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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S. (Program focus: Program of Study)
Sample Plan: Plant Breeding
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 3660 - Plant Genetic Resources: Identification, Conservation, and Utilization : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities, Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
HORT 5007 - Advanced Plant Propagation : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 4103 - World Food Problems : 3.0 cr : GP
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
AGRO 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr