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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Horticulture B.S. (Program focus: Science Option)
Sample Plan: Plant Breeding and Genetics-Science Option only
Total Credits: 119.0
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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 (Literature) :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: 13.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
HORT 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship : 1.0 cr
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
HORT 4141W Plant Production I OR HORT 5051 Plant Production II 4.0 cr
GCD 3022 - Genetics 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
HORT 5007 - Advanced Plant Propagation (offered Spring of even years) 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
PBIO 5514 Plant Molecular Genetics and Development 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :4.0 cr
STAT 3011 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 4.0 cr
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
HORT 3090 - Directed Studies 2.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
AGRO 3660 Plant Genetic Resources: Identification, Conservation & Utilization 3.0 cr
HORT 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr