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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sample Plan: Agronomy
Total Credits: 96.0
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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
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 8.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 20.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
HORT 4110 - Spring Flowering Bulbs : 1.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
AGRO 4096W - Professional Experience Program: Internships : 2.0 cr : WI
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 10.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
ESPM 3575 - Wetlands : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 11.0 cr
GCC 3017 - World Food Problems: Agronomics, Economics and Hunger : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 7.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr