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School of Natural Sciences

Minor in Plant Sciences

The Minor in Plant Sciences degree provides an opportunity for students to supplement their major in another discipline with acknowledged course work in the plant sciences.  Biology major courses may be repeated only a limited number of times including late withdrawals.    

Major/Department Policies

No grade less than C (2.0) will be accepted in any required School of Natural Science course.

Degree/Certificate Requirements

Degree Program Admission Requirements

Prerequisite requirements are usually required for upper level course work and must be fulfilled before the courses can be taken. 

Core Program

Course requirements include at least 15 credit hours of either lecture or lab courses in the plant sciences.  The 15 credit hours may include no more than one introductory biology course such as BIOL-L 101, BIOL-L 102, or PLSC-B 101.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

BIOL-L

102

Introduction to Biological Sciences 2

5

C

None

PLSC-B

101

Plant Biology

5

C

None

Major Specific Requirements 

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

PLSC-B

373

Plant Growth & Development

5

C

None

PLSC-B

375

Horticulture Plants

5

C

None

PLSC-B

370

Plant Physiology Lecture & Lab

5

C

None

PLSC-B

364

Summer Flowering Plants

5

C

None

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