FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN AGROECOLOGY AND PLANT SCIENCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify university, college, and departmental resources that support success at UW-Madison. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe foundational college success skills, including organizational, critical thinking, and effective communication skills. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss complex issues related to agroecology and plant science with peers and instructors using evidence-based perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe the variety of career opportunities available to individuals with Agroecology and Plant Science and Technology degrees. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the Agroecology major and Plant Science and Technology major and determine if either is a major they want to pursue. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify university, college, and departmental resources that support success at UW-Madison. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe foundational college success skills, including organizational, critical thinking, and effective communication skills. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss complex issues related to agroecology and plant science with peers and instructors using evidence-based perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe the variety of career opportunities available to individuals with Agroecology and Plant Science and Technology degrees. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the Agroecology major and Plant Science and Technology major and determine if either is a major they want to pursue. Audience: Undergraduate