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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Program of Study
Sample Plan: Plant Breeding
Total Credits: 118.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science : 2.0 cr : WI
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Social Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FDSY 2101 - Plant Production Systems : 3.0 cr
AGRO 3660 - Plant Genetic Resources: Identification, Conservation, and Utilization : 3.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
AGRO 4094W - Undergraduate Directed Thesis Research : 2.0 cr : WI
GCC 3017 - World Food Problems: Agronomics, Economics and Hunger : 3.0 cr : GP
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
HORT 4113 - Identifying Plants for the Home and Garden: Garden, Annual, and Potted Plants : 1.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
HORT 5007 - Advanced Plant Propagation : 3.0 cr
GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics and Genomics : 3.0 cr
PLPA 5660 - Plant Disease Resistance and Applications : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr