Applied Plant Science
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As an Applied Plant Science major at UIU, you will receive a real hands-on education. You will learn everything from turf grass management to production of forage, to weed science. The major is a "2+2" program where you complete your first two years in an approved program at a community college before transferring to UIU for two more years.
As an Applied Plant Science major, you can become a turf/grounds/landscape manager, landscape designer, horticulturist, wholesale/retail greenhouse caretaker, nursery manager/owner, or an industrial employee (for example, with seed companies). The degree also prepares you to enter graduate school.
LOCATION: Main residential campus in Fayette, Iowa
APPLIED PLANT SCIENCE MAJOR
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(4) BIO 120 General Botany
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(4) BIO 135 Principles of Biology I
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(4) BIO 223 Plant Propagation
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(4) BIO 283 General Genetics
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(3) BIO 323 Plant Nutrition
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(4) BIO 325 Plant Physiology
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(4) BIO 410 Plant Taxonomy
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(4) BIO 428 Plant Pathology
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(4) BIO 490 Entomology
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(2) BIO 496 Senior Project
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(4) CHEM 151 General Chemistry I
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(3) ES 220 Soil and Water Conservation
- (4) ES 326 Soil Genesis, Classification, and Morphology
Total: 48 credits
Note: In addition to the major requirements, either an associate's degree or significant course work in an applied plant science field from an approved community college program is required.
