Grow your future.
Prepare for a career in technical farm work and the agricultural service sector through SUNY Morrisville’s agricultural science Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree program.
Why SUNY Morrisville Agricultural Science?
With our A.A.S. degree program, you can build a flexible curriculum that corresponds with your future academic needs while concentrating on an individual topic of interest, with options including fundamental science, agronomy, technology and a specialty focus for those interested in agriculture education.
Core classes in all options feature an array of hands-on courses, including soil science, field crop production and precision farming, while also mixing in classes of your choosing from areas in fundamental science, agronomy and technology.
Go beyond the classroom through a variety of applied learning opportunities, including programs such as worm composting aimed at reducing the organic waste produced on campus, and summer research internships focused on production methods for grain and fiber hemp and agricultural practices to support soil health.
Facilities such as our Four Seasons Farm, a certified organic farm operated and maintained by the college's Horticulture Department, and our Dairy Complex also provide hands-on educational experience through year-round Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and field crop production.
Like many of our agricultural science students, you may choose to continue your studies in related bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Morrisville, including our agricultural business development Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and agricultural science Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degrees.
Interested in cannabis? Take a look at our cannabis studies minor.
Skills You Will Gain
Upon completion of the A.A.S. program, you will be able to:
- Illustrate a broad-based understanding of the scientific principles important in modern agricultural production
- Demonstrate understanding of key practices and technologies used in your chosen agricultural field
- Utilize tools necessary for data collection and analysis relevant to modern agricultural production
- Interpret data necessary for effective management of crop and animal production
- Describe basic social, political and economic driving forces impacting your chosen agricultural field regionally, nationally and globally
What Can I Do in Agricultural Science?
As an A.A.S. program graduate, you will be prepared to work in the agricultural service sector and do technical farm work through roles such as:
- Forestry assistant
- Gardener
- Environmental planner
- Agronomist
- Wetlands ecologist
- Seed science operations
- Restoration ecologist
- Field production
- Agricultural sales/marketing
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