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Plant Sciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Erie, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
324-360
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214591
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214591_dc520a77
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    4 items
    1. CHEM 110
      3
    2. CHEM 111
      1
    3. ENT 313
      2
    4. PLANT 202
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    5 items
    1. AGECO/ENT 457
      Principles of Integrated Pest Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PLANT 200
      3
    3. PLANT/AGECO 201
      Introductory Agroecology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PLANT 461
      3
    5. SOILS 101
      3

    Additional Courses

    15 items
    1. ENT 314
      Management of Insect Pests of Ornamentals
      or: ENT 316 Field Crops Entomology
      1
    2. Select 4 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. BIOL 110
      1
    4. BIOL 110H
      4
    5. BIOL 114& BIOL 115
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lectureand Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lab
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. AGBM 101
      3
    8. ECON 14
      Principles of Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    9. ECON 102
      3
    10. ECON 104
      3 General Education Course
      As published: “Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy”
      1.5
    11. Select 1 credit from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    12. AGECO 495
      1 Supporting Course
      As published: “Agroecology Internship”
      3
    13. AGRO 495
      1-5
    14. HORT 495
      1-13
    15. HORT 496
      1-18

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    14 items
    1. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      or: ENGL 202D Effective Writing: Business Writing
      3
    2. Select 3-5 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-5
    3. MATH 22
      College Algebra With Analytic Geometry and Applications II
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MATH 26
      Plane Trigonometry and Applications of Trigonometry
      Not resolved to a course
    5. MATH 41
      Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry
      Not resolved to a course
    6. MATH 110
      4
    7. MATH 111
      2-4
    8. MATH 140
      1
    9. MATH 141
      4
    10. MATH 141B
      4
    11. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    12. STAT 200
      3-4
    13. STAT 240
      3
    14. STAT 250
      3

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      42-57

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      6 items
      1. AGECO 295
        1
      2. AGECO/AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and
        As published: “Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control”
        3
      4. SOILS 102
        1
      5. SOILS 401
        3
      6. SOILS 402
        3

      Additional Courses

      26 items
      1. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AGECO/METEO 122
        Atmospheric Environment: Growing in the Wind
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AGECO 144
        3
      4. AGECO 154
        2
      5. AGECO 496
        1-18
      6. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AG 160
        3
      8. GEOG 30N
        Environment and Society in a Changing World
        Not resolved to a course
      9. PHIL 13
        Nature and Environment
        Not resolved to a course
      10. PHIL 103
        3
      11. PHIL 132/BIOET 100
        Bioethics
        Not resolved to a course
      12. Select 6 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      13. AGRO 423
        3
      14. AGRO 425
        3
      15. HORT 202
        3
      16. HORT 431
        1
      17. HORT 432
        3
      18. HORT 433
        3
      19. HORT 451
        3
      20. HORT 453
        3
      21. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany
        As published: “Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp”
        3
      22. SOILS/ANSC/AGECO 418
        Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      23. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      24. AGRO 410W
        4
      25. HORT 412W
        3
      26. SOILS 412W
        1

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. AGRO 28
        Principles of Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: HORT 101 Horticultural Science
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 18 credits of supporting courses in consultation with adviser
        Not resolved to a course
        18

      Prescribed Courses

      9 items
      1. AGECO 295
        1
      2. AGECO 429
        2
      3. AGECO/AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. AGRO 423
        3
      5. AGRO 425
        3
      6. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and
        As published: “Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control”
        3
      7. SOILS 102
        1
      8. SOILS 401
        3
      9. SOILS 402
        3

      Additional Courses

      25 items
      1. AGECO 154
        Principles of Agronomic Field Operations
        or: SOILS 403 Soil Morphology Practicum
        2
      2. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AG 160
        3
      4. PHIL 13
        Nature and Environment
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHIL 103
        3
      6. PHIL 132/BIOET 100
        Bioethics
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. AGBM 102
        3
      9. AGBM 106
        3
      10. AGBM 200
        3
      11. AGBM 407
        3
      12. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. AEE 201
        3
      14. AEE 360
        3
      15. AEE 460
        3
      16. AEE 465
        3
      17. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      18. AGECO/ANSC/SOILS 418
        Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      19. ANSC 201
        23
      20. GEOG 160
        (consult with 3 Advanced Elective (consult
        As published: “Mapping Our Changing World”
        3
      21. SOILS 450
        3
      22. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      23. AGRO 410W
        4
      24. HORT 412W
        3
      25. SOILS 412W
        1

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. AGRO 28
        Principles of Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: HORT 101 Horticultural Science
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 9 credits of supporting courses in consultation with adviser
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Prescribed Courses

      4 items
      1. HORT 232
        3
      2. HORT 402W
        3
      3. HORT 445
        3
      4. HORT 455
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      3 items
      1. HORT 101
        3
      2. HORT 202
        3
      3. HORT 412W
        3

