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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Plant Sciences Major, BS in Plant Sciences – Horticulture Science and Production Concentration
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The horticulture science and production concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for production, management and marketing of horticultural crops. This concentration also prepares students with strong interests in science and/or technology to pursue opportunities in research-related fields, including graduate studies. Careful selection of departmental courses and other electives in consultation with the assigned academic advisor will prepare graduates for the career of their choice. Employment prospects range from managing nursery and greenhouse businesses, to consulting and education, to marketing fruits and vegetables for healthier lifestyles.
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 • Horticulture Science and Production Concentration
| Term 1 | Hours | Milestone Notes | | 1AGNR 100 or FYS 101 | 1 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | BIOL 111 * | 4 | | | CHEM 100 * or CHEM 120 * or CHEM 128 * | 4 | | | ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * | 3 | | | 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective * | 3 | | | Term 2 | | 2Arts and Humanities Elective * | 3 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | BIOL 112 * | 4 | One Natural Sciences Elective* | | CHEM 110 * or CHEM 130 * or CHEM 138 * | 4 | | | ENGL 102 * | 3 | | | 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective * | 3 | | | Term 3 | | 3AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * | 4 | ENGL 101 * | | 2Arts and Humanities Elective * | 3 | | | CMST 210 *, CMST 217 *, CMST 240 *, or CMST 247 * | 3 | | | PLSC 210 | 3 | | | 6Technical Elective | 3 | | | Term 4 | | 2Cultures and Civilizations Elective * | 3 | ENGL 102 * | | ESS 210 | 4 | PLSC 210 | | PHYS 101 * | 3 | | | 2,3Social Sciences Elective * | 3 | | | Term 5 | | BCMB 321 or BIOL 250 or FORS 414 | 3-4 | 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 | | ENGL 295 * or ENGL 360 * | 3 | | | EPP 313 or EPP 321 or EPP 410 | 3 | | | 4PLSC 220 or PLSC 230 | 3 | | | Term 6 | | ESS 334 | 3 | No milestones | | PLSC 457 | 3 | | | 4PLSC 221 or PLSC 230 | 3 | | | 5Plant Sciences Electives | 6 | | | Term 7 | | PLSC 331 , PLSC 452 , PLSC 410 *(WC), PLSC 430 , PLSC 470 | 13 | Apply to graduate | | PLSC 492 or PLSC 497 | 3 | | | Term 8 | | 5Plant Sciences Electives | 6 | No milestones | | 6Technical Elective | 3-4 | | | 7Unrestricted Electives | 4 | | | | | | | TOTAL | 120 | | * 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.
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 PLSC 230 may not be repeated for additional credit.
5 Chosen from any Plant Sciences courses not already required for the major.
6 Chosen from any 300-level and above from Agricultural and Resource Economics, Environmental and Soil Science, Forestry, Plant Sciences; 200-level and above from Biology, Business Administration; courses from Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biosystems Engineering, Biosystems Engineering Technology, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Management, Marketing, Microbiology, Physics, Spanish, Statistics; and 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 *; MARK 300 ; MGT 201 , MGT 300 .
7 Any courses not already required for the major. |
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