Plant Biotechnology Option
| Freshman Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 |
| BIOB 170IN - Principles of Biological Diversity | 4 |
| BIOO 220 - General Botany | 3 |
| CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I & CHMY 142 - College Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems or BIOB 260 - Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II & CHMY 144 - College Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 |
BIOB 318 - Biometry* | |
STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics* | |
M 165Q - Calculus for Technology I* | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 |
M 161Q - Survey of Calculus* | |
M 166 - Calculus for Technology II* | |
M 171Q - Calculus I | |
| University Core and Electives | 2-7 |
| Year Total: | 30-36 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits |
| BIOB 375 - General Genetics | 3 |
| CHMY 321 - Organic Chemistry I & CHMY 322 - Organic Chemistry I Lab & CHMY 323 - Organic Chemistry II & CHMY 324 - Organic Chemistry II Lab or CHMY 211 and CHMY 212 | 5-8 |
| BIOM 360 - General Microbiology | 5 |
| ECNS 101IS - Economic Way of Thinking | 3 |
| University Core and Electives | 14-18 |
| Year Total: | 30-37 |
| Total Program Credits: | 60-72 |
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If a student takes BIOB 318 Biometry or STAT 216Q Introduction to Statistics, then the student must take M 161Q Survey of Calculus or M 171Q Calculus I. If a student takes M 165Q Calculus for Technology I, then the student must take M 166 Calculus for Technology II.
| Junior Year | Credits |
|---|---|
| BCH 380 - Biochemistry & BCH 381 - Biochemistry Lab | 5 |
| BIOB 430 - Plant Biotechnology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 |
BIOO 433 - Plant Physiology | |
BIOO 437 - Plant Development | |
BIOO 460 - Plant Metabolism | |
| PHSX 205 - College Physics I | 4 |
| PHSX 207 - College Physics II or STAT 337 - Intermediate Statistics with Introduction to Statistical Computing | 3-4 |
| University Core and Electives | 12-18 |
| Year Total: | 30-37 |
| Senior Year | Credits |
| Select one of the following: | 1-6 |
BIOB 490R - Undergraduate Research | |
BIOB 498 - Internship/Cooperative Edu | |
| BIOM 421 - Concepts of Plant Pathology | 3 |
| BIOO 460 - Plant Metabolism or BIOO 433 - Plant Physiology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 |
BCH 444R - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Methods | |
BIOM 455R - Research Mthds in Microbiology | |
| University Core and Electives | 14-18 |
| Year Total: | 24-34 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120-144 |
Restricted Electives
| Select seven of the following: | ||
| AGSC 341 | Field Crop Production | 3 |
| AGSC 441 | Plant Breeding & Genetics | 3 |
| BIOB 420 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOB 425 | Adv Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOB 441 | Advanced Eukaryotic Genetics | 3 |
| BIOB 476R | Gene Construction | 4 |
| BIOB 480 | Conservation Genetics | 3 |
| or BIOB 484 | Population Genetics | |
| BIOE 424 | Ecology of Fungi | 4 |
| BIOH 465R | Gene Expression Lab: From Genes to Proteins to Cells | 3 |
| BIOM 410 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| BIOM 423 | Mycology | 3 |
| BIOM 430 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOM 450 | Microbial Physiology | 3 |
| BIOM 465 | Plant-Pathogen Interactions | 3 |
| BIOO 437 | Plant Development | 3 |