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Plant Science Major

Plant Science Major

Soil Management and Plant Productivity 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 4 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
CHM2045 & L CHEM 1 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
           
CHM2046 & L CHEM 2 4 N/A NO NO
           
AMH2020 AM HISTORY 3 N/A NO NO
    13      

SEMESTER 4 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
PHY2004 & L PHYSICS 4 N/A 4 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
SWS3022 & L SOILS 4 BONCZEK 4 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    14   8 6

SUMMER

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
GR WORDS CHOICE 3 N/A NO NO
    6   0 3

SEMESTER 5 -- FALL

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
PLS3004C PRIN PLANT SCI 3 ALVAREZ 3 NO
           
SWS4116 ENV NUTRIENT MG 3 N/A 3 NO
           
PLS3002C PLANT PATH 4 RICHTER 4 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    13   10 3

SEMESTER 6 -- SPRING

COURSE COURSE NAME CREDITS INSTRUCTOR CORE ELEC
SWS4303C SOIL MICROB ECOL 3 N/A 3 NO
           
SWS4715C ENVIRON PEDOLOGY 4 N/A 4 NO
           
AGR4214C APPL FIELD CROP 3 MacDONALD 3 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    16   10 6

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 EH Faculty 3 NO
           
SWS4451 SOIL & WATER CHEM 3 N/A 3 NO
           
SWS4602C SOIL PHYSICS 3 N/A 3 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 3 N/A NO 3
    15   9 6

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
           
AGR4512 CROP PHYS 3 ROWLAND 3 NO
OR          
HOS4304 HORT PHYS 0 DARNELL 0 NO
           
ELECTIVE CHOICE 4 N/A NO 4
    14   10 4
    120   50 28

Approved Electives, Select 28 credits,  All Advisor Approved

Soils, Agriculture, and the Environment

(Select Minimum of 6 credits)
SWS 4233 Soil and Water Conservation
ALS 4154 Global Agroecosystems
SWS 4231C Soil, Water, and Land Use 
SWS 4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science
SWS 4207 Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management

Plant Pests, Disease, and Pathology

(Select Minimum of 6 credits)
ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology and Laboratory
PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management
PLP 3103C Plant Disease Control
NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology 
PLP 4242C Bacterial Plant Pathogens
AOM 3333 Pesticide Application

Production Agriculture and Management

(Select Minimum of 6 credits)
AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems 
AGR 4320 Plant Breeding
HOS 4341 Advanced Horticultural Physiology
OHR 4256 Nutritional Management of Nursery Crops
AGR 4214C Applied Field Crop Production
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida
AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture
AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management
AGR 4932 Tropical Cropping Systems

Organic and Alternative Agriculture

(Select Minimum of 6 credits)
HOS 4905 Organic Weed Management
AGR 4212 Alternative Cropping Systems
HOS 3281C Principles of Organic and Sustainable Production
HOS 4283C Advanced Organic and Sustainable Production
SWS 4207 Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management
REL 4173 Religion, Ethics and Sustainable Agriculture

Agribusiness

(Select Minimum of 6 credits)
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management
AEB 4342 Agribusiness and Food Marketing Management
AEB 3122 Financial Planning for Agribusiness