2023-2024 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ALCE 3634 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking | 3 |
| or ALCE 3624 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing | |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| ENSC 1015 | Foundations of Environmental Science | 3 |
| HORT/BIOL 2304 | Plant Biology 1 | 3 |
| PPWS 2104 | Plants, Genes, and People 1 | 3 |
| PPWS 4104 | Plant Pathology | 4 |
| Subtotal | 23 | |
| Crop and Soil Sciences Major Requirements | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CSES 2444 | Agronomic Crops | 3 |
| CSES 3114/GEOS 3614 | Soils 1 | 3 |
| CSES 3124/GEOS 3624 | Soils Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CSES 4144 | Plant Breeding and Genetics | 3 |
| CSES 4214 | Soil Fertility and Management 1 | 3 |
| ENT 4254 | Insect Pest Management 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select an Approved Minor or a minimum of 18 credits of the following: | 18 | |
| Personal Financial Planning | ||
| Agricultural Production and Consumption Economics 1 | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Marketing Agricultural Products 1 | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Ecological Agriculture: Theory and Practice | ||
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Ecology 1 | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
| Organic Chemistry 1 | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 | ||
| Foundations of Precision Agriculture | ||
| Agriculture, Global Food Security and Health | ||
| Crop Evaluation | ||
| Turfgrass Management 1 | ||
| Soil Description and Interpretation 1 | ||
| Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties 1 | ||
| Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration | ||
| Soil Microbiology | ||
| Soil Genesis and Classification 1 | ||
| Principles and Practice of Agroforestry | ||
| Crop Physiology and Ecology | ||
| Forage Crop Ecology | ||
| Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands | ||
| Wetland Soils and Mitigation 1 | ||
| Ecological Restoration | ||
| Environmental Soil Chemistry | ||
| Insects and Human Society | ||
| Pesticide Usage 1 | ||
| Environmental Factors in Horticulture | ||
| Plants, Places, and Cultures in a Global Context | ||
| Environmental Factors in Horticulture | ||
| Weeds That Shape Our World | ||
| Plant Problem Diagnosis 1 | ||
| Biological Invasions 1 | ||
| Cannabis - Science, Industry, and Culture | ||
| World Crops: Food and Culture | ||
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 13 credit hours of free electives | 13 | |
| Subtotal | 13 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 3 | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1014 | Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (5F) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5f | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three credits of Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits of Pathway 7 (may be double-counted with another Pathways concept) | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Prerequisites: Some courses listed on this checksheet may have pre-/co-requisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
Note:
Total Hours Required: 120
By the end of the academic year in which the student has attempted 60 credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing and credit by examination), "satisfactory progress" toward a BS PLSC degree will include:
Passing the following:
Students who do not complete two years of a single foreign or classical language or American Sign Language in high school, may do so by taking six credits of college-level foreign or classical language or American Sign Language. The six credits used to meet this requirement may not be used to satisfy the minimum number of credits required for graduation.
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