Apr 23, 2024

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Plant and Soil Science, B.S.

Agriculture
615-494-8996
Nathan Phillips, program coordinator
Nate.Phillips@mtsu.edu

The program leading to a major in Plant and Soil Science is designed for students interested in agronomy, horticulture, and/or soil sciences.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Plant and Soil Science, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	43 hours
Science and Mathematics Cognate	15-16 hours
Supporting Courses	8 hours*
Electives	12-20 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 OR CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Nat Sci)
MATH 1710 (Math) recommended

Major Requirements (43 hours)

Plant and Soil Science Core (19 hours)

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 3340 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 4690 - Crop Ecophysiology 3 credit hours
PLSO 4300 - Plant Protection 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4670 - Plant Propagation 3 credit hours

Electives (24 hours)

Plant and Soil Science electives 21 credit hours
AGBS or ANSC elective 3 credit hours

Science and Mathematics Cognate (15-16 hours)

BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
6 hours of Math choosing one from General Education Math and choosing one from MATH 1530 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1910 , or AGRI 4710

Supporting Courses (8 hours)

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

Electives (12-20 hours)

Curriculum: Plant and Soil Science

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 to 4 credit hours (MATH 1710 recommended)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 30-31 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
CHEM 1010 - Introductory General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1011 - Intro to General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1020 - Introductory General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1021 - Intro to General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

PLSO 3340 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 4690 - Crop Ecophysiology 3 credit hours
Agribusiness or Animal Science elective 3 credit hours
Plant and Soil Science upper-division electives 12 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
BIOL 3250 - Genetics 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1720 - Plane Trigonometry 3 credit hours OR
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours OR
AGRI 4710 - Agricultural Statistics and Data Analysis 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31-32 Hours

Senior

AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
Plant and Soil Science upper-division electives 9 credit hours
Upper-division electives 6 credit hours
Electives 5-6 credit hours
PLSO 4300 - Plant Protection 3 credit hours OR
PLSO 4670 - Plant Propagation 3 credit hours