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    Plant Science Major

    Plant Science Major

    Courses

    • 2025 Fall Class Courses

      Core Upper Division Requirements

      *Click on course code to view syllabus

      Course Course Name Instructor
      PLS3004C Principles of Plant Science Riggs
      HOS4918 Capstone Planning Nunez, Merchant, Cruz
      STA2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 Staff
      SWS3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment Bonczek
      SWS3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment Lab Enloe
      BCH3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry Moore

      PLS3223

      PLS3223L

      Plant Propagation & Lab Alvarez, Wilson, Thetford
      AGR3303 Genetics Riggs, Babar, Wang
      HOS4304 (Physiology Option 1) Horticultural Physiology Nunez
      PLS4941 Practical Work Experience Alvarez / Liebowitz
      PLS4950 Plant Science Capstone Liebowitz

      Approved Electives (Chose from Approved Electives Categories Below)

      Natural Systems and Agroecosystems | Minimum 3 credits

      Course Course name Instructor
      ALS3153 Agricultural Ecology Weeks
      HOS3281C Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Zhao

      Plant Production Systems | Minimum 6 credits

      Course Course name Instructor
      Field Production Focus
      ORH3222C Turfgrass Culture Kruse
      Controlled Environment Focus
      ALS4210 Controlled Environment Plant Production Zhang / Watson
      ORH3253C Introductory Nursery Management Moore
      PLS4242C (skills) Micropropogation of Horticultural Crops Vendramme
      Medicinal Plant Interest
      HOS2002C Introduction to Medicinal Plants Nadakuduti
      Field Production Focus
      FRC3212 Introduction to Citrus Culture and Production Chapparo
      FRC3252 Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Chapparo
      FRC3274 Tree and Small Fruit Production Williamson
      HOS3020C (Skills) Principles of Horticultural Crop Production Williamson, Zhao, Merchant
      HOS3281C (Skills) Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Zhao
      HOS4332C Principles of Post-harvest Horticulture Brecht, Ritenour
      PLS3800C Vegetable Production Rathinasabapathi

      Plant Pests and Disease | Minimum 6 credits

      (We recommend at least one pest and one pathogen class, and recommend adding weeds if interested in field production/landscapes.)

      Course Course name Instructor
      Pathogens
      PLP3002C Principles of Plant Pathology Richter
      Weeds
      PLS4601C (Skills) Principles of Weed Science Macdonald

      Field Skills, Lab Skills and Information Skills | Minimum 6 credits

      (If you take the classes in above categories with "Skills" designations, those fulfills credits for this category, and free up credits to apply to any of the approved electives)

      Course Course name Instructor
      Field Skills
      LDE3410C Residential Landscape Design Hansen
      Laboratory Skills
      ENY2890C Using Insect Research to Understand the Nature of Scientific Engagement (CURE course) Affiliate
      ENY4823 Molecular Biology of Insects and Nematodes Affiliate
      PLP4653C Basic Fungal Biology Smith
      Information Skills
      ALS3200C AI in Agricultural and Life Sciences Dias
      BSC4434C Introduction to Bioinformatics Crécy-Lagard
      PLS4105 Genome Editing and Plant Biotechnology Begcy
      STA3100 Programming with Data in R Su and others
      SWS4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science Lin
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