College of Agriculture CODO requirements

Only credits from Purdue University will count towards CODO


CODO requirements listed are for the 2019 catalog term; students following catalog terms prior to 2017 should check with the department for those CODO requirements.

For more information, visit the College of Agriculture website.



Agricultural Administration

Majors/Programs:

Natural Resources and Environmental Science

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Majors/Programs:

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Agricultural Engineering

Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following (courses taken at Purdue must be completed with at least a C-):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • CODO into Agricultural Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation). 

Majors/Programs:

Agricultural Systems Management

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Majors/Programs:

Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements: 

Students must complete the following (courses taken at Purdue must be completed with at least a C-):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • CODO into Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

Majors/Programs:

Biological Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.8

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following (courses taken at Purdue must be completed with at least a C and P/NP grade option is not allowed):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only.
  • Students must earn a C or better in any 20000-level or higher engineering, math, or science courses if completed prior to CODO.
  • CODO into Biological Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

Agricultural Economics

Majors/Programs:

Agribusiness
Agricultural Economics
Farm Management
Sales and Marketing

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication

Majors/Programs:

Agricultural Communication
Agricultural Education

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Agronomy

Majors/Programs:

Agronomy
Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Crop Science
Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology
Soil and Water Sciences

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Animal Sciences

Majors/Programs:

Animal Agribusiness Concentration
Animal Sciences: Behavior/Well-Being Concentration
Animal Sciences: Biosciences Concentration
Animal Sciences: Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration
Animal Sciences: Production Concentration
Animal Sciences: Products Concentration

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Biochemistry

Majors/Programs:

Biochemistry

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.75

Course Requirements:

  • CHM 11500 with a C- or higher

Other Requirements:

  • If completed prior to CODO, students must have earned grades of C- or higher in core courses, which are CHM 11600, CHM 25500, CHM 25600, BIOL 23100, BCHM 36200/46200/46300 or BCHM 56100/56200/46300
  • Students interested in CODOing to Biochemistry are strongly encouraged to meet with a Biochemistry advisor before submitting their request.

Botany and Plant Pathology

Majors/Programs:

Plant Science

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Entomology

Majors/Programs:

Insect Biology

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Food Science

Majors/Programs:

Food Science

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only.
  • Strong performance in 10000 and 20000-level mathematics and science courses is necessary to be successful in the Food Science major as a 2.5 mathematics/science GPA is required to enroll in 30000-level Food Science courses.

Forestry and Natural Resources 

Majors/Programs:

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Forestry
Sustainable Biomaterials – Process & Product Design
Wildlife

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Majors/Programs:

Horticulture
Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
Turf Management and Science

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements: n/a


Majors/Programs:

Pre-Landscape Architecture

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 24
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements: n/a

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only.
  • Entry to the Pre-Landscape Architecture major is restricted to the summer or fall semester.
  • An interview with an academic advisor is required.
  • Completion of LA 10110 is strongly encouraged.
  • Students who meet general requirements and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher are automatically accepted.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).