Undergraduate Programs
Crop & Soil Sciences
University Program Review
November 2006
Total Departmental Enrollment
Enrollment
5
14
25
31
27
24
28
32
4
49
21
15
15
18
17
29
42
45
30
12
11
24
7
7
21
4
3
1988 1993 1997 1998 2001 2003 2004 2006
7
APPBIOTECH
ERS
AES
ECHEM
TRF
ESS/WSR
CRS
AGY
Majors/Minors
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Turfgrass Management
Water & Soil Resources (joint w/ Forestry)
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Resource Science (Griffin)
Agriscience & Environmental Systems (Tifton)
Applied Biotechnology (Plant Science AOE)
Crop Science minor
Turfgrass Management minor
Faculty
• Teaching EFT (1990)
= 6.68
• Teaching EFT (1999)
= 5.89
• Teaching EFT (2006)
= 4.81
Teaching Facilities
• Two labs in Plant
Sciences
– Introductory Soils Lab
– Soils/Crops Lab
• Renovated in the last
five years
Teaching Facilities
• One classroom; two
labs
• Classrooms are
networked
• Classrooms have
fixed projection
systems, document
camera, internet
connectivity
• Video conferencing
system available
Teaching Facilities
• Tifton Campus
– Teaching program started in 2003
• Use NESPAL Building
• Griffin Campus
– Teaching program started in 2005
• Use renovated Stuckey Building
Advising
• All students are
assigned an advisor
after an interview
process in which the
students career
interests are matched
with a faculty
members interest
Study Abroad
• Agroecology in
Tropical America
– Students take a two
week field trip to Costa
Rica
– Wayne Parrott
coordinates
Field Trips
• Several classes
provide students with
hands-on
experiences with field
trips
Extra-Curricular Activities
• Agronomy Club
– Annual peanut sales
– Fund scholarships
– Send students to
professional meetings
such as ASA, Beltwide
Cotton, Regional ASA
– Sponsor Soil Judging
Extracurricular Activities
• Turf Club
• Attend annual GCSA
meeting
• Annual golf
tournament
• Meet with perspective
employers
Soil Judging
Recruiting Activities
• Web Page
• Brochures mailed
• Interaction with High
School Students
– Science Fair
– Tours
• Alumni Events
• Arts and Sciences
Seminars
Employment
• >90% students work
in their field of study
Assessment
• Faculty
– Course evaluations
– Peer-review evaluations
• Majors
– Senior exit interviews
– Internship evaluations
– Alumni survey
– Employer survey
Alumni Survey – Usefulness of Courses
1998
2006
Plant Sciences
1.7
2.56
Soil Sciences
1.3
1.33
Chemistry &
2.7
Math
Communication 1.4
3.33
1= very valuable ; 5= no value
1.5
Alumni Survey – Summary
1998
2006
Advisement
1.82
2.17
Faculty
interest
Classroom
1.58
1.61
1.58
1.61
Laboratory
2.3
1.6
Job Placement 2.5
1=very valuable; 5= no value
1.95
Alumni Survey
• Since the survey was started in 1995,
> 90% of survey respondents were
satisfied or very satisfied with their
experience at the University of Georgia
Employers
• Consulting
• Public Sector
– Extension
– University
– USDA
• Golf Course Industry
Thank you for your attention!