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Twin Cities Campus
Applied Plant Science B.S.
Agronomy & Plant Genetics
College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2005.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 73 to 82.
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This program requires summer terms.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
The applied plant science major provides options for a broad course of study in plant sciences, as well as options to concentrate more specifically within an area of individual interest. It provides a solid science background and integrates knowledge of science, environment, production and industry in preparation for continuing study in graduate school or careers in improvement of the quality and benefits of plants and plant products; industry, government, and universities as research scientists; agencies and organizations concerned with natural resource management; advisory, inspection and certification services; bio-safety and food security; related fields of biology and agricultural education.
Students choose from three areas of emphasis: agroecology, plant improvement, and plant utilization.
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Admission Requirements
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For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Recommended freshman writing course(s) for this program: RHET 1101
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Program Requirements
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All courses listed as required must be taken A-F and a grade of at least a C- is required in all professional courses in the major.
Students develop a plan of study that fulfills the required science core (43-49 credits) and area electives (12-17 credits). Students enroll in a set of three common courses in their freshman year and a series of three integrative courses in each of the following three years. The last course in the series is the senior capstone course. After fulfilling CLE and major requirements, students should have between 15 and 22 credits available for electives. Science Foundation Courses
BIOL 1009 is strongly recommended.
BIOL 2022 - General Botany (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I, ENVT, PHYS SCI/L (4.0 cr)
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I, PHYS SCI/L, WI (4.0 cr)
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology I: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives, BIOL SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1009 - General Biology, BIOL SCI/L (4.0 cr)
AGRO 4005 - Applied Crop Physiology and Development (4.0 cr)
or HORT 3005W - Environmental Effects on Horticultural Crops, WI (4.0 cr)
or take the following course pair
BIOL 3002 - Plant Biology: Function (2.0 cr)
BIOL 3005W - Plant Function Laboratory, WI (2.0 cr)
Major Courses
AGRO 1103 - Crops, Environment, and Society, ENVT (4.0 cr)
AGRO 1660 - First-Year Colloquium/Experience in Agroecosystems Analysis (2.0 cr)
AGRO 4660 - Senior Capstone: Leadership, Decision Making, and Problem Solving (2.0 cr)
AGRO 4093 - Directed Studies for Advanced Students (1.0-4.0 cr)
or AGRO 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship (1.0-3.0 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
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CFAN 1501 - Biotechnology, People, and the Environment, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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CFAN 3001 - Pests and Crop Protection (3.0 cr)
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AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen, C/PE, ENVT, WI (3.0 cr)
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AGRO 4103 - World Food Problems, C/PE, IP (3.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. (Note for the Twin Cities and
Morris campuses: The honors sub-plan does not meet this requirement. Honors students are required to
complete one sub-plan plus the honors sub-plan. Please see an adviser if no honors sub-plan is listed
for the program.)
