Department: Plant Sciences, (401) 874-2791, cels.uri.edu/pls/ UC Advisor: Dr. Nathaniel Mitkowski - Chair, 238 Woodward Hall, mitkowski@uri.edu, (401) 874-5996 Options: Environmental Horticulture, Sustainable Agriculture, Turfgrass Management Credits: 120 total; 36 general education, 72 program, 12 free-electives The Major: The major in Plant Sciences prepares undergraduate students for professional careers in the broad field of horticulture. Flexible course requirements allow students to develop individual concentrations (eg. environmental horticulture, turf management, or sustainable agriculture) and prepare for a variety of employment opportunities after graduation (see below). In addition, the program provides a solid background for graduate study in several science and policy disciplines. A central focus of our horticulture curriculum is sustainability, achieved by reducing the need for inputs such as water, fertilizer, and pesticides, and knowing how to select superior plants, maintain excellent soil quality, and knowing and addressing pest and other issues quickly and professionally. Invasive exotic plants and pests provide frequent challenges to be addressed by knowledgeable horticulturists. All aspects of horticulture require up-to-date technical knowledge of how plants grow and how they respond to their environment - hence horticulture is a lifelong learning career. Career Options: The field of plant sciences is diverse with nearly unlimited career opportunities in a variety of job settings. Every student has different strengths and passions - so, with a good foundation in plant science, the career possibilities really are limited only by your imagination. The majority of horticultural positions require a minimum of either a two- or four-year college degree. However, educational requirements can vary greatly, depending on the level of expertise required for the position. Some positions require specialized technical or professional training in addition to the college degree. Professional horticulturists share a love of plants and a desire to work with people who also care about plants and their environment. Some career possibilities include: agricultural business consultant, arboretum or botanical garden horticulturist, arborist, urban forester, botanist or plant biologist, educator, extension agent, floriculturist or floral designer, garden center owner or manager, greenhouse manager, grower, plant producer or farmer, horticultural consultant, horticultural scientist or technician, horticultural therapist, interior landscaper, irrigation specialist, landscape contractor, landscape designer, landscape gardener, golf course superintendent, grounds manager, lawn care specialist, landscape manager, nurseryman or nursery manager, plant breeder and geneticist, plant diagnostician, plant inspector, plant pathologist or plant health care specialist, plant propagator, pomologist, sales representative or turfgrass manager. Transfer out of UC: Must complete at least 24 credits, minimum GPA of 2.0, and permission from a UC Advisor. The following is an example of the typical course schedule for the first 4 semesters for a student majoring in Plant Sciences; there will be variation based on course availability and schedule constraints. Some classes are not offered every semester. It is important to plan ahead and consult with your advisor to allow yourself time to enroll in the classes you wish to take. Semester I (Fall) URI 101 Freshmen Seminar... 1 PLS 101 Freshman Inquiry Plant Sciences... 1 PLS 150 Plant Biology for Gardeners (N)... 3 BIO 101, 103 Principles of Biology I & Lab... 4 MTH 107/8 Intro Finite Mathematics (M)... 3 COM 100 Oral Communications (C)... 3 Total credits: 15 Semester II (Spring) BIO 102, 104 Principles of Biology II & lab... 4 PLS 215 Propagation Plant Materials... 4 PLS 402 Plant Sciences Seminar... 1 WRT 104/5/6 Composition (Cw)... 3 General Education (S, L, A or F)... 3 Total credits: 15 Semester III (Fall) CHM 103,105 Intro. Chemistry Lec, Lab... 4 PLS 200 Introduction to Plant Protection... 4 PLS 210 Plant Protection Practicum... 1 NRS 212 Introduction to Soil Science... 3 PLS 306 Arboriculture & Landscape Mgmt or PLS 341 Introduction Turf Management or PLS 353 Landscape Plants I... 3-4 Total credits: 15-16 Semester IV (Spring) BIO 250 Plant Breeding and Genetics... 4 PLS 354 Landscape Plants II 3 PLS 301 Nursery Crop Production Mgmt or PLS 331 Floriculture/Greenhouse Mgmt or PLS 311 Fruit Culture... 3-4 Gen Education (S, L, F or A)... 6 Total credits: 15-16
