Overview

“It’s cross departmental with Horticulture—a true multi-disciplinary degree. The resources and expertise of both departments provides students with something more.”

“Global food and agriculture challenges are complex, and not solved by a single discipline.” Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno explains how the brand new Crop and Soil Sciences major, the Bachelor of Science in Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at North Carolina State University came to be. “

Agriculture is in general, a declining population. It’s less than one per cent of the nation’s population, and everybody has to be included in the solution.

“It’s a goal to diversify the student population…to include more women and underrepresented minorities. Looking at farming and urban agriculture, 50% more women are in core classes now, and we have a good mix :

ag
non-ag background.”

Dr. Schroeder-Moreno points to the Agroecology Farm as the ideal opportunity for hands-on training in the new major. “The value of the program like this at NC State, is our strong history of agriculture education and research. Diverse and deep— that fits us. Not all programs offer community, food sustainability and strength in agriculture.”

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Agroecology

Integrated Pest Management

Advanced Agroecology

Sustainable Food Production

Agricultural & Resource Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Raleigh, United States

Disciplines

Food Science Agriculture Ecology View 306 other Bachelors in Food Science in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Common application
Submit the application through the Common App or the Coalition App – we do not have a preference.
There is an $85 application fee ($100 for international applicants). You can either pay it online or provide an official fee waiver.
Official SAT (Code # 5496) or ACT (Code # 3164) test scores should be sent directly from the testing agency
Submit your transcript – Official academic transcripts should be submitted by your high school counselor.

Show proof of English proficiency – If you are not from a country where English is the official or commonly spoken language, you need to show proof of English proficiency
Complete the Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33993 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33993 USD / year

≈ 33993 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9028 USD / year

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Living costs

Raleigh

United States

1085 - 1853 USD / month

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Overview

“It’s a goal to diversify the student population…to include more women and underrepresented minorities. Looking at farming and urban agriculture, 50% more women are in core classes now, and we have a good mix :

Programme Structure

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