Majors and Minors

(CASNR) dates back to 1869 when the university was designated as Tennessee’s federal land-grant institution. Under terms of the Federal Land-Grant Act, the university was enabled for the first time to offer instruction in agriculture. Later, federal legislation provided resources for agricultural research and extension programming for dissemination of research findings to the people of Tennessee. Over time, the college expanded its academic majors from traditional agricultural fields to include natural resources and agribusiness. Today, academic majors represent the breadth of modern natural resources and agricultural sciences. The college, the Agricultural Experiment Station, UT Extension Service, and the College of Veterinary Medicine constitute the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (http://www.agriculture.utk.edu). The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources faculty conduct research using the resources available to them from the Agricultural Experiment Station. They are engaged in significant basic and applied research ranging from biotechnology to wildlife management to agricultural economics to public horticulture. Oncampus and field research laboratories are used in the instructional programs of the college, while extension and research activities provide many students excellent opportunities for individualized study with faculty mentors, as well as part-time job opportunities.