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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S. (Program focus: Program of Study)
Sample Plan: Turfgrass Science
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
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS : Preferred Course
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
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management : 3.0 cr : WI
HORT 4062 - Turfgrass Weed and Disease Science : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
HORT 4063 - Turfgrass Science : 3.0 cr
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
AGRO 3305 - Agroecosystems of the world : 3.0 cr : GP
HORT 3480 - Topics in Sustainable Horticulture : 1.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
ENT 4015 - Ornamentals and Turf Entomolgy : 3.0 cr