Horticultural and Turfgrass Sciences Curriculum
With a degree in Horticultural and Turfgrass Sciences, you can turn a love of plants and fresh air into a lucrative career. Manage golf courses and athletic fields. Own your own nursery. Provide environmental consulting. Develop shade-tolerant strains of grass. Design environmental plantings for urban areas. Manage a commercial orchard, greenhouse, or botanical garden. Design, install and maintain Interiorscapes. The opportunities are endless.
| ENGL 1301, Essentials of College Rhetoric | MATH 1320, College Algebra |
| ENGL 1302, Advanced College Rhetoric | MATH 1330, Intro. To Math Analysis |
| ENGL 2311, Technical Writing | BIOL 1401, Biol. of Plants |
| HIST 2300, History of U.S. to 1877 | CHEM 1307, Principles of Chem. I |
| HIST 2301, History of U.S. Since 1877 | CHEM 1107, Principles of Chem. I (lab) |
| POLS 1301, American Govt. Org. | CHEM 1308, Principles of Chem. II |
| POLS 2302, American Public Policy | CHEM 1108, Principles of Chem. II (lab) |
| COMS 2300, Public Speaking |
- 3 hours Visual and Performing Arts (Choose from Core Curriculum Requirements, Section E).
- 3 hours Humanities (Choose from Core Curriculum Requirements, Section F).
- 1 year of Foreign Language or 2 years of High School Credit.
- Multicultural Requirement (Students must fulfill the University multicultural requirement).
| PSS 1100 Freshman & Transfer Seminar | PSS 3421 Fundamental Principles of Genetics |
| PSS 1411 Principles of Horticulture | PSS 4100 Seminar |
| PSS 2401 Introductory Entomology | PSS 4425 Agricultural Plant Pathology |
| PSS 2432 Principles & Practice in Soils | AAEC 2305 Fund. Ag. Appl. Economics or ECO 2301 Principles of Economics I |
| PSS 3323 Crop Physiology |
SPECIALIZATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Biotechnology:
PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2313 Herbaceous Plants, PSS 3318 Woody Plants
Choose one of the following courses:
PSS 4411, Greenhouse Crop Management, PSS 4314, Garden Center & Nursery Management,
PSS 4415, Plant Biotechnology
21 hours from these courses:
PSS 3309 Intro to Turfgrass Science, PSS 3324 Seed Science, PSS 4000 Internship, PSS 4001 Gardens of Europe,
PSS 4305 Integrated Pest Management, PSS 4316 Turfgrass Science, PSS 4321 Fundamental Principles Plant Breeding, PSS 4421 Principles of Weed Science, CHEM 2103 Intro Organic Chem. (lab), CHEM 2303 Intro Organic Chem.
10 Hours Electives
- Environmental:
PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2313 Herbaceous Plants, PSS 3318 Woody Plants,
Choose one of the following courses:
PSS 4411 Greenhouse Crop Management, PSS 4314 Garden Center & Nursery Management,
PSS 4415 Plant Biotechnology
21 hours from these courses:
PSS 3309 Intro to Turfgrass Science, PSS 3324 Seed Science, PSS 4000 Internship, PSS 4001 Gardens of Europe, PSS 4305 Integrated Pest Management, PSS 4421 Principles Weed Science, NRM 2302 Ecology & Conserv., NRM 3307 Principles of Conserv. Science
10-11 Hours Electives
- Plant Protection:
PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2313 Herbaceous Plants, PSS 3318 Woody Plants,
Choose one of the following courses:
PSS 4411 Greenhouse Crop Management, PSS 4314 Garden Center & Nursery Management,
PSS 4415 Plant Biotechnology
21 hours from these courses:
PSS 3309 Intro to Turfgrass Science, PSS 3324 Seed Science, PSS 4000 Internship, PSS 4001 Garden of Europe,
PSS 4301 Ag Compounds, PSS 4305 Integrated Pest Management, PSS 4313 Arboriculture,
PSS 4335 Soil & Plant Nutrient Management, PSS 4337 Environmental Soil Science,
PSS 4421 Principles of Weed Science
10-11 Hours Electives
- Horticultural Science:
PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2313 Herbaceous Plants, PSS 3318 Woody Plants,
Choose one of the following courses:
PSS 4411 Greenhouse Crop Management, PSS 4314 Garden Center & Nursery Management,
PSS 4415 Plant Biotechnology
21 hours from these courses:
PSS 2210 Floral Design, PSS 3309 Intro to Turfgrass Science, PSS 3317 Interior Plants, PSS 4000 Internship,
PSS 4001 Gardens of Europe, PSS 4301 Agricultural Compounds, PSS 4313 Arboriculture,
PSS 4325 Crop Water Management
10-11 Hours Electives
- Turf:
PSS 3309 Intro to Turfgrass Science, PSS 4316 Turfgrass Science, PSS 4318 Turf Pest Management,
PSS 4421 Principles of Weed Science
21 hours from these courses:
PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2313 Herbaceous Plants, PSS 3318 Woody Plants, PSS 3324 Seed Science,
PSS 4000 Internship, PSS 4001 Problems, PSS 4301 Agricultural Compounds, PSS 4313 Arboriculture,
PSS 4317 Golf Course Construction, PSS 4325 Crop Water Management, PSS 4331 Soil Microbial Ecology,
PSS 4335 Soil & Plant Nutrient Management
10 Hours Electives
- Viticulture and Enology
PSS 1311 Winemaking Worldwide, PSS 2114 Wine Production Intro Lab, PSS 2312 Propagation, PSS 2314 Wine Production Introduction, PSS 3310 Viticulture I, PSS 4111 Winemaking Worldwide Lab, PSS 4310 Viticulture II,
PSS 4416 Winemaking Quality Control
Choose one of the following courses:
PSS 4411 Greenhouse Crop Management, PSS 4314 Garden Center & Nursery Management,
PSS 4415 Plant Biotechnology
15-16 hours from these courses:
PSS 4000 Internship, PSS 4001 Gardens of Europe, PSS 4301 Agricultural Compounds, PSS 4305 Integrated Pest Management, PSS 4325 Crop Water Management, PSS 4330 Environmental Soil Chemistry, PSS 4335 Soil Plant Nutrient Management, PSS 4336 Soil Physical Properties, PSS 4421 PSS 4421 Principles of Weed Science,
CHEM 2103 Intro Organic Chem. (lab), CHEM 2303 Intro Organic Chem., FDSC 3301 Food Microbiology,
MBIO 3400 Microbiology
3-5 Hours Electives
MINIMUM HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION – 120 HOURS
To be eligible for graduation, all undergraduate students majoring in the Department of Plant and Soil Science (PSS) must have a minimum 2.0 GPA in PSS courses. In addition, if a student fails a course (receives a grade of ‘F’) on a course listed within the ‘Major Course Requirement’ section of their degree plan, the student must retake the failed course and replace the grade of ‘F’ with a passing grade.
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