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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Horticulture B.S. (Program focus: Science Option)
Sample Plan: Floriculture/Nursery Production-Science Option
Total Credits: 119.0
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: 14.0 cr
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
HORT 1905 - Freshmen Seminar 2.0 cr
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology 3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HORT 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship : 1.0 cr
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
ENT 4251 - Forest & Shade Tree Entomology 3.0 cr
HORT 4015 - Advanced Woody & Herbaceous Plant Topics 1.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
FR 3501 Arboriculture: Selection & Maintenance of Trees 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
HORT 4015 - Advanced Woody & Herbaceous Plant Topics 1.0 cr
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment 3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 5031 - Organic Viticulture & Fruit Production (offered Fall Semester of odd years) 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
HORT 4015 Advanced Woody & Herbaceous Plant Topics 1.0 cr
HORT 4141 Plant Production I 4.0 cr
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
FR 3501 Aboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees 3.0 cr
HORT 5023 Public Garden Management 3.0 cr
HORT 5051 Plant Production II 4.0 cr