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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S. (Program focus: Program of Study)
Sample Plan: Production
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
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
HORT 1014 - The Edible Landscape : 3.0 cr : TS
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
ENT 1005 - Insect Biology with Lab : 4.0 cr : BIOL
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
HORT 3131 - Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
AGRO 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology : 3.0 cr
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
AGRO 4888 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture : 2.0 cr
AGRO 4605 - Strategies for Agricultural Production and Management : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
HORT 5007 - Advanced Plant Propagation : 3.0 cr
HORT 4015 - Advanced Woody and Herbaceous Plant Topics : 1.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr