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Jan 13, 2025
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2022-2023 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 and specialty 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
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 include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.
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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 , AGNR 103 , or FYS 101 |
1 |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
| 8BIOL 113 * or BIOL 114 * |
3 |
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| BIOL 115 |
2 |
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| CHEM 102 * and CHEM 103 *, or CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, 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 |
| 2,9Expanded Perspectives Elective* |
3 |
2.0 cumulative GPA |
| PLSC 250 *, or CHEM 112 * and CHEM 113 *, or CHEM 132 * and CHEM 133 *, or CHEM 138 * or 2Natural Sciences Electives* |
3-4 |
One Natural Sciences Electives* |
| ENGL 102 * |
3 |
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| 7Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
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| PLSC 180 * |
3 |
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| Term 3 |
| 3AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * |
4 |
ENGL 101 * |
| 5Plant Sciences Electives |
3 |
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| Oral Communications Elective* |
3 |
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| PLSC 210 * |
3 |
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| 2,9Expanded Perspectives Elective* |
3 |
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| Term 4 |
| 2PLSC 115 * or Global Citizenship – International Elective* |
3 |
ENGL 102 * |
| ESS 210 |
4 |
PLSC 210 * |
| PLSC 333 |
3 |
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| 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective* |
3 |
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| 2Engaged Inquiries Elective* |
3 |
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| Term 5 |
| Select from Menu A: PLSC 410 *, PLSC 415 , PLSC 430 , PLSC 434 , PLSC 435 |
6 |
Any HCA course with grade of C or better |
| 2Global Citizenship – US Elective* |
3 |
Any two Arts and Humanities *, Global Citizenship – US *, Quantitative Reasoning *, or Social Sciences * Electives |
| PLSC 452 or PLSC 453 |
3 |
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| EPP 313 or EPP 321 or select from Menu B: PLSC 438 , PLSC 443 , PLSC 456 ; EPP 313 , EPP 321 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 |
3 |
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| 4PLSC 320 or PLSC 321 |
3 |
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| Term 6 |
| PLSC 330 |
3 |
No milestones |
| PLSC 457 |
3 |
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| 4PLSC 320 or PLSC 321 |
3 |
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| 5Plant Sciences Elective |
3 |
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| Term 7 |
| PLSC 331 |
1 |
Apply to graduate |
| PLSC 470 |
1 |
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| Select from Menu B: PLSC 438 , PLSC 443 , PLSC 456 ; EPP 313 , EPP 321 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 |
3 |
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| PLSC 492 or PLSC 499 |
3 |
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| 6Directed Electives |
6 |
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| Term 8 |
| 6Directed Electives |
9 |
No milestones |
| 7Unrestricted Electives or Written Communication Electives*, if needed |
3-5 |
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| TOTAL |
120 |
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| 1 |
Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students. |
| 2 |
Chosen from the Volunteer Core * list after consultation with an advisor. |
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AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * satisfies the Volunteer Core Social Sciences * 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 Volunteer Core Social Sciences * requirement. In these cases, the student should take two courses from the approved Volunteer Core Social Sciences * list. |
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PLSC 320 may not be repeated for additional credit. |
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Chosen from any Plant Sciences courses not already required for the major. |
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Directed electives are courses that generally support and enhance a student’s academic goals. These multidisciplinary courses were chosen to provide students the opportunity to develop basic and advanced skills beyond Plant Science’s core requirements. The Plant Sciences Undergraduate Program Committee periodically reviews this list to identify appropriate courses for each concentration. If students believe that a course not on the list would meet this objective, they may propose this to their academic advisor to review before the start of the semester in which the student wishes to take the course. Additionally, all components of the Entrepreneurship and Business Administration minors are acceptable, and some classes within the Entomology and Plant Pathology minor are acceptable. Students may pick from 300-level and above courses from Agricultural and Resource Economics, Environmental and Soil Science, Forestry, and Plant Sciences; 200-level and above from Biology, Business Administration; Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biosystems Engineering, Biosystems Engineering Technology, Business Analytics and Statistics, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Management, Marketing, Microbiology, Physics, Spanish, Statistics; and ACCT 200 , ACCT 207 ; ALEC 240 *, ALEC 340 *; AREC 212 , AREC 342 *, AREC 442 *; ARTD 451 , ARTD 452 ; BUAD 103 ; BULW 301 ; DSGN 130 *, DSGN 430 *; ECON 331 ; EF 130 , EF 400 ; ENGL 295 *, ENGL 360 *; ENT 350 , ENT 410S , ENT 415 , ENT 425 , ENT 451 , ENT 460 , ENT 485 ; EPP 201 *, EPP 411 , EPP 425 *, EPP 493 ; FINC 300 ; GEOL 201 , GEOL 202 *; JREM 450 *, JREM 451 *, JREM 456 ; MARK 300 , MARK 462 ; ME 457 ; MGT 201 , MGT 300 ; MUSC 305 ; RMM 411 , RMM 412 , SOCI 360 *, SOCI 363 *. AGRI 1030 taken at a Tennessee Board of Regents community college, or as a part of Statewide dual-credit (SDC) which transfers to UTK as PLSC LD, is acceptable for (3) credit hours in this category. The directed electives category can also be fulfilled by the completion of any university approved minor taken at The University of Tennessee. |
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Any courses not already required for the major. |
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BIOL 113 * or BIOL 114 *; and BIOL 115 satisfies the Volunteer Core Natural Sciences * requirements and the major requirement for Botany. This requirement will be met if a transfer student transfers in any Biology class(es) with lab totaling at least 4 credit hours. |
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Selected from any of the following designations: Arts and Humanities *, Applied Arts and Humanities *, Global Citizenship – International *, Global Citizenship – US *, or Social Sciences * (Applied Arts and Humanities * (AAH) courses allow students to learn by doing through performances or creative activities). |
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .
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