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Aug 31, 2024
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Plant Sciences Major, BS in Plant Sciences – Biotechnology Concentration
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The biotechnology concentration is designed for students wishing to pursue advanced degrees in plant molecular biology and biotechnology and/or careers in the plant biotechnology industry. For example, the curriculum will prepare students to be competitive for entrance into MS and PhD degree programs, which in turn, prepare students for life as professional scientists. Alternatively, the plant biotechnology industry and biotechnology affiliated industries have recurrent demand for competent BS-level scientists. One hallmark of the degree is requirement for students to participate in research directly in an affiliated faculty member’s lab. This hands-on experience is reported by students to be a highlight of their degree program. A minimum grade point average of 2.25 is required for all plant sciences courses taken in the major.
uTrack Requirements (for first-year students)
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester known as milestones. Milestones may include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect first-time, first-year, full-time, degree-seeking students entering Fall 2013.
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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences • Plant Sciences Major • Biotechnology Concentration
Term 1 |
Hours |
Milestone Notes |
1AGNR 100 or FYS 101 |
1 |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
BIOL 111 * |
4 |
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CHEM 120 * or CHEM 128 * |
4 |
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ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * |
3 |
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2Quantitative Reasoning Elective * |
3 |
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Term 2 |
2Arts and Humanities Electives * |
3 |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
BIOL 112 * |
4 |
One Natural Sciences Elective* |
CHEM 130 * or CHEM 138 * |
4 |
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ENGL 102 * |
3 |
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2Quantitative Reasoning Elective * |
3 |
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Term 3 |
AREC 212 |
3 |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
2Arts and Humanities Electives * |
3 |
ENGL 101 * |
CMST 210 *, CMST 217 *, CMST 240 *, or CMST 247 * |
3 |
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2Cultures and Civilizations Elective * |
3 |
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PLSC 210 |
3 |
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Term 4 |
3AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * |
3-4 |
ENGL 102 * |
ESS 210 |
4 |
PLSC 210 |
2,3Social Sciences Elective * |
3 |
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4Unrestricted Electives |
4-5 |
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Term 5 |
BCMB 321 |
3 |
Any CASNR course with grade of C or better |
2Cultures and Civilizations Elective * |
3 |
Any two Arts and Humanities*, Cultures and Civilizations*, Quantitative Reasoning*, or Social Sciences* Electives |
EPP 313 or EPP 321 or EPP 410 |
3 |
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5Plant Sciences Elective |
6 |
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Term 6 |
CHEM 350 |
3 |
No milestones |
ESS 334 |
3 |
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PLSC 453 , PLSC 457 |
6 |
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5Plant Sciences Elective |
3 |
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Term 7 |
PLSC 452 , PLSC 461 , PLSC 470 |
9 |
Apply to graduate |
PLSC 492 , PLSC 497 |
3 |
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6Technical Elective |
3 |
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Term 8 |
PLSC 454 |
3 |
No milestones |
6Technical Electives |
11-12 |
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TOTAL |
120 |
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* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students.
2 Chosen from the University General Education list after consultation with an advisor. Students must meet the Communicating through Writing requirement by selecting a course with a WC designation. This course may be an Arts and Humanities, Cultures and Civilizations, or Social Sciences Elective; a course in the major; or a course from another discipline. PLSC 410 * satisfies the WC requirement.
3 AREC 201 (4) Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System * or ECON 201 (4) Introductory Economics: A Survey Course * satisfies the University General Education-Social Science requirement and the major requirement for economics. If the student transfers ECON LD for 3 credits, it will satisfy the major requirement for economics but will not satisfy the General Education-Social Science requirement. In these cases, the student should take two courses from the approved General Education-Social Sciences list.
4 Any courses not already required for the major.
5 Chosen from any Plant Sciences courses not already required for the major.
6 Chosen from any Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology; any Biosystems Engineering; any Biosystems Engineering Technology; Chemistry; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Management; Marketing; Microbiology; Physics; Spanish; Statistics; 200-level and above from Biology, Business Administration; 300-level and above from Agricultural and Resource Economics, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Forestry, Plant Sciences; ACCT 200 , ACCT 207 ; AGNR 291 , AGNR 292 ; BULW 301 ; ENGL 295 *, ENGL 360 *; FINC 300 ; GEOL 201 *, GEOL 202 *; JREM 450 *, JREM 451 *, JREM 456 *; PLSC 220 , PLSC 221 , PLSC 250 , PLSC 275 . |
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