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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Nursery & Floriculture
Sample Plan: Nursery & Floriculture 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: 14.0 cr
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
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
WRIT 1301 : University Writing 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 (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :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 1113 - Floral Design : 3.0 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
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology : 3.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 2501 - Plant Identification for Urban and Rural Landscapes : 1.0 cr
AGRO 3305 - Agroecosystems of the world : 3.0 cr : GP
ESPM 3612W - Soil and Environmental Biology : 4.0 cr : WI
HORT 4461 - Horticultural Marketing : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ESPM 3012 - Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers : 4.0 cr : MATH
HORT 5023 - Public Garden Management : 2.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr