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Feb 05, 2025
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Plant Sciences Major, BS in Plant Sciences – Turfgrass Science and Management Concentration
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The turfgrass science and management concentration is designed for the student desiring to pursue professions that include growing and managing turfgrasses used for golf courses, parks, athletic fields, sports complexes, and residential and commercial lawns. This concentration also prepares students for graduate studies in turfgrass science. Students are encouraged to earn a minor degree in a supportive field such as agricultural economics or environmental and soil sciences. Careful selection of departmental courses and other electives in consultation with the assigned academic advisor will prepare graduates for the career of their choice. 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 – Turfgrass Science and Management Concentration
| Term 1 | Hours | Milestone Notes | | 1AGNR 100 , AGNR 103 , or FYS 101 | 1 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | 2AREC 201 * or ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * | 4 | | | 7BIOL 113 * or BIOL 114 * | 3 | | | BIOL 115 | 2 | | | ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * | 3 | | | 3Quantitative Reasoning Elective* | 3 | | | Term 2 | | 3Oral Communication Elective* | 3 | 2.0 cumulative GPA | | ENGL 102 * | 3 | One Natural Sciences Elective* | | 2,8Expanded Perspectives Elective* | 3 | | | PLSC 462 | 1 | | | 3Quantitative Reasoning Elective* | 3 | | | PLSC 180 * | 3 | | | Term 3 | | CHEM 102 * and CHEM 103 *, or CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, or CHEM 128 * | 4 | ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * | | PLSC 210 * | 3 | | | PLSC 240 | 3 | | | PLSC 241 | 1 | | | 2Engaged Inquiries Elective* | 3 | | | Term 4 | | PLSC 250 *, or CHEM 112 * and CHEM 113 *, or CHEM 132 * and CHEM 133 *, or CHEM 138 *, or 3Natural Sciences Electives* | 3-4 | ENGL 102 * | | ESS 210 | 4 | PLSC 210 * | | PLSC 330 | 3 | | | 5Directed Electives | 6 | | | Term 5 | | 2,8Expanded Perspectives Elective* | 3 | Any Herbert College of Agriculture course with grade of C or better | | 3PLSC 115 * or Global Citizenship – International Elective* | 3 | Any two Arts and Humanities *, Global Citizenship – International *, Global Citizenship – US *, Quantitative Reasoning *, or Social Sciences * Electives | | Select from Menu A: PLSC 410 *, PLSC 415 , PLSC 430 , PLSC 434 , PLSC 435 | 3 | | | PLSC 320 or PLSC 321 | 3 | | | PLSC 333 | 3 | | | Term 6 | | PLSC 233 | 3 | No milestones | | PLSC 438 | 2 | | | PLSC 442 | 2 | | | PLSC 443 or PLSC 456 | 2 | | | PLSC 466 | 3 | | | 4Unrestricted Elective or Written Communication Elective, if needed | 3 | | | Term 6 ½ (Summer) | | PLSC 492 or PLSC 499 | 3 | No milestones | | Term 7 | | Select from Menu B: PLSC 438 , PLSC 443 , PLSC 456 , PLSC 457 ; EPP 313 , EPP 321 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 | 3 | Apply to graduate | | 5Directed Electives | 9 | | | Term 8 | | 4Plant Sciences Elective* | 3 | No milestones | | 3Global Citizenship – US Elective* | 3 | | | PLSC 441 | 2 | | | PLSC 462 | 1 | | | PLSC 470 | 1 | | | 4Unrestricted Elective | 2-3 | | | TOTAL | 120 | | | 1 | Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students. | | 2 | 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. | | 3 | 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. | | 4 | Any courses not already required for the major. | | 5 | 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, components of the Entrepreneurship (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 ), Business Administration or Entomology and Plant Pathology Minor(s) are acceptable. Chosen from any 300-level and above from Agricultural and Resource Economics; Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology; Biosystems Engineering; Biosystems Engineering Technology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Entomology and Plant Pathology; Environmental and Soil Sciences; Forestry; Plant Sciences; and ACCT 200 or ACCT 207 ; ENGL 295 *, ENGL 360 *; EPP 201 *; FINC 300 ; MARK 300 ; MGT 201 , MGT 300 ; 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. | | 6 | Chosen from any Plant Sciences course not already required for the major. | | 7 | BIOL 113 * or BIOL 114 *; and BIOL 115 satisfies the Volunteer Core Natural Sciences * requirement 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. | | 8 | 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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