Curriculum Requirements for B.S. in Plant Biology: Cell, molecular, biotechnology emphasis
 

ALS 103

Introductory Topics in ALS

1

 

Languages (9 credits)

 

ENG 111

Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENG 112

Composition and Reading

3

 

Writing and Speaking1

3

Humanities and Social Studies (21 credits)2
A.    Two courses from the History and Literature Lists (may be either 2 History courses, 2 Literature courses, or 1 History course and 1 Literature course).
B.    One course from the Philosophy, Religion, or Visual and Performing Arts Electives List.
C.    Two courses from the Psychology, Economics, Politics, and Government, Sociology, Anthropology, and Cultural Geography Lists (courses must be selected from different lists).
D.    One course from Science, Technology, and Society:  Humanities and Social Sciences Perspectives list (not Science and Technology Perspectives list).
E.    One course from any of the above-named Lists or from the Advanced Humanities and Social Sciences Lists.
F.    One of the courses elected to fulfill the Humanities and Social Sciences Requirement must focus on a non-English speaking culture.  This course may come from the Foreign Language Electives List.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (51-59 credits)

Group I - Take all courses (34-38 credits).

PB 101

Perspectives on Botany

1

PB 102

Introduction to Research

1

BIO 181, 183

Introductory Biology I & II3

4+4

PB 250

Plant Biology3

4

CH 101

Chemistry - A Molecular Science

3

CH 102

Chemistry - A Molecular Sci. Lab

1

CH 2204

Introductory Organic Chemistry          OR

 

CH 221

Organic Chemistry I

4

GN 411

Principles of Genetics

4

PY 211,212

College Physics I & II

4+4

 

Group II - Research or teaching experience in one of the following (2 credits):

PB 492

External Learning Experience  OR

 

PB 493

Special Problems in Botany  OR

 

BO 495

Special Topics in Botany  OR

 

ALS 498

Research or Teaching I

2

 

Group III - Take one calculus course and one statistics course.  (6-7 credits).

MA 121

Elements of Calculus  OR

 

MA 131

Calculus for Life & Mgmt Sci A  OR

3

MA 141

Calculus I5

4

ST 101

Statistics by Example  OR

 

ST 311

Introduction to Statistics6

3

 

Group IV - Plant Biology Courses. Take 3 courses.  At least one of these courses must be at 300 – or 400-  level.  (9-12 credits)  A 2.0 GPA is required in all Plant Biology courses.  The courses listed in bold are highly recommended.

PB 213

Plants and Civilization

3

PB 215

Medicinal Plants

3

PB 220

Local Flora

3

PB 222

Kingdom of Fungi

3

PB 277

Space Biology

3

PB 3607

Introduction to Ecology

3

PB 400

Plant Structure and Diversity

4

PB 403

Systematic BOtany

4

PB 405

Wetland Flora

3

PB (Z0) 414

Cell Biology

3

PB 421

Plant Physiology

3

PB 422

Plant Physiology Lab

1

PB 321

Whole Plant Physiology

4

Special topics or Graduate (for advanced undergraduates only) Plant Biology courses may also be used.

Electives

Advised Electives (Selected from

Groups A, B, or C)8

18-30

Free Electives

 

14

 

 

 

The following courses are recommended to satisfy the Advised Electives and Free Electives requirements for the Cell, Molecular and Biotechnology Emphasis in Plant Biology

 

PB 321     Whole Plant Physiology         4 cr 

PB 414     Cell Biology                           3 cr

PB 421     Plant Physiology                    3 cr

PB 422     Plant Physiology lab              1 cr  (PB majors strongly advised to take the lab)

PB 480     Plant Biotechnology               3 cr

 

BCH 451   Intro Biochemistry                  4 cr

BCH 452   Intro Biochemistry lab 2 cr

BCH 453   Molecular Biology                  3 cr

BCH 454   Molecular Biology lab             4 cr

 

BIT 360     DNA manipulation l                4 cr (Needed for BIT minor plus 2 more hours of BIT)

BIT 461      DNA sequencing                   2 cr

BIT 462      Microarrays                          2 cr

BIT 464      Protein purification                2 cr

BIT 467      PCR                                                2 cr

BIT 468      Genome mapping                  2 cr

BIT 481      Plant transformation              2 cr

 

GN 411      Principles of Genetics           4 cr

GN 412      Genetics lab                         1 cr

GN 413      Advanced Genetics               3 cr

 

MB 351     General Microbiology              3 cr

MB 352     Microbiology lab                     2 cr

 

Physical Education (2 credits)

One credit must be for completion of

a 100 - level PE Course

2

Minimum Hours Required For

Graduation

128

Foreign language proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.

1One Course from either the Advanced Writing Electives List, the Communications/Speech Electives List, or the Foreign Languages Electives List.  ENG 333 (Communication for Science and Research) is strongly recommended.

2Electives from lists approved by University Provost. 


3 Credit cannot be earned for both PB 200 and PB 250; PB 200 may be substituted for PB 250 with permission of the Plant Biology Teaching Coordinator. BIO 105 or BIO 125 and any 4-hour PB course with a lab may be approved as substitutes for BIO 181 and BIO 183 by the Plant Biology Teaching Coordinator.

4CH 220 is a one semester course in the fundamental of organic chemistry; credit is not allowed for both CH 220 and CH 221.

5Credit is not allowed in more than one of MA 121, 131, and 141.  MA 121 is for students who only require one semester of calculus; it does not have a second semester sequence.

6Credit is not allowed for both ST 101 and ST 311.  Students interested in research are strongly encouraged to take both ST 311 and ST 501 (Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences I).

7Students are encouraged to take PB 365 concurrently.

8Adviser will help students select courses that augment their career objectives.