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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Horticulture B.S. (Program focus: Science Option)
Sample Plan: Turfgrass Science-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
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
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
HORT 1061 - The Sustainable Lawn 3.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 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
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :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 (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management 3.0 cr
HORT 4062 - Turfgrass Weed and Disease Science (offered Fall of odd years) 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4063 - Turfgrass Science 3.0 cr
ENT 4015 - Ornamentals and Turf Entolomogy 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
ESPM 3612W - Soil and Environmental Biology 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr