Student Centered Instruction

The Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois provides student centered instruction.

• Find dedicated faculty members who provide high quality instruction and are willing to spend time with students. Students rate many Crop Sciences faculty members Excellent.
• Get to know your instructors and fellow students. Most classes are small, fewer than 25 students.
• Work part-time in laboratory or field research programs or do an internship in a research program with a faculty member or company.
• Experience the excellent student / faculty member ratio (about 90 undergraduate students and 60 resident graduate students / 33 faculty members). As a student majoring in Crop Sciences you will have a faculty member as your academic advisor.  No faculty member advises more than 15 students so he or she will get to know you. 
• Get to know other students in the Field and Furrow Club.
• Develop your leadership skills with Crop Sciences Ambassadors.
• Learn what former students have to say about Crop Sciences.
• Explore the classes offered in Crop Sciences and Plant Pathology.
• Questions? Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.