Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate 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.

Term 1


Credit Hours 16


Term 1 Milestone Notes


  • 2.0 cumulative GPA

Term 2


Credit Hours 16-17


Term 2 Milestone Notes


Term 3


  • 2 Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
  • 5 Plant Sciences Elective 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 15


Term 3 Milestone Notes


  • 2.0 cumulative GPA

Credit Hours 13


Term 4 Milestone Notes


Term 5


  • 5 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 14-15


Term 5 Milestone Notes


Term 6


Credit Hours 15


Term 6 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Term 6 1/2 (Summer)


Credit Hours 3


Term 6 1/2 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Credit Hours 13-14


Term 7 Milestone Notes


Term 8


  • 4 Directed Electives 5 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 13


Term 8 Milestone Notes


  • No milestones

Total Credit Hours 120-121


Footnotes


  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. 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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