Distance Education Program in Agronomy and Soils

The Department of Agronomy and Soils offers distance education courses that may be taken individually or as part of a distance education graduate degree program. All courses are Web-based and course work may be done at any time during the semester.

Graduate degree program

• Degree options: Master of Agriculture, Master of Science
• Coming Soon: Degree program in Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences though the Ag*IDEA distance education consortium (Master of Agriculture, Master of Science).

Courses to be offered

• Spring 2012
• AGRN 1003 Basic Crop Science
• AGRN 2043 Basic Soil Science*
• AGRN 5103/6106 Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement
• AGRN 5303/6306 Soil Chemistry
• AGRN 5063/6066 Soil Microbiology Lecture
• AGRN 5061/6061 Soil Microbiology Lab**

• Summer 2012
• AGRN 2043 Basic Soil Science*
• AGRN 3053 Turfgrass Management
• AGRN 5103/6106 Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement
• AGRN 7086 Experimental Methods

• Fall 2012
• AGRN 1003 Basic Crop Science
• AGRN 2043 Basic Soil Science*
• AGRN 3053 Turfgrass Management
• AGRN 5083/6086 Soil Resources and Conservation
• AGRN 5103/6106 Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement (certificate course only)

* Course requires a brief visit to the Auburn University campus.
** This is a hands-on lab taught at Auburn University during spring break. It is not offered by distance education, but is being made available in 5 days for distance education students that need the lab part of the course. Students must be co-registered for Soil Microbiology lecture or have already taken the course in order to participate in the lab.

Note: Distance education does NOT mean “easy”!
Distance education courses have just as much work as any classroom course and require as much or more time. Working on your own and keeping up with assignments requires a lot of self-discipline.

To find out if distance education classes are for you, take the distance education readiness guide and read distance student characteristics.

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Last Updated: Feb. 24, 2011