Pre-Agriculture & Natural Resources

SVSU and Michigan State University have prepared a Pre-Agriculture transfer guide leading to the MSU Bachelor of Science degree. The guide outlines SVSU courses which to complete during the first two years of college at SVSU, before transferring to MSU to apply for an opportunity in MSU's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Copies of the transfer guide are available through SVSU Admissions for incoming students, and through the Academic Advisement Center for current students. Students are also encouraged to use MSU's transfer equivalency system  to search how SVSU courses transfer.

Below is a list of MSU programs toward which SVSU's MSU-bound students may want to gear themselves, by completing relevant SVSU course work before transferring to MSU.

  • Agricultural Food and Resource Economics
    • Agribusiness Management
    • Environmental Economics and Policy
    • Food Industry Management
  • Animal Science (3 options: Agribusiness Management, Science, or *Pre-Veterinary)

  • Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
    • Biosystems Engineering (through MSU’s College of Engineering)
    • Technology Systems Management
  • Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies
    • Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources
    • Environmental Studies and Agriscience (concentrations in: Communication,
    • Community Engagement and Education, and Science and Policy; Teacher Education option also available)
  • Construction Management

  • Crop and Soil Sciences
    • Crop and Soil Sciences
    • Environmental Soil Science
  • Entomology

  • Fisheries and Wildlife

  • Food Science and Human Nutrition
    • Food Science
    • Dietetics
  • Forestry

  • Horticulture (2 concentrations: General Horticulture or Horticultural Landscape Design, Construction, and Management)

  • School of Packaging

  • School of Planning, Design and Construction
    • Construction Management
    • Interior Design
    • Landscape Architecture
  • Plant Pathology

Why SVSU?

  • SVSU has the lowest cost of any public university in Michigan.
  • SVSU encourages students to contact the program coordinator at MSU to ensure ease of transferring credit.
  • Students may acclimate themselves to the rigors of college life before jumping into life at a large university.

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Program Contact

Richard Brandenburg, PhD
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Acting Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039