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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Plant Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Integrated Plant Science BS/MS Applied Plant Science - Plant Breeding
Sample Plan: Integrated BS/MS Plant Breeding 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
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
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Freshman Composition :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PLSC 3401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr
AGRO 4888 - Issues in Sustainable Agriculture : 2.0 cr
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
AGRO 5021 - Plant Breeding Principles : 3.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management : 3.0 cr : TS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
HORT 4096W - Professional Experience Internship : 1.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
AGRO 3660 - Plant Genetic Resources: Identification, Conservation, and Utilization : 3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics and Genomics : 3.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AGRO 5431 - Applied Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics : 3.0 cr
EEB 5042 - Quantitative Genetics : 3.0 cr
PLPA 5301 - Large Scale Omic Data in Plant Biology : 3.0 cr
Graduate level coursework selected with advisor 3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 4110 - Spring Flowering Bulbs : 1.0 cr
Graduate level coursework selected with advisor 4.0 cr
Graduate level coursework selected with advisor 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr