Dec 21, 2024

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

2019-20 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)

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 are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

CHEM 1010/1011 OR CHEM 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1110/1111 (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 (18-19 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

To make 120 hours

Total hours in program: 120

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 - Foreign Literature in Translation 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 OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 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