College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Curriculum in Plant and Environmental Soil Science

DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Required course (Th-Pr) Credit
AGLS 101 Modern Agricultural Systems (1-0) 1
AGRO 101 Introduction to Soil and Crop Science (1-0) 1
AGRO 105 World Food and Fiber Crops (2-2) 3
AGRO 301 Soil Science (3-2) 4
BIOL 301 Taxonomy of Flowering Plants
or
BIOL 304 Comparative Biology of Plants
(3-3) 4
CHEM 102 and 112 Fundamentals of Chemistry II and Lab.   4
CHEM 227 Organic Chemistry (3-0) 3
CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry Lab. (0-3) 1
CHEM 316 Quantitative Analysis (2-0) 2
CHEM 318 Quantitative Analysis Lab. (0-3) 1
ENGL 301 Technical Writing (3-0) 3
ENTO 201 General Entomology (2-2) 3
GENE 301 Genetics (3-3) 4
MEPS 313 Introduction to Plant Physiology (3-0) 3
PHYS 201 College Physics
or
PHYS 218 Mechanics
(3-3) 4
PLPA 301 Plant Pathology (3-0) 3
PLPA 303 Plant Pathology Lab. (0-2) 1
STAT 302 Statistical Methods (3-0) 3
Electives 2   21
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NOTES:
  1. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. Refer to University Core Curriculum, item 6 for a list of acceptable courses. A course satisfying another Core category, a college/department requirement, or as a free elective can be used to satisfy these requirements. See academic advisor.
  2. Suggested electives to be approved by departmental advisor including AGEC 344; AGLS 201; AGRO 308, 417, 422, 432, 445, 450, 452, 455; BESC 401, 402, 403; BICH 411, 413, 431, 432; CHEM 228, 238; CVEN 201, 202; FRSC 398, 461; GEOG 390, 431; GEOL 106, 410; METR 465; RENR 205, 215; RLEM 301; BIOL 107.
  3. Plant science courses are to be approved by the departmental advisor. Suggested courses include: AGRO303, 304, 306, 428; BOTN 453; HORT404; MEPS315, 411.

* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.