Plant & Soil Systems, B.S.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 , BIOL 1201 ; MATH 1021 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1202 ; CHEM 1201 .

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1202 .

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• ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• AGRO 2025 Introduction to Crop Science (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1202 ; CHEM 2261 .

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• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)

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• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)

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• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

Semester 5

• AGRO 3040 Soil Conservation (2)
• BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)

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• BIOL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4) or
• PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4) or
• HORT 2860 Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops (3)

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• AGRO 3025 Principles of Crop Production (3)
• PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology (4)

Semester 6

• ANSC 2072 Introductory Agricultural Genetics (3) or
• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)

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• AGRO 3010 Research Problems (3) or
• AGRO 3090 Agronomic Internship (3)

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• PLHL 4001 Plant Disease Management and Control (3)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

Semester 7

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)
• AGRO 4078 Land Use Planning and Land Management (3)
• ENTM 4006 Fundamentals of Applied Entomology (3)
• AGRO 4064 Principles of Plant Breeding (4)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

 ¹ - A list of approved electives is available in the School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences.

Semester 8

• AGRO 4070 Weed Science and the Environment (3)
• Approved Electives (10-12)¹

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 , MATH 1021 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)

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• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

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• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)

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• CHEM 1001 Chemical Fundamentals (3) or
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

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• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1001 /BIOL 1201 ; MATH 1022 /EXST 2201  

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• BIOL 1002 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)

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• BIOL 1005 Introductory Biology Laboratory (2) or
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)

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• CHEM 1002 Chemistry of Life and the Environment (3) or
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)

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• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: HORT 2050 ; CHEM 1001 /CHEM 1201 .

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• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• HORT 2050 General Horticulture (3)
• HORT 2070 Horticulture Lab (1)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: AGRO 2051 .

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• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
• HORT 3122 Herbaceous Plant Materials (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: ENGL 2000 . 

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• PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology (4)
• HORT 2086 Introduction to Turfgrass Management (3)

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• HORT 2860 Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops (3) or
• PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)

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• HORT 3000 Horticultural Internship (3) or
• HORT 3010 Research Problems (3)

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• Approved Electives (3-2)¹

Semester 6

• HORT 2061 Plant Propagation (3)
• HORT 2120 Woody Plant Materials I (3)
• HORT 4020 Greenhouse Management and Controlled Environment Agriculture (4)
• HORT 4040 International Horticulture (3)
• Approved Electives (3)¹

Semester 7

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)
• HORT 4083 Principles and Practices in Olericulture (4)
• HORT 4071 Nursery Management (3)
• Approved Electives (5-3)¹

Semester 8

• AGRO 4070 Weed Science and the Environment (3)
• HORT 4099 Horticulture Capstone (2)
• HORT 4085 Principles and Practices in Fruit and Nut Production (4)
• Approved Electives (6)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - A list of approved electives is available in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Social Sciences.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1021 .  

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• HORT 2525 Organic Gardening and Sustainable Crop Production (4)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 2

CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 ; MATH 1022 .  

• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
• HORT 2050 General Horticulture (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

CRITICAL: HORT 2050 ; BIOL 1201 . 

• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• General Education Course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 4

CRITICAL: HORT 2061 . 

• RNR 2018 Introduction to Medicinal Plants (3) or
• HORT 2018 Introduction to Medicinal Plants (3)

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• HORT 2061 Plant Propagation (3)
• HORT 2070 Horticulture Lab (1)

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• HORT 2860 Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops (3) or
• PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

Semester 5

CRITICAL: ENGL 2000  

• ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3)
• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)

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• HORT 3000 Horticultural Internship (3) or
• HORT 3010 Research Problems (3)

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• Approved Electives (3)¹

Semester 6

• ANSC 2072 Introductory Agricultural Genetics (3)
• HORT 3050 Natural Products from Medicinal Plants (3)

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• RNR 2900 Horticultural Botany (3) or
• HORT 2900 Horticultural Botany (3)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• Approved Electives (2)¹

Semester 7

• PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology (4)
• HORT 4071 Nursery Management (3)
• HORT 4020 Greenhouse Management and Controlled Environment Agriculture (4)
• Approved Electives (5-4)¹

Semester 8

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)
• HORT 4061 Advanced Plant Propagation (4)
• HORT 4021 Advanced Controlled Environment Production (4)
• Approved Electives (3)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - A list of approved electives is available in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 , MATH 1550 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education Course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: CHEM 2060 /CHEM 2261 .

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• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

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• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3) or
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)

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• MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: CHEM 2001 ; ENGL 2000 ; AGRO 2051 .

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• CHEM 2001 Analytical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2002 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• GEOL 1001 General Geology: Physical (3)
• GEOL 1601 Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• MATH 2057 Multidimensional Calculus (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: MATH 1552 /PHYS 2110 .

