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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sample Plan: Turfgrass Science
Total Credits: 92.0
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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
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 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 :2.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 8.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 7.0 cr
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
GCC 3017 - World Food Problems: Agronomics, Economics and Hunger : 3.0 cr : GP
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 7.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr