Course Requirements

Plant Protection Sciences major

College Integrative Courses . . . 6 credit hours
AGRI 103 - Food, Agriculture & Natural Resource Systems (3cr)
AGRO/ENTO/PLPT 480 - Integrative Plant Protection Sciences (Capstone) (3cr)

Natural Sciences . . . 33 credit hours
AGRO 315 - Genetics (4cr)
BIOS 101 and 101L - Introduction to Biology and Lab (4cr)
BIOS 109 - General Botany (4cr)
Biology Elective (4cr)
CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I (4cr)
CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II (4cr)
CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry (3cr)
CHEM 253 - Organic Chemistry Lab (1cr)
PHYS 141 - Elementary General Physics (5cr)

Mathematics and Analytical Skills (beyond college algebra) . . . 5 credit hours

Communications . . . 6 credit hours
Written Communication (3cr)
Communication and Interpersonal Skills elective (3cr)

Humanities and Social Sciences . . . 18 credit hours
ECON 211 or 212 or AECN 141 - Economics (3cr)
Electives (Select one 3-credit course in each ACE area 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) (15cr)

Plant Protection Sciences . . . 40 credit hours
AGRI 200 - Introduction to Pesticides (2cr)
AGRO 153 - Soil Resources (4cr)
AGRO 226 - Invasive Plants (3cr)
ENTO 115 - Insect Biology (3cr)
ENTO 116 - Insect Identification (1cr)
PLPT 160 - Current Topics in Plant Protection I (1cr)
PLPT 260 - Current Topics in Plant Protection II (1cr)
PLPT 369 & 369L - Intro to Plant Pathology and Lab (4cr)
PLPT 390 - Current Topics in Plant Protection III (1cr)
Internship (3cr)
Plant Science/Production Electives (7cr)
Plant Protection Sciences Electives (10cr)

Free Electives . . . 20 credit hours

Total Major (62cr) and College (50cr) Requirements . . . 106 credit hours
Total Electives . . . 22 credit hours
Total Requirements for graduation . . . 128 credit hours

For more detailed information on the Plant Protection Sciences major requirements, see the Undergraduate Bulletin .