Plant Science, B.S.: 180 units

Required Core Courses for Major: 57 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses in order to receive a degree in the major.

• AG 100 - Orientation to the College of Agriculture (1)
• PLT 131/131L - Landscape Horticulture (3/1)
• PLT 132/132L - Plant Propagation (3/1)
• PLT 133/133L - Agricultural Cropping Systems (3/1)
• PLT 231/231L - Basic Soil Science (3/1)
• PLT 232 - Irrigation and Water Management (4)
• PLT 233/233L - Introduction to Arthropods (3/1)
• PLT 301 - Investigative Techniques in Plant Science (4)
• PLT 302 - Technology Innovations in Plant Science (4)
• PLT 331/331L - Weeds and Weed Control (3/1)
• PLT 332/332L - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (3/1)
• PLT 333 - Integrated Pest Management (4)
• PLT 401 - Crop Ecology (4)
• PLT 411 - Environmental Toxicology (4)

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• PLT 441 - Internship in Plant Science (2-4) (2 units required) or
• PLT 461 - Senior Project (2)

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• PLT 463 - Undergraduate Seminar (2)

Required Support Courses: 42 units

• ABM 224 - Accounting for Agribusiness (4)
• AG 101 - Agriculture and the Modern World (4) (D2)
• AG 401 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Industries (4) (D4)
• BIO 115/115A/115L - Basic Biology (3/1/1) (B2,B3)
• BOT 201/201L - Form and Function in Plants (3/1)
• BOT 428/428L - Plant Physiology (4/1)

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• CHM 121 - General Chemistry (3) (B1) and
• CHM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1) (B3)

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• CHM 122 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• PLT 421/421L - Crop Diseases (3/1) or
• PLT 427/427L - Diseases of Ornamentals (3/1)

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• STA 120 - Statistics with Applications (4) (B4)

Elective Support Courses: 29 units

Determined in consultation with your advisor (21 units)

• Business Courses:  Choose 8 units

• ABM 328 - Agribusiness Enterprise Management (4)
• ABM 402 - Agribusiness Personnel Management (4)
• EBZ 301 - Introduction to Electronic Business (4)
• EBZ 302 - E-business Technology (4)
• FRL 201 - Legal Environment of Business Transactions (4)
• HRT 320 - Club Operations (4)
• IBM 301 - Principles of Marketing Management (4)
• MHR 301 - Principles of Management (4)
• MHR 313 - First-line Management (4)
• MHR 318 - Organizational Behavior (4)
• MHR 320 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (4)
• TOM 301 - Operations Management (4)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-4 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 94 units.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.csupomona.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)