General Education (36 credits): To satisfy URI s General Education requirements, Plant Sciences students must take a minimum of COM 100, WRT 104 (or 105 or 106), one MQ (Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning), two S (Social Sciences) and 15 credits of General Education courses from Category A (Fine Arts & Literature), L (Letters), and/or F (Foreign Language/Culture). See the URI Course Catalog (or the GE web site at www.uri.edu/advising/gened) for a listing of all General Education courses. Introductory Professional Courses: PLS 101 Freshman Inquiry into Plant Sciences... 1 PLS 150 Plant Biology for Gardeners... 3 NRS 212 Introduction to Soil Science... 3 PLS 200 Introduction to Plant Protection... 4 PLS 215 Propagation of Plant Materials... 4 PLS 250 Plant Breeding and Genetics... 3 PLS 255 Introduction to Horticultural Science... 3 Introductory Basic Sciences: BIO 101, 103 Principles of Biology I, Lab... 4 BIO 102, 104 Principles of Biology II, Lab... 4 CHM 103/105 Introductory Chemistry, Lab... 3, 1 or CHM 101/102 General Chemistry I, Lab... 3, 1 or CHM 112/114 General Chemistry II, Lab... 3, 1 Optional Basic and Advanced Sciences: BIO 346 Plant Physiology... 3 CHM 124/126 Organic Chemistry, Lab... 3, 1 PHY 109/110 Introduction to Physics... 3, 1 PHY 111/185 General Physics I, Lab... 3, 1 PHY 112/186 General Physics II, Lab... 3, 1 Core Concentration (19 credits): PLS 306 Landscape Management and Arboriculture... 4 PLS 341 Introduction to Turfgrass Management... 3 PLS 353 Landscape Plants I... 3 PLS 440 Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals... 3 ENT 387 Insects of Turf and Ornamentals... 3 ENT 411 Pesticides and the Environment... 3 Professional Concentration (with Core to minimum 30 credits): PLS 210 Plant Protection Practicum... 1 PLS 301 Nursery Crop Production and Management... 4 PLS 311 Fruit Culture... 3 PLS 320 Landscape Design... 3 PLS 324 Vegetable Crops... 3 PLS 331 Floriculture and Greenhouse Management... 4 PLS 332 Plant Pathology: Intro. Plant Diseases... 3 PLS 350 Herbaceous Garden Plants... 3 PLS 354 Landscape Plants II... 3 PLS 361 Weed Science... 3 PLS 390 Irrigation Technology... 3 PLS 401/402 Plant Sciences Seminar... 1, 1 PLS 442 Advanced Turf Management... 3 Experiential Learning (up to 12 credits): PLS 399 Plant Sciences Internship... 1-6 PLS 491/492 Special Projects and Independent Study... 1-3 ea.
Suggested Supporting Electives (up to 18 credits): BIO 323 Field Botany and Taxonomy... 4 BUS 110 Business Computing Applications... 3 BUS 140 Introduction to Business... 3 BUS 201 Financial Accounting... 3 BUS 202 Managerial Accounting... 3 BUS 315 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business I... 3 BUS 335 Fundamentals of Risk Management and Insurance... 3 BUS 340 Organization and Management Theory I... 3 BUS 342 Human Resources Management... 3 BUS 345 Business and Society... 3 BUS 365 Marketing Principles... 3 BUS 365 Marketing Principles... 3 CHM 112/114 General Chemistry II, Lab... 3,1 COM 271 Web Development and Programming... 4 COM 372 Dynamic Web Design and Programming... 4 CSC 101 Computing Concepts... 4 CVE 240 Geomatics... 2 ECN 201 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics... 3 EEC 310 Economics for Environmental Resource Management and Policy... 3 EEC 325 Planning and Managing a Small Natural Resources Firm... 3 EEC 345 International Trade and the Environment... 3 EEC 440 Benefit-Cost Analysis... 3 ENT 385/386 Introductory Entomology, Lab... 3,1 ENT 519 Insect Biological Control... 3 ENT 550 Insect Taxonomy and Systematics... 3 ENT 555 Insect Pest Management... 3 HDF 418 Personal Finance... 3 HDF 426 Retirement Planning... 3 KIN 172 Basic First Aid and CPR.... 0.5 KIN 272 Basic First Aid and CPR Instructor... 1 MAF 434 Introduction to Environmental Law... 3 NRS 301 Introduction to Forest Science... 3 NRS 302 Fundamentals of Forest Management... 3 NRS 312 Methods in Soil and Water Analysis... 3 NRS 351 Soil Morphology Practicum... 1 NRS 409 Concepts in GIS... 3 NRS 410 Fundamentals of GIS... 3 NRS 412 Soil-Water Chemistry... 3 NRS 415 Remote Sensing of the Environment... 3 NRS 450 Soil Conservation and Land Use... 3 NRS 471 Soil Morphology and Mapping... 3 PHY 109/110 Introduction to Physics, Lab... 3, 1 WRT 304 Writing for Community Service... 3 WRT 333 Scientific and Technical Writing... 3 Required for Business Minor, Recommended for Business Minor
