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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Horticultural Production
Sample Plan: Horticultural Production Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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: 16.0 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
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 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
WRIT 1301 : University Writing 4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
ENT 1005 - Insect Biology with Lab : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 3131 - Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing : 3.0 cr
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
AGRO 4888 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture : 2.0 cr
AGRO 3305 - Agroecosystems of the world : 3.0 cr : GP
AGRO 4096W - Professional Experience Program: Internships : 2.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
AGRO 4605 - Strategies for Agricultural Production and Management : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI