Recommended Academic Plan for Plant Sciences/Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Option (PLANT/PLGBT) at Commonwealth Campuses

Effective Date: Summer 2015

Semester 1

BIOL 110 (GN) Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity Notes for: BIOL 110 BIOL 110 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	4
First Year Seminar (if required)	1-3
ENGL 015 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition or ENGL 030 (GWS) Honors Freshman Composition ENGL 030	3
MATH 022 (GQ) College Algebra II and Analytic Geometry Notes for: MATH 022 MATH 022 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 026 (GQ) Plane Trigonometry Notes for: MATH 026 MATH 026 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 040 (GQ) Algebra, Trigonometry, and Analytic Geometry Notes for: MATH 040 MATH 040 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 041 (GQ) Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Notes for: MATH 041 MATH 041 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 110 (GQ) Techniques of Calculus I Notes for: MATH 110 MATH 110 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 140 (GQ) Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Notes for: MATH 140 MATH 140 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or MATH 140B (GQ) Calculus and Biology I Notes for: MATH 140B MATH 140B Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3-5
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS)Notes for: Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) Students must take one course with a US and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GH, GS and GA courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.	3
Total credits	14-18

Semester 2

CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles I Notes for: CHEM 110 CHEM 110 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry I Notes for: CHEM 111 CHEM 111 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	1
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech Notes for: CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Arts (GA)Notes for: Arts (GA) Arts (GA) Students must take one course with a US and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GH, GS and GA courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.	3
Humanities (GH)Notes for: Humanities (GH) Humanities (GH) Students must take one course with a US and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GH, GS and GA courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.	3
Total credits	13

Semester 3

CHEM 112 (GN) Chemical Principles II Notes for: CHEM 112 CHEM 112 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Humanities (GH)Notes for: Humanities (GH) Humanities (GH) Students must take one course with a US and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GH, GS and GA courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.	3
AG BM 101 (GS) Economic Principles of Agribusiness Decision Making Notes for: AG BM 101 AG BM 101 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ECON 014 (GS) Principles of Economics Notes for: ECON 014 ECON 014 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ECON 102 (GS) Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy Notes for: ECON 102 ECON 102 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ECON 104 (GS) Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Notes for: ECON 104 ECON 104 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
PHYS 250 (GN) Introductory Physics I Notes for: PHYS 250 PHYS 250 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	4
Health and Physical Activity (GHA) Health and Physical Activity (GHA)	1.5
Total credits	15.5

Semester 4

ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing: Technical Writing Notes for: ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing: Technical Writing ENGL 202C (GWS) Effective Writing: Technical Writing Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or ENGL 202D (GWS) Effective Writing: Business Writing Notes for: ENGL 202D (GWS) Effective Writing: Business Writing ENGL 202D (GWS) Effective Writing: Business Writing Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry SelectionNotes for: Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Selection Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Selection Select 4-6 credits from: BIOL 230W (GN) (4) Biology: Molecules and Cells; BIOL 240W (GN) (4) Biology: Function and Development of Organisms; B M B 211 (3) Elementary Biochemistry AND B M B 212 (1) Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory; MICRB 201 (3) Introductory Microbiology AND MICRB 202 (2) Introductory Microbiology Laboratory; MICRB 251 (B M B 251) (3) Molecular and Cell Biology I AND MICRB 252 (3) Molecular and Cell Biology II	4-6
STAT 200 (GQ) Elementary Statistics Notes for: STAT 200 STAT 200 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or STAT 240 (GQ) Introduction to Biometry Notes for: STAT 240 STAT 240 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.† or STAT 250 (GQ) Introduction to Biostatistics Notes for: STAT 250 STAT 250 Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3-4
Arts (GA)Notes for: Arts (GA) Arts (GA) Students must take one course with a US and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GH, GS and GA courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.	3
Health and Physical Activity (GHA)	1.5
Total credits	14.5-17.5

Semester 5

BIOL 222 Genetics	3
Production SelectionNotes for: Production Selection Production Selection Select 3 credits from: AGRO 423 (3)-Forage Crop Management, AGRO 425 (3)-Field Crop Management , HORT 202 (3)-Plant Propagation, HORT 315 (3)-Environmental Effects on Horticultural Crops, HORT 431 (3)-Small Fruit Culture, HORT 432 (3)-Deciduous Tree Fruits, HORT 433 (3)-Vegetable Crops, HORT 450 (3)-Greenhouse Management, or SOILS 418/AGECO418/AN SC 418 (3)-Nutrient Management in Ag.Systems	3
CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I	3
AGRO 028 Principles of Crop Management or HORT 101 (GN) Horticultural Science Notes for: HORT 101 (GN) Horticultural Science HORT 101 (GN) Horticultural Science Requirements for this course † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
PPEM 405 Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control Notes for: PPEM 405 Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control PPEM 405 Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
BIOL 127 (GN) Introduction to Plant Biology Notes for: BIOL 127 (GN) Introduction to Plant Biology BIOL 127 (GN) Introduction to Plant Biology Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.* † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Total credits	18

Semester 6

AGRO 410W Physiology of Agricultural Crops	4
HORT 459 (BIOTC 459, BIOL 459) Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology	3
CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II	3
ENT 313 Introduction to Entomology	2
ENT 316 Field Crops Entomology or ENT 314 Management of Insect Pests of Ornamentals	1
SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory Soil Science Notes for: SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory Soil Science SOILS 101 (GN) Introductory Soil Science Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.* † Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.†	3
Total credits	16

Semester 7

AGECO 457 Principles of Integrated Pest Management Notes for: AGECO 457 (ENT 457) Principles of Integrated Pest Management AGECO 457 (ENT 457) Principles of Integrated Pest Management Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
B M B 400 Molecular Biology of the Gene	2
Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics SelectionNotes for: Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Selection Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Selection Select 3-4 credits from: BIOL 412 (3)-Ecology of Infectious Diseases, BIOL 414 (3)-Taxonomy of seed Plants, BIOL 427 (3)-Evolution, BIOL 428 (3)-Population Genetics, BIOL 436 (3)-Population Ecology and Global Climate Change, BIOL 448 (3)-Ecology of Plant Reproduction, ENT/VB SC 402W(3)-Biology of Animal Parasites, ENT 420 (3)-Introduction to Population Dynamics, HORT 445 (3)-Plant Ecology, or PPEM 425 (4) -Biology of Fungi	3-4
AGECO 495 Agroecology Internship or AGRO 495 Internship or HORT 495 Internship or HORT 496 Independent Studies	1
Plant Genetics and Biotechnology SelectionNotes for: Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Selection Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Selection Select 2-3 credits from: BIOL 439 (3)-Population Ecology and Global Climate Change, IBIOS 571 (2) –Current Issues in Biotechnology, BIOTC 479 (3) – Methods in Biofermentation, HORT 497B (3) – Current Topics in Plant Breeding, IBIOS 593 (3)-Molecular Biology Lab	3
HORT 407 Plant Breeding	3
Total credits	14-16

Semester 8

PLANT 461 Emerging Issues in Plant Sciences Notes for: PLANT 461 PLANT 461 Requirements for this course * Course requires a grade of 'C' of better.*	3
General Plant Science SelectionNotes for: General Plant Science Selection General Plant Science Selection Select 3-4 credits from BIOL 407 (3)-Plant Developmental Anatomy, BIOL 424 (3)-Seeds of Change: The Uses of Plants, BIOL 441 (3)-Plant Physiology, HORT 402W (3)-Plant Nutrition, HORT 412W (3)-Post-Harvest Physiology, HORT 420-Plant Growth Regulators, PPEM 417 (3)-Phytobacteriology or PPEM/ERM 430-Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems, IBIOS 591 (1) – Ethics in the Life Sciences	3-4
Plant Microbiology and Entomology SelectionNotes for: Plant Microbiology and Entomology Selection Plant Microbiology and Entomology Selection Select 3-4 credits from ENT 402W (3)-Biology of Animal Parasites, ENT 410 (3)-Insect Structure and Function, PPEM 416 (3)-Plant Virology: Molecules to Populations, or PPEM 425 (4)-Biology of Fungi	3
AGRO 460 (BIOTC 460) Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology	3
ElectivesNotes for: Electives Electives As needed for 120 credits for degree	3-4
Total credits	15-17

Additional Notes

Students must take one course with a US designation and one course with an IL designation. These requirements should be fulfilled by selecting GA, GH, and GS courses with the appropriate US/IL designation.

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# Course is an Entrance-to-Major requirement.

* Course requires a grade of 'C' or better.

† Course satisfies General Education and degree requirements.