College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

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• 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 log on to Degree Works  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: 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	2.75 GPA

 

First Year
Fall Semester-Even		General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester-Odd		General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester-Odd		General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL 1610: Biology I /BIOL 1615: Biology I Laboratory	3 /1	USU Classes in Tooele or Brigham City or take through 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 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Kaysville odd years; elective for credit
PSC 1050: Plants, Soils, and Climate Orientation	1-2			MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4			Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	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	SLC*		PSC 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Elective for credit
Comments *”SLC” refers to Salt Lake Center				Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester-Odd		General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester-Even		General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester-Even		General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4	Breadth Physical Sciences		PSC 2900 : Spring Pruning	1	Elective for credit		PSC 3500: Structure and Function of Plants	3	SLC
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	3			PSC 2900 : Special Problems in Horticulture	1-4	Elective for credit		PSC 4900 : Plant Diseases	3	Kaysville even years
Elective	3	Elective for credit		Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3			PSC 4900 : Native Plants	2	Kaysville even years; elective for credit
Elective	3	Elective for credit		Elective	3	Elective for credit
				Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3
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Third Year
Fall Semester-Even		General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester-Odd		General Education Info and Notes:		Summer Semester-Odd		General Education Info and Notes:
PSC 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science	4			PSC 3400: Arboriculture	3	SLC		BIOL 4500: Applied Entomology	3	Kaysville odd years
PSC 4250: Internship in Plants, Soils, and/or Climate	1-4	1 credit required		PSC 4500: Urban Soil Management and Reclamation	3			PSC 3600: An Introduction to Plant Breeding and Heredity	2	Kaysville odd years
PSC 4400: Modern Vegetable Production	3	Kaysville even years		PSC 4050: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production	4	SLC
PSC 4420: Landscape Irrigation Design (QI)  or PSC 4810: Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI)	2  or 3	Quantitative Intensive		Depth Social Sciences (DSS) Course	3
PSC 4550: Integrated Weed Management	3	Kaysville		Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) /Communications Intensive (CI)	3
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester-Odd	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester-Even	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PSC 3700: Plant Propagation	4	SLC odd years		PSC 2900: Special Problems in Plant Science	1-4	Elective for credit
PSC 3810: Turfgrass Management	3	SLC odd years		PSC 4100: Professional Turf and Urban Landscape Water Management	3	Elective for credit
PSC 4200: Temperate Zone Fruit Production	3	Kaysville odd years		ASTE 3050: Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)  (suggested)	3	Communications Intensive
Elective	3	Elective for credit		Elective	3	Elective for credit
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