Plant Sciences 4-year plan Freshman 1 (14) Freshman 2 (16) URI/PLS 101 Freshmen Seminar/Freshman Inquiry (1) PLS 215 Plant Propagation (4) PLS 150 Plant Biology for Gardeners (3) BIO 102/104 (4) BIO 101/103 Principles of Biology I (4) CHM 103/105 Introductory Chemistry/Lab (4) GE: COM 100 or WRT: Communication Fundamentals or Gen Ed (3) Writing to Inform or Explain, Forms of College Writing, or Introduction to Research Writing. (3) Math Gen Ed (3) Supporting or Free Elective (3) Sophomore 1 (16) Sophomore 2 (16) PLS 200 Plant Protection (4) PLS 250 Plant Breeding and Genetics (4) PLS 210 Plant Protection Practicum (2) PLS 255 Horticultural Plant Science (3) PLS 301, 331 or 341: Nursery Crop or Floriculture and PLS 353 Landscape Plants I (3) Greenhouse Management (4), or Introduction to Turf Management (3) NRS 212 Introduction to Soil Science (3) PLS 354 Landscape Plants II (3) Gen Ed (3) Gen Ed (3) Junior 1 (15) Junior 2 (16) ENT 387 Insects Turf & Ornamentals (3) PLS 442 Advanced Turf (3) PLS 361 Weeds or PLS 390 Irrigation (3) Two of the following: PLS 306 Landscape Management (4) PLS 350 Herbaceous Plants (HORT, 3) PLS 341 Intro Turf (HORT, 3) PLS 301 or 331 (HORT) Nursery Crop or Floriculture and Greenhouse Management (4) Two of the following: (6) PLS 311 Fruit PLS 322 Power Units PLS 354 Landscape Plants II Supporting or Free Elective (3) PLS 402 PLS Seminar (1) Senior I (15-16) Senior 2 (15) PLS 440 Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals (3) ENT 411 Pesticides and the Environment (3) PLS 361 or PLS 390 (3) PLS 322 (if not taken in semester 6 (3) Two of the following (6-7) One of the following (3) PLS 306 Landscape Management (3) PLS 311 Fruit (3) PLS 350 Herbaceous Garden Plants (3) PLS 354 Landscape Plants II PLS 471 Plant Improvement (4) PLS 399 Internship (3) Supporting or Free Electives (6)
Plant Sciences 3-yr transfer plan* Semester 1 (16) Semester 2 (18) PLS 150 Plant Biology for Gardeners (3) BIO 101/103, Principles of Biology I and Lab (4) PLS 200 Plant Protection (4) PLS 215, Plant Propagation (4) PLS 353 Landscape Plants I (3) PLS 301 or 331 (4) PLS 341 Intro Turf (3) PLS 354 Landscape Plants II (3) Gen Ed (3) Supporting or Free Elective (3) Semester 3 (16-18) Semester 4 (15-16) BIO 102/104, Principles of Biology II and Lab (4) PLS 442 Advanced Turf (3) ENT 387 Insects Turf & Ornamentals (3) PLS 301, 331 (3) PLS 361 Weeds or PLS 390 Irrigation (3) PLS 255 Horticultural Plant Science (3) Two of the following: (6-8) Two of the following: (6-7) PLS 306 Landscape Management (4) PLS 311 Fruit Culture (3) PLS 322 Power Units (3) PLS 354 Landscape Plants II (3) PLS 350 Herbaceous Plants (3) PLS 341 Intro Turf (3) PLS 402 Seminar (1) Semester 5 (15-16) Semester 6 (15) PLS 440 Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals (3) ENT 411 Pesticides and the Environment (3) PLS 361 or PLS 390 (3) PLS 322 (if not taken in semester 6) (3) Two of the following: (6-7) PLS 306 Landscape Management (4) PLS 350 Herbaceous Plants (3) One of the following (3-4) PLS 311 Fruit Culture (3) PLS 312 Fruit Culture Practicum (2) PLS 325 Vegetable Crops Practicum (2) PLS 354 Landscape Plants II (3) PLS 399 Internship (3) Supporting or Free Electives (6) * Three-year plan for Transfer Students: Ideally transfers would have taken basic biology, math and chemistry courses, as well as COM100 and WRT104. We accommodate transfers by substituting CHM100 or 101, and accepting MTH 107 or 108 or an appropriate computer science course. This usually sets them on the right track for graduation in 6 semesters.
