Degree: B.S.
Undergraduate Program Director: James C. French (aroid@rci.rutgers.edu)
Adviser
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Bruce B. Clarke
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Edward F. Durner
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Foran 286
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2-9711 (256)
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Joel S. Flagler
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201/599-6162
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James C. French
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2-9711 (162)
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Chaim Frenkel
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2-8977 (353)
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C. Reed Funk
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Thomas J. Gianfagna
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2-9711 (252)
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Joseph C. Goffreda
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Harry W. James
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Gojko Jelenkovic
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Richard H. Merritt
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James Murphy
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Foran 180
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2-9711 (129)
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Elwin R. Orton
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John N. Sacalis
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James F. White
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2-9375 (357)
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The plant science program prepares students for careers
or further study in areas related to food, fiber, turfgrass, ornamental
plant production, pest management, plant breeding, plant pathology, or
agricultural education. The curriculum offers three options:
horticulture and turf industry, for students intending to pursue
business careers; research, for students intending to pursue careers in
laboratories or graduate study; and professional certification, for
students intending to pursue careers in education or horticultural
therapy.
Please see the Programs of Study Summary on page 272 for information regarding changes in degree requirements.
I. Interdisciplinary/Ethical Analysis (5 credits)
11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)
11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (8 credits)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
B. Physical Sciences (9 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
III. The Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Human Diversity (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
V. Economic and Political Systems
A. Economic Systems (3-6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter. 11:373:121
Principles and Applications of Microeconomics/ Macroeconomics (3,3) or
equivalents are required of students in the horticulture and turf
industry option.
B. Political Systems (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VII. Experience-Based Education (3 credits)
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science (BA,BA) or
equivalent or an appropriate placement in cooperative education
VIII. Competence in Plant Science (52-73 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (9-12)
Quantitative Methods
See 01:640:___ in VIII B below.
Computer Competence (0-3)
01:198:110 Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3) or
equivalent or satisfaction of an approved departmental computer
competency test
Professional Ethics (3)
01:730:250 Environmental Ethics (3) or 01:730:251 Ethics and Business (3)
Other Required Courses (6)
11:776:211 Introduction to Horticulture (3)
11:776:242 Plant Science (3)
B. OPTIONS (43-61)
One of the following three options is required:
1. Horticulture and Turf Industry (52-58)
Required courses (29-30)
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:373:231 Agribusiness Marketing I (3)
11:373:241 Agribusiness Management (3) or 11:373:341 Management: Human Systems Development (3)
11:375:266 Soils and Their Management (4) or 11:375: 453 Soil Fertility (3)
01:460:101 Introductory Geology I: Physical (3)
01:460:103 Introduction to Geology Laboratory (1)
01:640:115 Precalculus College Mathematics (4) or 01: 960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3)
11:770:301 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:770:382 Plant Physiology (4)
11:776:406 Plant Breeding (3)
Electives (23-28)
At least eight additional courses selected from the following list:
Plant Science Curriculum Electives
11:015:492 Tropical Agriculture (3)
11:015:494 Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources Field Study (2)
11:126:406 Plant Gene Transfer (4)
11:126:413 Plant Molecular Biology (3)
11:126:427 Methods in Recombinant DNA Technology (4)
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)
01:447:390 General Microbiology (4)
11:550:230 Environmental Design Analysis (3)
11:550:233-234 Landscape Plants I,II (3,3)
11:550:238 Landscape Management and Maintenance (3)
11:550:239 Planning and Planting the Residential Environment (3)
11:704:332 Plant Ecology (4)
11:770:402 Mycology: Fungi in the Environment (3)
11:776:200 Modern Crop Production (3)
11:776:202 Applied Physiology of Horticultural Crops (3)
11:776:221 Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:231 Commercial Floral Design (3)
11:776:3__ Plant Nutrition (3)
11:776:304 Turfgrass Management (4)
11:776:305 Plant Genetics (4)
11:776:310 Plant Propagation (3)
11:776:312 Medicinal Plants (3)
11:776:321 Greenhouse Environment Control and Crop Production (3)
11:776:340 Principles and Practices of Fruit Production (4)
11:776:341 Fruit Production (3)
11:776:362 Principles of Vegetable Culture (3)
11:776:401 Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops (3)
11:776:402 Principles of Weed Science (3)
11:776:403 Plant Science Techniques (3)
11:776:408 Turfgrass Pest Science (4)
11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3)
11:776:450 Horticultural Topics (2)
11:776:451 Fine and Sports Turf (3)
11:776:452 Plant Tissue Culture (3)
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science (BA,BA)
01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3)
2. Professional Certification: Plant Science Teacher Certification,
Plant Protection Certification, and Horticulture Therapy Specialization
(43-57)
Required courses (3-4)
01:640:115 Precalculus College Mathematics (4) or 01: 960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3)
and one of the following specializations:
A. Plant Science Teacher Preparation: Education Certificate (40-47)
Required courses (21-24)
11:300:327Applications of Psychology in Education (3) or an approved educational psychology course
11:300:411 Materials and Methods of Teaching Science (3) or
11:400:425,426 Methods of Teaching Vocational Agriculture (3,3)
11:300:417 Observation Internship (a minimum of 3 credits)
11:300:423,424 Teaching Seminar (1.5,1.5)
11:300:487 Student Teaching (9)
Electives (19-23)
Additional courses from the curriculum electives listed in the
horticulture and turf industry option, above, selected in consultation
with an adviser.
