These academic units are all a part of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Additional components of IFAS include 16 research centers located throughout the state and cooperative extension offices in each of the 67 counties of the state.

The following courses are offered under the supervision of the office of the dean by an interdisciplinary faculty and deal with material of concern to two or more IFAS academic units. The courses are also open to students of other colleges, with the permission of the course instructor.