对于农业和生命科学学院的本科生来说，个人专业是一项灵活的计划，他们希望实现特定的学术目标，而通过一个或多个部门的专业很难达到这一目标。该专业必须涉及来自多个系的课程，必须至少与常规系专业一样严格，并且必须针对学生所识别的特殊智力问题或学术需求。个别专业必须得到教职委员会和CALS课程委员会的批准。不能保证批准，因此学生应准备好寻求替代方案，并鼓励他们与导师讨论这些方案。
Students who wish to pursue a special intellectual problem or academic path not adequately covered by existing majors can work with advisors and faculty to create an individual path of study to meet their goals. The individual major must involve courses from several programs, must be at least as rigorous as existing majors, and must be targeted at a special intellectual problem or academic need identified by the student.<br><br>The individual major must be approved by a faculty committee and the CALS Curriculum Committee. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with an assistant dean in the CALS Office of Academic Affairs early in their undergraduate career to discuss the process, planning, and feasibility of completion.