Abstract:
The characteristics of student enrolling as undergraduates in the colleges of agriculture across the country during recent years have been influenced by unprecedented enrollment increases. Although many curricular adjustments have been made during these years to accommodate a growing diversity of student backgrounds, program implementations have developed at a much slower pace. This article describes the effort of Minnesota's College of Agriculture to compensate and to implement its curricular offerings through "in the field" work experience for undergraduate students.
Keywords:
student profile, student diversity, field work, practical experience