Bachelor of Science Degree Program

Core Requirements (Total:15 credits)
STOCKSCH 105 Soils 
STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany
STOCKSCH 384 Introductory Plant Physiology
STOCKSCH 505 General Plant Pathology

Major Requirements (Total: 56-60 credits)
Biological Science (13 credits)
BIOLOGY 151 Introductory Biology I
BIOLOGY 152 Introductory Biology II
BIOLOGY 283 General Genetics
BIOLOGY 285 Cellular & Molecular Biology

Chemistry (8 credits)
CHEM 111 and CHEM 112

Ecosystems Studies - one of the following (3-4 credits):
BIOLOGY 287 Introductory Ecology
ENVIRSCI 101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
ENVIRSCI 214 Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Global Change
NRC 100 Environment and Society
STOCKSCH 378 Agroecology

General Science - 6 credits from the following:
BIOCHEM 420 Elementary Biochemistry
CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry
CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry
MICROBIO 310 General Microbiology
MICROBIO 312 Microbiology Lab
PHYSICS 131/151 Introductory Physics I/General Physics I
PHYSICS 132/152 Introductory Physics II/General Physics II

Integrative Experience
NATSCI 494I Global Issues in Applied Biology

Junior Year Writing (3 credits)
NATSCI 387 CNS Junior Writing

Mathematics, Statistics and Reasoning—two semesters in mathematics, statistics and/or analytic reasoning (6-8 credits).

Experimental Techniques Course or Independent Study - 2-4 credits from the following:
BIOLOGY 153 Introductory Biology Lab
BIOLOGY 383H Gene and Genome Analysis
CHEM 269 Organic Chemistry Lab
MICROBIO 385 Introduction to Biotechnology Laboratory
NRC 585 Introduction to GIS
STOCKSCH 390A Plant Biotechnology and Tissue Culture

Restricted Electives in Horticultural Science, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Pathology, or Soil Science (minimum 12 credits at or above 300 level with 6 credits minimum at 500 level)