All courses required for a major in botany, including cognate
courses, must be completed with a grade of C or better. Students are
urged to meet with their advisers regularly.
1. A minimum of 35 credits in the biological sciences is required for the botany major, including:
21:120:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
21:120:211 Plant Kingdom (4)
21:120:301 Foundations in Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
21:120:330 Plant Physiology (4)
21:120:370 Plant Ecology (3)
21:120:430 Plant Growth and Development (4)
Elective courses in the plant sciences (12 credits)
Nonmajor courses may not be used to fulfill the botany major or minor.
2. The following cognate courses also are required for the botany major:
a. 21&62:160:115-116 General Chemistry (4,4) and
21&62:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory (1,1)
b. 21&62:160:335-336 Organic Chemistry (4,4) and
21&62:160:331 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
c. 21&62:750:203,204 General Physics I, II (4,4) and
21&62:750:205,206 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1,1)
d. 21&62:640:135 Calculus I (4)
