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Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science Core Requirements

University Studies Requirements
College Requirements
Pre-Major Requirements
Major Requirements
Free Electives

University Studies Program Requirements (USP): (40 credit hours)

I. Math

A score of 26 on the mathematics section of the ACT, the successful completion of a by-pass exam, MA 109 College Algebra, or any calculus course

II. Foreign Language

Two years of the same foreign language in secondary school, or a two-semester college sequence

III. Inference - Logic

MA 123 Elementary Calculus (3)

IV. University Writing

  First Year Writing Requirement

  ENG 104 Writing, An Accelerated Foundation (4)

  Graduation Writing Requirement

  ENG 203 Business Writing (3)

V. Oral Communication

Suspended.

VI. Natural Sciences (9 hours)

CHE 105 General College Chemistry I (3)
CHE 107 General College Chemistry II (3)
CHE 111 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 113 General Chemistry Laboratory II (2)

VII. Social Sciences (6 hours)

AEC 101 Economics of Food & Agriculture (3) OR
ECO 201 Principles of Economics I (3)
RSO 102 Dynamics of Rural Social Life (3) OR
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

VIII. Humanities (6 hours)

Select courses from the approved USP list

IX. Cross-Cultural Requirement (3)

Select course from the approved USP list

X. Electives (6 hours)

Student's choice

College Requirements: (3 credit hours)

GEN 100 Issues in Agriculture: The Development of Modern Agriculture (3)

Pre-Major Requirements: (15 Credit Hours)

*CHE 105 General College Chemistry I (3)
*CHE 107 General College Chemistry II (3)
*CHE 111 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
*CHE 113 General Chemistry Laboratory II (2)
*MA 123 Elementary Calculus (3)
*ENG 203 Business Writing (3)

*Also satisfies University Studies Requirements

Major Core Requirements: (31 Credit Hours)

Additional requirements not required by University Studies or College

PLS 104 Plants, Soils and People: A Global Perspective (3)
PLS 210 The Life Processes of Plants (3), OR
BIO 150 Principles of Biology I (3) AND
BIO 151 Principles of Biology Laboratory (2)
PLS 220 Introduction to Plant Identification (3)
PLS 366 Fundamentals of Soil Science (4)
PLS 386 Plant Production Systems (4)
PLS 490 Topics in Plant and Soil Science (3)

Option Requirements

See Horiculture Enterprise Management or Horicultural Science

During the sophomore year each student is required to identify an Option and develop a Plan of Study that details the course work to be taken during the junior and senior years. The Plan of Study must be approved by the undergraduate curriculum committee.


Further details are available from:

Dr Jack Buxton
Horticulture Program,
N-308 Agriculture Science North
University of Kentucky
Telephone (859) 257-3781
jbuxton@uky.edu

This site was last updated on August 21, 2007