Plant Science B.S.

Students develop an agroecology track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Agroecology track.

Students develop an agronomy production track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Agronomy Production track.

Students develop a horticultural production track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Horticultural Production track.

Students develop a nursery & floriculture track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Nursery & Floriculture track.

Students develop a plant breeding track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Plant Breeding Track.

Students interested in this sub-plan for early graduate school admission in plant breeding and genetics should visit plantscience.umn.edu or contact your advisor.

Students develop a sustainable plant health track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Sustainable Plant Health track.

Students enrolled in the Integrated Plant Science BS/MS program must enroll in BIOC 3021 rather than HORT 2121.

Students develop a turfgrass science track consisting of at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits. Completion of 72 credits total is required to graduate within the Plant Science major when choosing the Turfgrass Science track.

CFANS offers an integrated bachelor of science (BS) in plant science and master's of science (MS) in applied plant sciences (plant breeding and molecular genetics track). The integrated BS/MS program offers students the opportunity to earn both degrees in five years by working toward a master's degree while simultaneously working toward their undergraduate degree. Plant science undergraduate students in the plant breeding and genetics sub-plan are welcome to apply to this program during their 3rd year of undergraduate study. During the 4th year, students take undergraduate and graduate courses concurrently and are advised by an undergraduate and graduate program advisor. Students must complete undergraduate degree requirements before the end of their fourth year. If the student does not pursue or complete the applied plant sciences MS degree portion of the integrated plant science BS/MS applied plant science - plant breeding track, their sub-plan will revert to plant breeding.

Students in this program will complete the 120 undergraduate credits required for a BS degree in plant science by the end of the 4th year and must be awarded an undergraduate degree at the 4th year mark or earlier. During the 4th and 5th years, students will complete 30 graduate credits and a Plan A or B research project with a final oral defense as required for the applied plant sciences MS degree. Students cannot double count credits to meet credit requirements for both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Within the integrated plant science BS/MS applied plant science - plant breeding track, students must complete at least 24 credits. Of these 24 credits, students may count up to 9 lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) credits and need to take a minimum of 12 credits of Agro, Ent, Hort, PLSC, or PlPa designators. No more than 6 credits of directed study/research count towards CFANS major requirements. For Plant Science, a single directed study/research may be for no more than 3 credits.

Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.