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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Program of Study
Sample Plan: Nursery and Floriculture
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 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 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 (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :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: 13.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
HORT 4112 - Flowering Trees and Shrubs : 1.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
HORT 4461 - Horticultural Marketing : 3.0 cr
HORT 5031 - Fruit Production and Viticulture for Local and Organic Markets : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
GCC 3017 - World Food Problems: Agronomics, Economics and Hunger : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
HORT 4015 - Advanced Woody and Herbaceous Plant Topics : 1.0 cr
HORT 5023 - Public Garden Management : 2.0 cr
ENT 4015 - Ornamentals and Turf Entomolgy : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr