College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

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• For more information about Plant Science, see website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.
• Can also have an emphasis in Horticulture and Cropping Systems .

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1210: Calculus I (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL 1610: Biology I	3			BIOL 1620: Biology II (BLS)	3
BIOL 1615: Biology I Laboratory	1			BIOL 1625: Biology II Laboratory	1
MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4			Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
PSC 1050: Plants, Soils, and Climate Orientation	1-2	Enroll in 1 credit		MATH 1060: Trigonometry	2
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3			Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
Total Recommended Credits:	15			Total Recommended Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 1210: Principles of Chemistry I	4			CHEM 1220: Principles of Chemistry II (BPS)	4
CHEM 1215: Chemical Principles Laboratory I	1			CHEM 1225: Chemical Principles Laboratory II	1
BIOL 2220: General Ecology	3			Electives	7
MATH 1210: Calculus I (QL)	4			Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	3
PSC Elective	3
Total Recommended Credits:	15			Total Recommended Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 2300: Principles of Organic Chemistry	3			BIOL 3060: Principles of Genetics (QI)	3
CHEM 2315: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1			PSC 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science	4
PSC Elective	3			PSC Elective	3
Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course	3			PSC Soil Elective	3
Elective	1			BIOL 4500: Applied Entomology	3
Communications Intensive (CI) Course	3
Total Recommended Credits:	14			Total Recommended Credits:	16
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PSC 5550: Fundamentals of Integrated Weed Management	4			PSC 3500: Structure and Function of Plants	3
BIOL 4400: Plant Physiology (QI)	4			PHYS 2120: General Physics - Life Sciences II (BPS)	4
BIOL 4430: Introduction to Plant Pathology	4	Taught odd year fall semesters		Electives	5
PHYS 2110: General Physics - Life Sciences I	4			PSC Soil Elective	3
				Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) /Communications Intensive (CI)  Course	3	Course that has DHA and CI combined
Total Recommended Credits:	16			Total Recommended Credits:	18
Comments				Comments

Contact Lisa Allen, lisa.allen@usu.edu, 435-797-0454 for advising.

This major requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all program coursework.