Plant Sciences Major, BS in Plant Sciences – Turfgrass Science and Management Concentration

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

• ³ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• BIOL 115 - Introductory Plant Biology Laboratory 2 Credit Hours

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• ⁷ Select one course:

• BIOL 113 - Introductory Plant Biology I 3 Credit Hours *

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• BIOL 114 - Introductory Plant Biology II 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ¹  AGNR 100 - Student Success in the Herbert College of Agriculture 1 Credit Hours
• AGNR 103 - Introduction to Teambuilding 1 Credit Hours
• FYS 101 - The UT Experience 1 Credit Hours

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• ² Select one course:

• AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *
• ECON 207 - Honors: Introductory Economics 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ³ Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ^2,8 Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 180 - Landscape Design/Performance/Function 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 462 - Perspectives on Internship and Career Preparation in the Turfgrass Industry 1-2 Credit Hours (1 hour)

Term 3

• ² Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• PLSC 210 - Horticulture: Principles and Practices 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 240 - Turfgrass Management 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 241 - Turfgrass Management Lab 1 Credit Hours

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 103 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ⁵ Directed Electives 6 Credit Hours

• ESS 231 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 Credit Hours
• ESS 232 - Fundamentals of Soil Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• PLSC 330 - Plant Propagation 3 Credit Hours

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• Select a Natural Science elective:

• PLSC 250 - World Food and Fiber Plant Production 3 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 112 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 113 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours *

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• ³ Natural Sciences  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ^2,8 Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• PLSC 333 - Plant Physiology and Nutrition 3 Credit Hours

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• ³ Select one course:

• PLSC 115 - Plants That Changed the World 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship – International  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• PLSC 320 - Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology I 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 321 - Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology II 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one from Menu A:

• PLSC 410 - Nursery Management and Production 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 415 - Agroecology 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 430 - Greenhouse Management 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 434 - Fruit and Vegetable Crops 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 435 - Field and Forage Crops 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• PLSC 233 - History and Impact of Turfgrasses 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 438 - Turfgrass Pathogens and Management 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 442 - Turfgrass Root-zone Construction 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 466 - Turfgrass Strategies 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• PLSC 443 - Turfgrass Entomology 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 456 - Turfgrass Weed Science 2 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Written Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *, if needed

Term 6 1/2 (Summer)

• Select one three-hour course:

• PLSC 492 - Internship in Horticultural and Plant Sciences 1-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• PLSC 499 - Undergraduate Research Participation 1-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)

Term 7

• ⁵ Directed Electives 9 Credit Hours
   

• Select one from Menu B:

• EPP 313 - Introductory Plant Pathology 3 Credit Hours
• EPP 321 - Introductory Entomology 3 Credit Hours
• EPP 410 - Diseases and Insects of Ornamental Plants 3 Credit Hours
• EPP 411 - Forest Insects and Diseases 3 Credit Hours
• PLSC 438 - Turfgrass Pathogens and Management 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 443 - Turfgrass Entomology 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 456 - Turfgrass Weed Science 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 473 - Weed Management 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ³ Global Citizenship – US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Plant Sciences Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Unrestricted Elective 2-3 Credit Hours

• PLSC 441 - Advanced Turfgrass Management 2 Credit Hours
• PLSC 462 - Perspectives on Internship and Career Preparation in the Turfgrass Industry 1-2 Credit Hours (1 hour)
• PLSC 470 - Professional Practices for the Green Industry 1 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120-121

Footnotes

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. This requirement will be met if a transfer student transfers in any Biology class(es) with lab totaling at least 4 credit hours.
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 .