College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

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• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
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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 1050: College Algebra (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 1010: Biology and the Citizen (BLS)	3			ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3
LAEP 1030: Introduction to Landscape Architecture (BCA)	3			LAEP 2500: Landscape Materials	2
PSC 1050: Plants, Soils, and Climate Orientation	1-2	Enroll in 1 credit		MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4
PSC 1800: Introduction to Horticulture (BLS)	3			PSC 2200: Pest Management Principles and Practices	3
PSC 2620: Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape	3			WILD 2200: Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)	3
Elective	1			Elective	1
Recommended Total Credits:	14			Recommended Total Credits:	16
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4			LAEP 1300: Digital Drafting, Illustration, and Modeling	3
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3
LAEP 1200: Introduction to Graphics and Illustration	4			Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
PSC 2600: Herbaceous Plant Materials	3			Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	3
Elective	1			Elective	3
Recommended Total Credits:	15			Recommended Total Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PSC 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science	4			PSC 3300: Residential Landscapes	3
PSC 3430: Construction Methods for Residential Landscape Installation	2			PSC 4420: Landscape Irrigation Design (QI)	2
PSC 3810: Turfgrass Management	3			PSC 4100: Professional Turf and Urban Landscape Water Management	3
Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course	3			PSC 3400: Arboriculture	3
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) /Communications Intensive (CI) Course	3			PSC 3500: Structure and Function of Plants	3
Elective	1			Elective	1
Recommended Total Credits:	16			Recommended Total Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PSC 4250: Internship in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate	1-4	Minimum of 1 credit		ASTE 3050: Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)	3
PSC 4301: Computer Aided Residential Landscape Design	2			APEC 2120 - Small Firm Accounting Basics	3
PSC 5090: Sustainable Low Water Landscaping	3			PSC 4500 - Urban Soil Management and Reclamation	3
PSC 5550: Fundamentals of Integrated Weed Management	4			PSC 4302: Advanced Residential Landscape Design	2
Elective	3			Electives	7
Recommended Total Credits:	17+			Recommended Total Credits:	15
Comments				Comments

Contact Caisa Shoop, caisa.shoop@usu.edu, 435-797-4275 for advising.