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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Horticulture Concentration, BS in Plant Sciences (Plant Sciences Major)
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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences • Plant Sciences Major • Public Horticulture Concentration
| The public horticulture concentration is intended for students interested in professional careers that promote horticulture and emphasize people, their education and their enjoyment of plants. Such careers include director of a botanical garden or park; city or urban horticulturist; extension agent, teacher, educational director, or program coordinator; professional garden writer/editor or publication manager; horticulture therapist; public garden curator; and plant collections manager. Technical electives allow students to concentrate in specialties of their interest while encouraging the development of strong communication skills. Students are encouraged to earn a minor degree in a supportive field such as education, communications or journalism, or earn a Non-Profit Management Certificate. A minimum grade point average of 2.25 is required for all plant sciences courses taken in the major. | | First Year | Hours Credit | | 1AGNR 100 or FYS 101 | 1 | | 2Arts and Humanities Elective * | 3 | | BIOL 111 *, BIOL 112 * | 8 | | CHEM 100 * or CHEM 120 * | 4 | | COSC 100 * | 3 | | ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * | 6 | | ESS 210 | 4 | | 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective * | 3 | | | | | Second Year | | | 2Arts and Humanities Elective * | 3 | | CMST 240 * | 3 | | 2Cultures and Civilizations Elective * | 3 | | PLSC 210 , PLSC 220 , PLSC 221 , PLSC 226 , PLSC 280 | 15 | | 2, 3Social Sciences Electives * | 3-6 | | 3Economics Elective* | 3-4 | | 4Technical Electives | 0-3 | | | | | Third Year | | | 2Cultures and Civilizations Elective * | 3 | | PLSC 230 , PLSC 240 , PLSC 328 , PLSC 330 , PLSC 370 , PLSC 410 *(WC), PLSC 434 , PLSC 436 | 21 | | 4Technical Electives | 3-4 | | | | Third Year - Summer
| | | PLSC 492 | 3 | | | | | Fourth Year | | | EPP 313 or EPP 321 | 3 | | EPP 410 | 3 | | PLSC 470 , PLSC 494 | 6 | | Select from: PLSC 429 , PLSC 430 , PLSC 437 , PLSC 439 , PLSC 469 or PLSC 493 | 7 | | 4Technical Electives | 3-4 | | Select from: PLSC 275 , PLSC 415 , PLSC 421 or Unrestricted Electives | 7 | | | Total 124 | | | | | * Meets University General Education Requirement . | | 1 Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students. | | 2 Choose from the University General Education list . Selection should be made in conference with academic advisor. | | 3 Economics Elective: AREC 201 * (4) Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System or ECON 201 * (4) Principles of Economics satisfies the University General Education-Social Science requirement and the major requirement for economics. If the student transfers ECON LD for 3 credit hours, it will satisfy the major requirement for economics but will not satisfy the University General Education-Social Science requirement. In these cases, the student should take two courses from the Social Sciences list. | | 4 Any 300-level and above from ART 481 ; ALEC 345 ; CMST 442 ; EDPY 210 *; EEB 309 , EEB 330 , EEB 433 ; ENGL 295 *, ENGL 360 *; Environmental and Soil Sciences; Forestry; PBRL 270 ; PHIL 346 *; RSM 201 , RSM 430 . | |
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