Plant Improvement
Plant Improvement
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
BIOL 4003 - Genetics (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II, PHYS SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I (3.0 cr)
HORT 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding (4.0 cr)
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability, MATH (3.0 cr)
or MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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BBE 3013 - Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes (3.0 cr)
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BIOC 4025 - Laboratory in Biochemistry (2.0 cr)
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BIOC 4125 - Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 2032 {Inactive}
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EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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EEB 5122W - Plant Interactions with Animals and Microbes, WI (3.0 cr)
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HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement, C/PE, WI (4.0 cr)
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HORT 5031 - Organic Viticulture and Fruit Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5032 - Organic Vegetable Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5052 - Specialty Greenhouse Crop Production (3.0 cr)
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PBIO 5301 - Plant Genomics (3.0 cr)
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PBIO 5412 - Plant Physiology (3.0 cr)
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PBIO 5514 - Plant Molecular Genetics and Development (3.0 cr)
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PLPA 5103 - Plant-Microbe Interactions (3.0 cr)
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PLPA 5300 - Current Topics in Molecular Plant Pathology (1.0 cr)
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SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science, ENVT (4.0 cr)
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PBIO 4516W - Plant Cell Biology: Writing Intensive, WI (3.0 cr)
or PBIO 5516 - Plant Cell Biology (3.0 cr)
Agroecology
Agroecology
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science, ENVT (4.0 cr)
BIOC 2011 - Biochemistry for the Agricultural and Health Sciences (3.0 cr)
or BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
BIOL 3407 - Ecology, ENVT (3.0 cr)
or ESPM 3021 {Inactive}
BIOL 4003 - Genetics (3.0 cr)
or GCD 3022 - Genetics (3.0 cr)
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability, MATH (3.0 cr)
or MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
or STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 17 or more credit(s) including 4 or more sub-requirement(s) from the following:
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Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes (2.0 cr)
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ENT 5021 - Insect Taxonomy and Phylogeny (4.0 cr)
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ENT 5371 - Principles of Systematics (3.0 cr)
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PBIO 4321 - Minnesota Flora (3.0 cr)
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Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants (3.0 cr)
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EEB 5122W - Plant Interactions with Animals and Microbes, WI (3.0 cr)
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ENT 3005 - Insect Biology, BIOL SCI/L (3.0 cr)
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ENT 5211 - Insect Pest Management (3.0 cr)
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ENT 5341 - Biological Control of Insects and Weeds (3.0-4.0 cr)
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PLPA 5201 - Biology of Plant Diseases (4.0 cr)
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PLPA 5204 - Plant Disease Management (3.0 cr)
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Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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AGRO 4605 - Management Strategies for Crop Production (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3021 {Inactive}
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HORT 4072 - Growing Plants Organically: What It Means to Be Green (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5052 - Specialty Greenhouse Crop Production (3.0 cr)
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SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment (3.0 cr)
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Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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AGRO 5321 - Ecology of Agricultural Systems, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3221 - Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management (3.0 cr)
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ESPM 3612W - Soil and Environmental Biology, WI (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5031 - Organic Viticulture and Fruit Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5032 - Organic Vegetable Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5071 - Restoration and Reclamation Ecology, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology (3.0 cr)
Plant Utilization
Plant Utilization
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry (3.0 cr)
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II, PHYS SCI/L, ENVT (4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I (3.0 cr)
FSCN 3102 - Introduction to Food Science (3.0 cr)
FSCN 4111 {Inactive}
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, MATH (4.0 cr)
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
Electives
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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BBE 4744 - Engineering Principles for Biological Scientists (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 3407 - Ecology, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology, C/PE (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition, ENVT (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 4121 - Food Microbiology (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 4332 - Food Processing Operations (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 4612 - Human Nutrition (3.0 cr)
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FSCN 5411 {Inactive}
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FSCN 5441 {Inactive}
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FSCN 5531 - Grains: Introduction to Cereal Chemistry and Technology (2.0 cr)
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HORT 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding (4.0 cr)
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HORT 5031 - Organic Viticulture and Fruit Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5032 - Organic Vegetable Production (3.0 cr)
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HORT 5052 - Specialty Greenhouse Crop Production (3.0 cr)
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PLPA 5201 - Biology of Plant Diseases (4.0 cr)
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PBIO 4516W - Plant Cell Biology: Writing Intensive, WI (3.0 cr)
or PBIO 5516 - Plant Cell Biology (3.0 cr)
Honors
This is an honors sub-plan.
The elements students must fulfill to complete the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences Honors Program are listed below. For most students it comprises two semesters of the Honors Colloquia, an Honors Option, and the Honors Experience. The Honors Option provides an opportunity to explore honors classes from other programs, and is very flexible and can be adapted to many situations and contexts. Registration in honors courses requires admission to the Honors Program and college office approval. Honors
Students must take at least two semesters of AGRI 1000.
CFAN 1000H {Inactive}
CFAN 3100H - Honors Experience, H (2.0-3.0 cr)
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