Plant Science, B.S.: 120 units

Major Required: 69 units

• ABM 2240 - Accounting for Agribusiness I (3)

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• PLT 4160 - Landscape Contracting and Estimating (2) and
• PLT 4160L - Landscape Contracting and Estimating Laboratory (1)

• OR

• PLT 4985 - Urban Agriculture Business Models (3)

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• AG 4010 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural and Apparel Industries (3) (C3 or D4)
• BIO 1150 - Basic Biology (3) (B2)
• BIO 1150L - Basic Biology Laboratory (1) (B3)
• BIO 2050 - Form and Function in Plants (3)
• BIO 2050L - Form and Function in Plants Laboratory (1)
• CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I (3) (B1)
• CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1) (B3)
• CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II (3) (B1)
• CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1) (B3)
• PLT 1000 - Orientation to Plant Science (1)
• PLT 1120 - Plant Science I (3)
• PLT 1120L - Plant Science I Laboratory (1)
• PLT 1130 - Plant Science II (3)
• PLT 1130L - Plant Science II Laboratory (1)
• PLT 2310 - Basic Soil Science (2)
• PLT 2310L - Basic Soil Science Laboratory (1)
• PLT 2320 - Basic Irrigation Science (3)
• PLT 2330 - Introduction to Arthropods (2)
• PLT 2330L - Introduction to Arthropods Laboratory (1)
• PLT 2420 - Plant Identification (2)
• PLT 2420L - Plant Identification Laboratory (1)
• PLT 3310 - Weed Science (2)
• PLT 3310L - Weed Science Laboratory (1)
• PLT 3320 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (2)
• PLT 3320L - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Laboratory (1)
• PLT 3630 - Professional Development Seminar (1)
• PLT 3650 - Sustainable Agriculture (2)
• PLT 3650L - Sustainable Agriculture Laboratory (1)
• PLT 4010 - Crop Ecology (3)
• PLT 4190 - Plant Pathology (2)
• PLT 4190L - Plant Pathology Laboratory (1)
• PLT 4280 - Plant Physiology for Plant Science Students (3)
• PLT 4400 - Integrated Pest Management (3)
• STA 1200 - Statistics with Applications (3) (B4)

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• PLT 4410 - Internship (1) or
• PLT 4610 - Senior Project (1)

Major Electives: 15 units

Any combination of courses approved by the Plant Science Department will satisfy the required 15 units.

• PLT 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)

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• PLT 2020 - Subtropical Fruits (2) and
• PLT 2020L - Subtropical Fruits Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2030 - Pomology (2) and
• PLT 2030L - Pomology Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2140 - History of Garden Art (3) (C1)

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• PLT 2200 - Agronomic Principles and Practices (2) and
• PLT 2200L - Agronomic Principles and Practices Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2220 - Culinary Produce Technology (3)

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• PLT 2230 - Forage and Pasture Crops (2) and
• PLT 2230L - Forage and Pasture Crops Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2260 - Vegetable Crop Systems (2) and
• PLT 2260L - Vegetable Crop Systems Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2400 - Introduction to Turfgrass Management (2) and
• PLT 2400L - Introduction to Turfgrass Management Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2410 - Sports and Urban Turfgrass Management (2) and
• PLT 2410L - Sports and Urban Turfgrass Management Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2450 - General Surveying (1) and
• PLT 2450L - General Surveying Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2520 - Computer Aided Design (2) and
• PLT 2520L - Computer Aided Design Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 2977 - Farmers’ Markets (3)
• PLT 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• PLT 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• PLT 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• PLT 3000 - Insects and Civilization (3) (B5)
• PLT 3020 - Technology Innovations in Plant Science (3)
• PLT 3030 - Pesticide Laws and Regulations (2)

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• PLT 3200 - Agricultural Insect Pests (2) and
• PLT 3200L - Agricultural Insect Pests Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3280 - Arboriculture (1) and
• PLT 3280L - Arboriculture Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3340 - Soil Resource Management and Conservation (2) and
• PLT 3340L - Soil Resource Management and Conservation Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3360 - Bee Science (1) and
• PLT 3360L - Bee Science Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3370 - Native Plant Materials (2) and
• PLT 3370L - Native Plant Materials Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3410 - Sprinkler/Drip Irrigation (3)

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• PLT 3520 - Soil Materials and Management (2) and
• PLT 3520L - Soil Materials and Management Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 3760 - Urban and Community Agriculture (3) (B5)

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• PLT 3860 - Farm-to-Table (3) or
• NTR 3860 - Farm-to-Table (3)

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• PLT 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)

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• PLT 4030 - Viticulture (2) and
• PLT 4030L - Viticulture Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4040 - Plant Breeding (2) and
• PLT 4040L - Plant Breeding Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4110 - Environmental Toxicology (3)

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• PLT 4160 - Landscape Contracting and Estimating (2) and
• PLT 4160L - Landscape Contracting and Estimating Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4210 - Production Mycology (2) and
• PLT 4210L - Production Mycology Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4220 - Specialized Plant Propagation (2) and
• PLT 4220L - Specialized Plant Propagation Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4310 - Soil Chemistry (2) and
• PLT 4310L - Soil Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4311 - Plants and Civilization (3) (B5)

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• PLT 4340 - Golf Course Management (2) and
• PLT 4340L - Golf Course Management Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4430 - Landscape Management Problem Solving (2) and
• PLT 4430L - Landscape Management Problem Solving Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4450 - Social and Scientific Aspects of Organic Agriculture (3)

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• PLT 4460 - Advanced Irrigation and Runoff Water Management (2) and
• PLT 4460L - Advanced Irrigation and Runoff Water Management Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4965 - Small-Scale Sustainable Farming (2) and
• PLT 4965L - Small-Scale Sustainable Farming Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4975 - Urban Agriculture Policy and Community Development (2) and
• PLT 4975L - Urban Agriculture Policy and Community Development Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 4985 - Urban Agriculture Business Models (3)
• PLT 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-6 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Required”, “Major Electives”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 120 units.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

Interdisciplinary General Education: 18 units

An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, and D available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program.  Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major.  Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

American Institutions: 6 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

Graduation Writing Test

The Graduation Writing Test (GWT) is suspended until Fall 2025. Students entering Cal Poly Pomona before Fall 2025 are not required to take the Graduation Writing Test.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Summer Experience (0)