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Apr 29, 2025
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Catalog 2024-2025
Regenerative Organic Agriculture, BA
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Program Description
A student who enrolls in the BA Regenerative Organic Agriculture (BA ROA) program can choose to study fully on-campus, fully online, or online with a low-residency option. Studying on-campus offers students a balance between classroom theory and hands-on skill-building at local farms. Online students can choose to gain additional hands-on experience with a low-residency option that includes joining the on-campus students for a 9-month module or a shorter summer farm practicum. All BA ROA students learn to implement organic agriculture practices, including farm planning, building healthy soil to support healthy crops, season extension, crop storage, and go-to-market strategies.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Arts in Regenerative Organic Agriculture, a student will be able to:
- Cultivate personal success through the development of consciousness.
- Articulate the basic principles & practices of regenerative organic agriculture.
- Design and develop agricultural landscapes that regenerate soils, increase biodiversity, and improve ecosystem services.
- Improve crop vitality through soil fertility management, organic amendments, and natural farming techniques.
- Manage operational processes related to seed sowing, transplanting, crop maintenance, harvesting, irrigation, processing, machine maintenance, animal husbandry, and market sales.
- Create a plan for the design, development, and maintenance of your own regenerative organic farm.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a BA in Regenerative Organic Agriculture, students must successfully complete 128 total credits of study, including the Exploring Consciousness course required for all undergraduate students, 8 credits of Writing for Career and Community, one Forest Academy course per semester, and 60-66 credits of required BA ROA coursework.
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BA in Regenerative Organic Agriculture Requirements
Required Undergraduate Courses (12-13 credits)
Core ROA Courses (22-24 credits)
Agriculture Internship (minimum 8 credits)
Regenerative Organic Agriculture (AG) Electives (Choose 14-16 credits)
- Any AG-designated courses Credits: variable 5
Senior Capstone Course (4 credits)
Forest Academy Requirement
- Any Forest Academy courses Credits: variable 6
Open Electives
- Any elective courses Credits: variable
Total Credits Required 128
1The WTG 191 requirement may be fulfilled with approved transfer credit from a prior institution or waived by examination. 2The WTG 192 requirement may be fulfilled with approved transfer credit from a prior institution. 3Students enrolled prior to Fall 2024 may have fulfilled this course requirement by successfully completing AG 250 . 4Students must successfully complete AG 300 with a grade of 80% or higher to earn a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC). 5AG courses include undergraduate and graduate level courses. Students should consider prerequisites before planning to enroll in a course. 6STC 108 fulfills the Forest Academy requirement for the semester in which the course is completed. |
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