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Feb 05, 2025
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Plant Sciences Major, BS in Plant Sciences – Public Horticulture Concentration
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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.
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 – Public Horticulture Concentration
| Term 1 | Hours | Milestone Notes | | 1AGNR 100 , AGNR 103 , or FYS 101 | 1 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | 6BIOL 113 * or BIOL 114 * | 3 | | | BIOL 115 | 2 | | | CHEM 102 * and CHEM 103 *, or CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, or CHEM 128 * | 4 | | | ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * | 3 | | | 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective* | 3 | | | Term 2 | | 2Quantitative Reasoning Elective* | 3 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | ENGL 102 * | 3 | One Natural Sciences Elective* | | ESS 210 | 3 | | | PLSC 250 * or 2Natural Sciences Electives* | 3-4 | | | PLSC 180 * | 3 | | | Term 3 | | 5Plant Sciences Elective | 3 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | 2Oral Communications Elective* | 3 | ENGL 101 * | | PLSC 210 * | 3 | | | PLSC 226 | 3 | | | PLSC 320 | 3 | | | Term 4 | | 3AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * | 4 | ENGL 102 * | | 2Global Citizenship – US Elective* | 3 | PLSC 210 * | | PLSC 321 | 3 | | | 2Engaged Inquiries Elective* | 3 | | | Term 5 | | 2PLSC 115 * or Global Citizenship – International Elective* | 3 | Any Herbert College of Agriculture course with grade of C or better | | PLSC 240 | 3 | Any two Arts and Humanities *, Global Citizenship – International / Global Citizenship – US *, Quantitative Reasoning *, or Social Sciences * Electives | | PLSC 330 | 3 | | | Select from Menu B: PLSC 438 or PLSC 443 or PLSC 456 or PLSC 457 ; or EPP 313 or EPP 321 or EPP 410 or EPP 411 | 3 | | | 5Unrestricted Elective | 3 | | | Term 6 | | Select from Menu A: PLSC 410 * or PLSC 415 or PLSC 430 or PLSC 434 or PLSC 435 | 3 | No milestones | | 4Directed Electives | 9 | | | 2,7Expanding Perspectives Elective* | 3 | | | Term 6 ½ (Summer) | | PLSC 492 or PLSC 499 | 3 | No milestones | | Term 7 | | 2,7Expanded Perspectives Elective* | 3 | Apply to graduate | | EPP 313 or EPP 321 or select from Menu B: PLSC 438 , PLSC 443 , PLSC 456 , PLSC 457 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 | 3 | Oral Communication Elective* | | PLSC 470 | 1 | | | PLSC 333 | 3 | | | PLSC 437 | 3 | | | 5Unrestricted Elective | 2 | | | Term 8 | | PLSC 439 or PLSC 469 | 2 | No milestones | | PLSC 494 | 3 | | | 4Directed Electives | 5 | | | 5Unrestricted Elective or Written Communications * Elective, if needed | 3 | | | TOTAL | 120 | | | 1 | Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students. | | 2 | Chosen from the Volunteer Core * list after consultation with an advisor. Students must meet the Written Communication * requirement by selecting a course with a WC designation. | | 3 | 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 credit hours, 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 Social Sciences * list. | | 4 | 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 all classes within the Entomology and Plant Pathology minor (EPP 123 *, EPP 201 *, EPP 210 ) are acceptable. ALEC 240 *, ALEC 340 *; AREC 212 , AREC 342 *, AREC 442 *; ARTD 451 , ARTD 452 ; BUAD 103 ; DSGN 130 *, DSGN 430 *; ECON 331 ; EF 130 , EF 400 ; ENT 350 , ENT 410S , ENT 415 , ENT 425 , ENT 451 , ENT 460 , ENT 485 ; MARK 462 ; ME 457 ; MUSC 305 ; RMM 411 , RMM 412 . Chosen from any 300-level and above from Environmental and Soil Sciences; Entomology and Plant Pathology; Forestry; Plant Sciences; and ACCT 200 , ACCT 207 ; ALEC 345 ; EDPY 210 *; EEB 330 , EEB 433 *; ENGL 295 *, ENGL 360 *; EPP 201 *, EPP 410 , EPP 411 , EPP 425 *, EPP 493 ; FINC 300 ; MARK 300 ; MGT 201 , MGT 300 ; PBRL 270 *; PHIL 346 *; RSM 201 ; 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. | | 5 | Any courses not already required for the major. | | 6 | 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. | | 7 | 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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