B. Horticultural Therapy Specialization (53)
Required courses (40)
11:776:225 Introduction to Horticultural Therapy (3)
11:776:325 Horticultural Therapy Techniques and Programming (3)
11:776:425 Special Topics in Horticultural Therapy (2)
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science (a minimum of 8 credits, approved by the adviser)
At least eight of the following human science courses (24-26):
11:300:327 Applications of Psychology in Education (3)
11:373:341 Management: Human Systems Development (3)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
01:830:303,304 Memory and Attention Laboratory (3,1)
01:830:321 Social Psychology (3)
01:830:326,327 Small Groups and Laboratory (3,1)
01:830:330 Developmental Psychology (3)
01:830:333 Adolescent Development (3)
01:830:335 Adult Development and Aging (3)
01:830:340 Principles of Abnormal Psychology (3)
01:830:361 Developmental Psychobiology (3)
01:830:377 Health Psychology (3)
10:832:416 Mental Illness: Social and Public Policy (3)
09:910:352 Groups at Risk in Contemporary Society (3) or 09:
910:220 Introduction to Social Work and Social Services (3)
01:920:210 Sociology of Medicine and Health Care (3)
Electives (13)
Additional courses selected from the curriculum electives listed in the
horticulture and turf industry option, above. Recommended electives are
11:119:332, 11:370:350, 11:770:301, and 11:776: 231,310,321,439.
C. Plant Protection (45)
Required courses (15)
11:370:352 Toxicology of Pesticides (3)
11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)
11:770:301 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:402 Principles of Weed Science (3)
11:776:495 Special Problems in Plant Science (3)
or appropriate adviser-approved internship in plant
protection
Electives (30)
A minimum of 30 credits, with at least one course from each of the five
following areas. Additional electives may be substituted in
consultation with the adviser.
I. Economics, Marketing, and Policy
11:373:231 Agribusiness Marketing I (3)
11:373:241 Agribusiness Management (3)
11:373:363 Environmental Economics (3)
11:373:371 Food Health and Safety Policy (3)
II. Insect Pests
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:409 Insect Classification (4)
11:770:416 Principles of Applied Nematology (3)
III. Microbial Pathogens
01:447:390 General Microbiology (4)
11:770:402 Mycology: Fungi in the Environment (3)
11:776:408 Turfgrass Pest Science (4)
IV. Agroecology and Ecology
11:015:230 Fundamentals of Agroecology (3)
11:704:351 Principles of Applied Ecology (4)
V. Production/Management
11:015:301 Topics in Agroecology (3)
11:375:266 Soils and Their Management (4) or equivalent
11:776:200 Modern Crop Production (3)
11:776:221 Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:304 Turfgrass Management (4)
11:776:321 Greenhouse Environmental Control and Crop Production (3)
11:776:341 Fruit Production (3)
11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3)
3. Research (56-61)
Required courses (42)
11:115:403,404 General Biochemistry (3,3)
11:126:413 Plant Molecular Biology (3)
01:160:307-308 Organic Chemistry (4,4)
01:640:135-136 Calculus I,II or equivalent (4,4)
01:750:203-204 General Physics (3,3)
11:776:305 Plant Genetics (4)
11:776:382 Plant Physiology (4)
11:776:452 Plant Tissue Culture (3) or 11:126:406 Plant Gene Transfer (4)
Electives (14-19)
At least five additional courses selected from the curriculum electives
listed in the horticulture and turf industry option, above.
IX. Unspecified Electives (3-27 credits)