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• AGRO 4055 Chemical Properties of Soil (4)
• AGRO 4077 Environmental Soil Physics (3)
• PHYS 2110 Particle Mechanics (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education Course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 6

• AGRO 3040 Soil Conservation (2)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• PHYS 2113 Fields: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 7

• AGRO 4058 Soil Morphology and Classification (4)
• AGRO 4078 Land Use Planning and Land Management (3)
• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• EMS 4040 Environmental Instrumental Analysis (3)
• Approved Electives (3)¹

Semester 8

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)
• AGRO 4056 Microbial Ecology and Nutrient Cycling in Soils (4)
• Approved Electives (7)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - A list of approved electives is available from the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 , MATH 1021 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)

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• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

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• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)

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• CHEM 1001 Chemical Fundamentals (3) or
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

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• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1001 /BIOL 1201 ; MATH 1022 /EXST 2201 .

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• BIOL 1002 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)

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• BIOL 1005 Introductory Biology Laboratory (2) ³

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• CHEM 1002 Chemistry of Life and the Environment (3) or
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)

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• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: AGRO 1001 .

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• AGRO 1001 Plants and People (3)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: AGRO 2051 ; BIOL 1002 /BIOL 1202 

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• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• AGRO 3040 Soil Conservation (2)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
• HORT 2050 General Horticulture (3)
• HORT 2061 Plant Propagation (3)
• HORT 2070 Horticulture Lab (1)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: HORT 2050 .

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• PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology (4)
• AGEC Course (3)¹

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• BIOL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4) or
• PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4) or
• HORT 2860 Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops (3)

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• Approved Elective (2-1)²

Semester 6

• ENTM 4006 Fundamentals of Applied Entomology (3) or
• ENTM 4012 Fundamentals of Horticultural Entomology (3)

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• HORT 3503 Sustainable Horticulture (3)

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• HORT 3000 Horticultural Internship (3) or
• HORT 3010 Research Problems (3) or
• AGRO 3010 Research Problems (3) or
• AGRO 3090 Agronomic Internship (3) or
• PLHL 3000 Pest Management Internship (3) or
• ENTM 3000 Pest Management Internship (3)

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• Approved Electives (6)²

Semester 7

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)
• PLHL 4001 Plant Disease Management and Control (3)
• Approved Electives (8-7)²

Semester 8

• AGRO 4070 Weed Science and the Environment (3)
• AGRO 4078 Land Use Planning and Land Management (3)
• Approved Electives (9)²

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - AGEC COURSE: Select one from

² - A list of approved electives is available in the School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences.

³ - Students may elect to take BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209  in place of BIOL 1005 .

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: ENGL 1001 ; MATH 1021 .

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)

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• BIOL 1001 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

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• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)

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• CHEM 1001 Chemical Fundamentals (3) or
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

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• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL:BIOL 1001 /BIOL 1201 ; MATH 1022 /EXST 2201 . 

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• BIOL 1002 General Biology (3) or
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)

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• BIOL 1005 Introductory Biology Laboratory (2) or
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)

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• CHEM 1002 Chemistry of Life and the Environment (3) or
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)

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• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3) or
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: HORT 2050 ; CHEM 1001 /CHEM 1201 .

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• AGRO 2051 Soil Science (4)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• HORT 2050 General Horticulture (3)
• HORT 2070 Horticulture Lab (1)
• General Education Course - Humanities (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL:  AGRO 2051 .

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• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• ENTM 2001 Insects in the Environment (3)
• HORT 2020 Installation and Maintenance of Ornamentals in the Landscape I (2)
• HORT 3122 Herbaceous Plant Materials (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: ENGL 2000 . 

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• PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology (4)
• HORT 2086 Introduction to Turfgrass Management (3)

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• HORT 2860 Growth and Development of Agricultural Crops (3) or
• PLHL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)

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• HORT 3000 Horticultural Internship (3) or
• HORT 3010 Research Problems (3)

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• HORT 3030 Installation and Maintenance of Ornamentals in the Landscape II (2)

Semester 6

• HORT 2061 Plant Propagation (3)
• HORT 2120 Woody Plant Materials I (3)
• HORT 3005 Horticulture Applications (3)
• Approved Electives (3)¹
• General Education Course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 7

• AGRO 4052 Soil Fertility and Soil Management (4)

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• HORT 4083 Principles and Practices in Olericulture (4) or
• HORT 4085 Principles and Practices in Fruit and Nut Production (4)

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• Approved Electives (9-8)¹

Semester 8

• AGRO 4070 Weed Science and the Environment (3)
• HORT 4091 Advanced Turfgrass Management (3)
• HORT 4099 Horticulture Capstone (2)
• Approved Electives (9-7)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - A list of approved electives is available in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences.