, propagation, physiology, growth media, biological competitors, and post-harvest factors of food, fiber, and ornamental plants. (C-ID AG-PS 104).

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4 units
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General Education: Area 1A

English Composition

Baccalaureate-level academic writing — expository and argumentative. The foundation for every other course you'll write in.

General Education: Area 1B

Critical Thinking and Composition

Reading and writing about complex texts — analyzing arguments, identifying assumptions, building your own case with evidence.

Term 2

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15 units
AGS 50
General Soils
4 units

Meets Area 5A/5C.

The study of soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Soil use and management including erosion, moisture retention, structure, cultivation, organic matter and microbiology. Laboratory topics include soil type, classification, soil reaction, soil fertility and physical properties of soil. (C-ID AG-PS 128L).

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3 units
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Required

5 units
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General Education: Area 3A

Arts

Engaging with creative work — painting, music, theatre, design — through making, viewing, and interpreting.

Term 3

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15–18 units

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Required

3–5 units
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General Education: Area 1C

Oral Communication

Public speaking and group discussion — organizing ideas for a live audience, listening actively, responding under pressure.

General Education: Area 3B

Taking HIST 18, HIST 26 or HIST C1001 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU.

Humanities

History, literature, philosophy, language — how people across time and cultures have made sense of the world.

General Education: Area 4

Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2/US-3 graduation requirements for CSU.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.

Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)

Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.

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17 units

General Education: Area 4

Social and Behavioral Sciences

The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.

General Education: Area 6

Ethnic Studies

The histories, experiences, and contributions of the four autonomous disciplines: Black / African American / Africana studies, Native American studies, Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x studies, and Asian American studies.

Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)

Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.

Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

Example roles: 3

  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Farm and Home Management Educators

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

Example roles: 1

  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Local Job Market

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersSOC 45-10111 nearby opening

Search keyword used: forestry worker · Search window: last 90 days, 100-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $80,826/yr

Top employers in sample

  • State of Nevada 1

Where the postings are

  • Mound House, Carson City 1

Sample current postings

  1. Conservation Camp SupervisorState of Nevada · Mound House, Carson City · 2 weeks ago

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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersSOC 11-9013no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: farmers ranchers and other agricultural manager, other agricultural manager. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Farm and Home Management EducatorsSOC 25-90211 nearby opening

Search keyword used: home management educator · Search window: last 60 days, 50-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $146,650/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Yuba Community College District 1

Where the postings are

  • Yuba City, Sutter County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Adjunct Early Childhood Education InstructorYuba Community College District · Yuba City, Sutter County · 7 weeks ago

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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1041no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: Agricultural Sciences instructor, Agricultural Sciences teacher, agricultural sciences teachers postsecondary, agricultural sciences teacher. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

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