Nov 12, 2024

2024-2025

Environmental, Natural Resource and Plant Sciences, Horticulture Option, B.S.

This option is designed to provide interested students with formal training in horticulture, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Sciences with a concentration in a curriculum designed to provide training in areas, such as vegetable production, fruit and nut production and advanced undergraduate studies in the sciences associated with plant growth and development studies in the sciences associated with plant growth and development. Studies are also prepared for graduate and professional degree programs. Career opportunities include such areas as pest management, extension agents, horticulture, fruit and nut production manager, and agriculture business associated with the broad field of horticulture.

(123 hours)

First Year

Fall

Orientation 0100 (Ind Dev) Credits: 1
PLSS 0100 - Plant and Soil Sciences Orientation Credits: 2
ENGL 0101 - English Composition I Credits: 3 ** ¹
HIST 0103 - Global History Credits: 3 ** ²
MATH 0107 - Pre-Calculus Algebra Credits: 4 ** ³
OR
MATH 0207 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus I Credits: 4 ** ³
PLSS 0201 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3
Physical Education Credits: 1 *

Total: 17

Spring

Orientation 0101 (Ind Dev) Credits: 1
ENGL 0102 - English Composition II Credits: 3 ** ¹
HIST 0104 - Global History Credits: 3 ** ²
PLSS 0211 - General Plant Science Credits: 3
PLSS 0210 - General Soil Science Credits: 4
Physical Education Credits: 1 *

Total: 15

Second Year

Fall

CHEM 0221 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I Credits: 3 ** ³
CHEM 0223 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 **
PLSS 0250 - Greenhouse and Landscape Plant Production Credits: 3
CSCI 0100 - Introduction to Computer Concepts and Applications Credits: 3 ** ³
Hum & Fine Arts Credits: 2 ** ^{a 1}
AGBS 0200 - Introduction to Agribusiness and Agriculture Economics Credits: 3

Total: 16

Spring

CHEM 0222 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II Credits: 3 ** ³
CHEM 0224 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 **
Soc & Behavioral Sci. Credits: 3 ** ^{b 2}
ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics I Credits: 3 ** ²
OR
ECON 0202 - Principles of Economics II Credits: 3 ** ²
PHIL 0203 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3 **
OR
PHIL 0204 Credits: 3 ** ¹
ENGL 0203 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: 3 **
OR
ENGL 0204 - Critical Reading and Technical Writing Credits: 3 **
OR
ENGL 0327 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 ** ¹

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

BIOL 0206 - General Botany Credits: 4
BIOL 0309 - Genetics Credits: 4
PLSS 0315 - Weed Science Credits: 3
PLSS 0401 - Crop Physiology Credits: 3
PHYS 0301 - Elementary General Physics - I Credits: 3

Total: 18

Spring

APSC 0201 - Introductory Animal Science Credits: 3
BIOL 0301 - General Microbiology Credits: 3
BIOL 0303 - General Microbiology Laboratory Credits: 1
PLSS 0340 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
PLSS 0525 - Mineral Nutrition and Soil Fertility Credits: 3
PHYS 0303 - Introduction to Laboratory Work in Physics Credits: 1
Free Elective Credits: 3 ***

Total: 16

Fourth Year

Fall

EVSC 0500 - Bio-Statistics 1: Credits: 3
PLSS 0531 - Plant Breeding Credits: 3
PLSS 0520 - Pathology Credits: 3
PLSS 0400 - Undergraduate Seminar in Plant and Soil Science and Forestry Credits: 1
Free Elect Credits: 3 ***

Total: 13

Spring

PLSS 0513 - General Entomology Credits: 3
EVSC 0400 - Seminar Credits: 1
Free Elect Credits: 9 ***

Total: 14

Notes:

* May include advanced Aerospace Studies or Military Science *** Advisor’s approval required

** These courses meet the Tuskegee University General Education Requirement for ¹Humanities/Fine Arts 14 (credits), ²Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 credits) and ³Natural Sciences/Mathematics (13 credits)

^aHumanities/Fine Arts: Select at least two credit from the following courses: FPAR 0101 , FPAR 0110 , FPAR 0203 , FPAR 0204 ; MUSC 0110 ,MUSC 0111 , MUSC 0112 , MUSC 0113 , MUSC 0304 , MUSC 0305

^bSocial and Behavioral Sciences: Select six credits from the following courses POLS 0200 , POLS 0201 , SOCI 0240 , SOCI 0241 ; PSYC 0270 , PSYC 0272 ; ECON 0201 , ECON 0202

**** PLSS Electives-30 hours required: Distributed as Follows: Soils Courses (6 hours) PLSS 0425 , PLSS 0521 , PLSS 0510 , PLSS 0555 , PLSS 0590 , PLSS 0595

Horticulture and Related Courses (12 hrs) 311, 340, 390, 522, 531, 532, 533

Crops and related Courses (12 hrs) 401, 501, 513, 520, 530, 565, 531, 595, BIOL 0309 , BIOL 0311

Minimum grade for PLSS (Plant and Soil Sciences Courses), Reading 101, 102, and ENGL 0101 , ENGL 0102 is “C

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Environmental, Natural Resource and Plant Sciences, Horticulture Option, B.S.

First Year

Fall

Total: 17

Spring

Total: 15

Second Year

Fall

Total: 16

Spring

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

Total: 18

Spring

Total: 16

Fourth Year

Fall

Total: 13

Spring

Total: 14

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