Plant Sciences Minor

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Credit Hours Required

9 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• 9 credit hours of course work in the Plant Sciences (PLSC) with at least 6 credit hours in 500-level courses and above excluding (Note: only those 400-level courses listed in the Graduate Catalog may be selected):

• PLSC 500 - Thesis
• PLSC 501 - Special Topics in Plant Sciences
• PLSC 502 - Registration for Use of Facilities
• PLSC 503 - Non-Thesis Project
• PLSC 561 - Statistics for Biological Research
• PLSC 592 - Extension or Industry Internship
• PLSC 593 - Problems in Plant Sciences
• PLSC 600 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation
• PLSC 602 - Research Planning

• AND EITHER:

• PLSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research

• OR

• ANSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research

Non-Course Requirements

The student’s graduate committee must include a member of the faculty from the Plant Sciences department who will be responsible for designating courses required for the minor.