2022-2023 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Plant Science Degree Core Requirements | ||
ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
or SPES 1004 | First Year Seminar | |
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 | 3 | |
PPWS 4104 | Plant Pathology | 4 |
Subtotal | 23 | |
Landscape Design and Turfgrass Science Major Requirements | ||
AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship 1 | 3 |
CSES 2564 | Turfgrass Management 1 | 3 |
CSES 3114/GEOS 3614 | Soils 1 | 3 |
CSES 3124/GEOS 3624 | Soils Laboratory 1 | 1 |
ENT 4254 | Insect Pest Management 1 | 3 |
HORT 2224 | Horticulture Science and Industry | 2 |
HORT 2234 | Environmental Factors in Horticulture | 3 |
HORT 2244 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
Subtotal | 24 | |
Please choose between Track 1: Landscape Design or Track 2: Turfgrass Science | ||
Track 1a: Landscape Design Requirements | ||
Landscape Contracting 1 | ||
Small Scale and Residential Landscape Design 1 | ||
Woody Landscape Plants | ||
or HORT 3326 | Woody Landscape Plants | |
Herbaceous Landscape Plants 1 | ||
Track 1b: Landscape Design Concentration Restricted Electives | ||
Select seven credits of the following: | ||
Ecological Agriculture: Theory and Practice | ||
Insects and Human Society | ||
Pesticide Usage 1 | ||
Foundations of Precision Agriculture | ||
Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration | ||
Indoor Plants | ||
Floral Design | ||
Plants, Places, and Cultures in a Global Context | ||
Public Gardens Maintenance and Management | ||
Public Gardens Maintenance and Management | ||
Ornamental Plant Production and Marketing 1 | ||
Trees in the Built Environment 1 | ||
Small Scale and Residential Landscape Design 1 | ||
Small Scale and Residential Landscape Design 1 | ||
World Crops: Food and Culture | ||
Track 2a: Turfgrass Science Requirements | ||
Golf and Sports Turf Management | ||
Soil Fertility and Management | ||
Track 2b: Turfgrass Science Restricted Electives | ||
Select 12 credit hours of the following: | ||
Leadership Effectiveness for Professionals in Agricultural Organizations | ||
Insects and Human Society | ||
Pesticide Usage | ||
Foundations of Precision Agriculture | ||
Indoor Plants | ||
Plants, Places, and Cultures in a Global Context | ||
Public Gardens Maintenance and Management | ||
Public Gardens Maintenance and Management | ||
Landscape Contracting | ||
Small Scale and Residential Landscape Design | ||
Small Scale and Residential Landscape Design | ||
Subtotal | 18-19 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select credits to reach 120 Total Credit Hours | 8-9 | |
Subtotal | ||
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 1 | 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 in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 7 (may be double-counted with another Pathways concept) | 3 | |
Subtotal | ||
Total Credits | 118-120 |
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:
Complete an 1105-1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) grouping or the equivalent.
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