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Plant Science Major

Plant Science Major

Plant Breeding and Genetics Coursework

SEMESTER 1 -- FALL

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
BOT 2010C BOTANY 1 3 N/A NO NO
OR OR        
BIO2010 & L BIO 1 0 N/A NO NO
           
MAC1147 PRE-CALC 4 N/A NO NO
           
ENC1101 COMPOSITION 3 N/A NO NO
           
MUL2010 MUSIC LIT 3 N/A NO NO
    13      

SEMESTER 2 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
BOT2011C BOTANY II 4 N/A NO NO
OR OR        
BIO2011 & L BIO II 4 N/A NO NO
           
IUF1000 GOOD LIFE 3 N/A NO NO
           
STA2023 STATS 3 N/A NO NO
           
ENC2210 TECH WRITING 3 N/A NO NO
    13      

SEMESTER 3 -- FALL

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
ECO2013 ECONOMICS 3 N/A NO NO
           
AEC3030C SPEECH 3 N/A NO NO
OR OR        
SPC2608 SPEECH 3 N/A NO NO
           
CHM2045 & L CHEM 1 AND LAB 4 N/A NO NO
           
AMH2020 AM HISTORY 3 N/A NO NO
    13      

SEMESTER 4 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
AGR3303 GENETICS 3 KENWORTHY 3 NO
           
CHM2046 & L CHEM 2 AND LAB 4 N/A 4 NO
           
SWS3022 & L SOILS 4 BONCZEK 4 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    14   11 3

SUMMER

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
CHM2210 ORGANIC CHEM 1 3 N/A 3 NO
           
GR WORDS CHOICE 3 N/A NO NO
    6   3 0

SEMESTER 5 -- FALL

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
PLS3004C PRIN PLANT SCI 3 ALVAREZ 3 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
CHM2211 & L ORGANIC CHEM 2 5 MOORE 5 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    14   8 6

SEMESTER 6 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
MCB3020 & L MICROBIO 4 N/A 4 NO
           
AGR4320 PLANT BREEDING 3 ALT/BABAR 3 NO
           
BCH3023 BIOCHEM 4 N/A 4 NO
OR          
BCH4024 BIOCHEM 0 N/A 0 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 4 N/A NO 4
    15   11 4

SUMMER

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
PLS4941 INTERNSHIP 3 N/A 3 NO
    3   3  

SEMESTER 7 -- FALL

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
PLS3223 & L PLANT PROP 3 PEREZ 3 NO
           
PLP3002C PLANT PATH 4 RICHTER 4 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    16   7 9

SEMESTER 8 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
ORH4933 PROF SEMINAR 1 KRUSE 1 NO
           
PLS4950 CAPSTONE 3 MOORE 3 NO
           
AEB4126 AG ETHICS 3 N/A 3 NO
           
AGR4304 PLANT CHROMS 3 WANG 3 NO
           
AGR4512 CROP PHYS 3 ROWLAND 3 NO
OR          
HOS4304 HORT PHYS 0 DARNELL 0 NO
    13   13 0
    120   56 22

 

Approved Electives - 22 Credits -All Advisor Approved

Molecular Biology and Genetics

HOS 3305 Introduction to Plant Molecular Biology 
HOS 4313C Laboratory Methods in PMCB
MCB 4304 Genetics of Microorganisms
MCB 4320C Bacterial Genome Sequencing and Analysis
MCB 5305L Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
ORH 4528L Advanced Laboratory in Biotechnology
PCB 4522 Molecular Genetics (3)

Ecology and the Environment

ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality
ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology
ALS 4154 Global Agroecosystems
EES 4103 Applied Ecology
EVS 3000 Environmental Science
PCB 4043C General Ecology
PCB 3601C Plant Ecology

Production Agriculture

AGR 4212 Alternative Cropping Systems (3)
AGR 4214C Applied Field Crop Production (3)
AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management (4)
AGR 4932 Tropical Cropping Systems (3)
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida (3)
AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture (3)
AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems (3)
HOS 3281C Principles of Organic and Sustainable Production (3)
HOS 4283C Advanced Organic and Sustainable Production (3)
PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops (4)
SWS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1)

Ethical and Social Issues 

AGG 3501 Environment, Food, and Society (3)
AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3)
IDS 2154 Facets of Sustainability (3)
PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (3)
POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics (3)
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (3)
REL 4173 Religion, Ethics and Sustainable Agriculture (3)

Other Approved Electives

PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics (4)