College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

Navigation Help:

The blue highlighted text  indicates additional details are available. Simply click on it to view details such as course name, description, prerequisites, or to be linked to another website with additional information. The back arrow button may be used to return to this page if you leave it through a link.

• For more information about Horticulture, see the department 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 logon to DegreeWorks   to check student-specific program progress.

 

• Only available at the Wasatch sites (Salt Lake, Kaysville, Orem)

 

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: highest Math Requirement for this degree is MATH 1050

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester	Credits	General Education Infor and Notes:
BIOL 1610: Biology I /BIOL 1615: Biology I Laboratory	3 /1	USU Classes in Tooele or Brigham City or take thru SLCC must be admitted to SLCC		WILD 2200: Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)	3			PSC 2600: Herbaceous Plant Materials	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			PSC 3500: Structure and Function of Plants	3
PSC 1050: Plants, Soils, and Climate Orientation	1-2			MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4			Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3
PSC 1800: Introduction to Horticulture (BLS)	3	Breadth Life Sciences		PSC 2200: Pest Management Principles and Practices	3
PSC 2620: Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape	3			PSC 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Elective for credit
Comments				Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester	Credits	General Education Infor and Notes:
CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4	Breadth Physical Sciences		ASTE 3050: Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)	3	Communications Intensive		BIOL 4500: Applied Entomology	3
PSC 3700: Plant Propagation	4			PSC 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Odd years elective for credit		PSC 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Elective for credit
PSC 3810: Turfgrass Management	3			PSC 4050: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production	4			PSC 3600: An Introduction to Plant Breeding and Heredity	2
PSC 4400: Modern Vegetable Production	3	Even years		PSC 6100: Professional Turf and Urban Landscape Water Management	3	Elective for credit
				Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
				Elective	3	Elective for credit
Comments				Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester	Credits	General Education Infor and Notes:
PSC 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science	4			PSC 3400: Arboriculture	3			PSC 4250: Internship in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate	1-4	1 credit required
PSC 4200: Temperate Zone Fruit Production	3	Odd years		PSC 4500: Urban Soil Management	3			PSC 4900: Special Problems	1-4
PSC 4550: Integrated Weed Management	3			Elective	3	Elective for credit		PSC 4900: Special Problems	1-4	Elective for credit
Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3			Depth Social Sciences	3
Elective	3	Elective for credit		Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) /Communications Intensive (CI)	3
Comments				Comments				Comments