ELS_EHTM_BS ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE TURFGRASS MGT COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES ADVISING SHEET Date: 5/20/14 Student: ID No.: Advisor: I. GENERAL EDUCATION (30 cr. required; Cr. III. PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION (min 30 cr) 0 6 cr Natural Sciences satisfied by the major) 0 Course Description: Course No. Cr. EH/TM Off: 6 Required Courses: A. English Communications (3+3=6) Landscape Management PLS 306 (4) 0 EH/TM F EC (3): 0 Intro. Turf Management PLS 341 (3) 0 EH/TM F ECw: WRT (3) 0 Landscape Plants I PLS 353 (3) 0 EH/TM F Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals PLS 440 (3) 0 EH/TM F B. Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (3) Insects of Turf and Ornamentals ENT 387 (3) 0 EH/TM F MQ: 0 Pesticides and the Environment ENT 411 (3) 0 EH/TM S C. Social Sciences (3+3=6) Additional Courses to make minimum 30 credits: Recommended: EEC 105 or ECN 201 0 Nursery Crop Production PLS 301 (3) 0 EH Alt. S S: 0 Greenhouse Management PLS 331 (4) 0 EH Alt. F Fruit Culture PLS 311 (3) 0 S Fruit Culture Practicum PLS 312 (2) 0 S D. Letters (3 or 6) Landscape Design PLS 320 (3) 0 Alt. F L: 0 Power Units PLS 322 (3) 0 TM S L: 0 Plant Pathology PLS 332 (4) 0 F Vegetable Culture PLS 324 (4) 0 F E. Fine Arts and Literature (3 or 6) Herbaceous Garden Plants PLS 350 (3) 0 EH F A: 0 Landscape Plants II PLS 354 (3) 0 EH S A: 0 Weed Science PLS 361 (3) 0 TM F Irrigation Technology PLS 390 (3) 0 TM F F. Foreign Language/Cross-cultural Competence (3 or 6) Plant Protection Clinic PLS 393 (3) 0 F FC: 0 Plant Sciences Seminar I PLS 401 (1) 0 F FC: 0 Plant Sciences Seminar II PLS 402 (1) 0 S Plant Plagues PLS 415 (2) 0 S Advanced Turf Management PLS 442 (3) 0 TM S II. PRE-PROFESSIONAL & BASIC SCIENCES Cr. Plant Improvement PLS 471 (4) 0 F ( 30 credits required or permissions of advisor, 0 6+ cr. apply to GE Natural Sciences) A. Freshman Inquiry (URI/PLS 101; 1cr, F) 0 IV. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (up to 12 credits) 0 Course Description: Course No. Cr. Off: B. Biology (8) Plant Sciences Internship I PLS 399 (1-3) 0 F, S Principles of Biology I (BIO 101/103; 3,1cr) 0 Plant Sciences Internship II PLS 399 (1-3) 0 F, S Principles of Biology II (BIO 102/104; 3,1cr) 0 Special Project/Independent Study PLS 491 (1-3) 0 F Special Project/Independent Study PLS 492 (1-3) 0 S C. Chemistry (4 cr) CHM 101/102 or 103/105 (3,1cr) 0 V. ELECTIVES (up to 18 credits) 0 D. Plant Sciences (18 cr) Course Description: Course No. Cr. Introductory Horticulture (PLS150; 3cr, S/F) 0 Introduction to Soil Science NRS 212 0 Plant Protection (PLS200; 4cr, F) 0 0 Plant Propagation (PLS215; 4cr, S) 0 0 Plant Breeding & Genetics (PLS250; 4cr, S) 0 0 Intro. Horticultural Sci. (PLS255; 3cr, S) 0 0 0 0 Course Credits Required: 120 0 Course Credits Completed: 0 0 Approved for Graduation: Advisor: Dept. Chair: Date: Date: NOTES: EL_EHTM_BS Checksheet April 3, 2014