      Additional Courses

      24 items
      1. AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        or: HORT 238 Turf and Ornamental Weed Control
        3-4
      2. PPEM 300
        Horticultural Crop Diseases
        or: PPEM 405 Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control
        3
      3. Select 9-10 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        9-10
      4. HORT 131
        Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification
        As published: “Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification”
        3
      5. HORT 137
        3
      6. HORT 138
        3
      7. HORT 407
        3
      8. HORT 408
        3-4
      9. HORT 431
        1
      10. HORT 432
        3
      11. HORT 433
        3
      12. HORT 451
        3
      13. HORT 453
        3
      14. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany
        As published: “Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp”
        3
      15. Select 6-7 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6-7
      16. AGBM 200
        3
      17. AGBM 407
        3
      18. BA 301
        3
      19. BA 303
        3
      20. BLAW 243
        3
      21. SPAN 1
        Elementary Spanish I
        Not resolved to a course
      22. SPAN 2
        Elementary Spanish II
        Not resolved to a course
      23. SPAN 3
        Intermediate Spanish
        Not resolved to a course
      24. SPAN 105
        Elementary Spanish I for Students in the
        As published: “Elementary Spanish I for Students in the Agricultural Sciences”
        1

      Prescribed Courses

      8 items
      1. AGRO 410W
        4
      2. AGRO/BIOTC 460
        Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CHEM 112
        3
      4. CHEM 210
        3
      5. CHEM 212
        3
      6. HORT 407
        3
      7. HORT/BIOL/BIOTC 459
        Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHYS 250
        (GN) 4 400-Level Course Selection
        As published: “Introductory Physics I”
        4

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and
        As published: “Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control”
        3

      Additional Courses

      7 items
      1. AGRO 28
        Principles of Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: HORT 101 Horticultural Science
        3
      2. CHEM 113
        Experimental Chemistry II
        or: CHEM 113B Experimental Chemistry II--Bioscience
        1
      3. Select 4-6 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4-6
      4. BIOL 230W
        Biology: Molecules and Cells
        or: BIOL 234& BIOL 235W Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lectureand Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lab
        4
      5. BIOL 240W
        Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 245W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lab
        4
      6. BMB 211& BMB 212
        Elementary Biochemistryand Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MICRB 201& MICRB 202
        Introductory Microbiologyand Introductory Microbiology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course

      MICRB 251/BMB 251 & MICRB 252/BMB 252

      40 items
      1. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      2. BIOL 414
        3
      3. BIOL 427
        3
      4. BIOL 428
        3
      5. BIOL 436
        3
      6. BIOL 448
        3
      7. ENT 420
        3
      8. HORT 445
        3
      9. PPEM/BIOL 425
        Biology of Fungi
        Not resolved to a course
      10. Select 2-3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        2-3
      11. BIOL 439
        3
      12. BIOTC 479
        3
      13. HORT 497
        (Plant Genetics
        As published: “Special Topics”
        3
      14. MCIBS 571
        2
      15. MCIBS 593
      16. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      17. ENT/VBSC 402W
        Biology of Animal Parasites
        Not resolved to a course
      18. ENT 410
        3
      19. PPEM 416
        3
      20. PPEM/BIOL 425
        Biology of Fungi
        Not resolved to a course
      21. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      22. BIOL 407
        3
      23. BIOL 424
        3
      24. BIOL 441
        1
      25. HORT 402W
        3
      26. HORT 412W
        3
      27. MCIBS 591
        Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of
        As published: “Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences”
        2
      28. PPEM 417W
        Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis in Plants
        As published: “Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health”
        3
      29. PPEM/ERM 430
        Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems
        Not resolved to a course
      30. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      31. AGRO 423
        3
      32. AGRO 425
        3
      33. HORT 202
        3
      34. HORT 431
        1
      35. HORT 432
        3
      36. HORT 433
        3
      37. HORT 451
        3
      38. HORT 453
        3
      39. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany
        As published: “Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp”
        3
      40. SOILS/AGECO/ANSC 418
        Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
        Not resolved to a course

      Prescribed Courses

      5 items
      1. CHEM 112
        3
      2. CHEM 210
        3
      3. CHEM 212
        3
      4. CHEM 213
        2
      5. PHYS 250
        (GN) 4 400-Level Course Selection
        As published: “Introductory Physics I”
        4

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and
        As published: “Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control”
        3

      Additional Courses

      46 items
      1. AGRO 28
        Principles of Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: HORT 101 Horticultural Science
        3
      2. CHEM 113
        Experimental Chemistry II
        or: CHEM 113B Experimental Chemistry II--Bioscience
        1
      3. Select 4-6 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        4-6
      4. BIOL 230W
        Biology: Molecules and Cells
        or: BIOL 234& BIOL 235W Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lectureand Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lab
        4
      5. BIOL 240W
        Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
        or: BIOL 244& BIOL 245W Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lectureand Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lab
        4
      6. BMB 211& BMB 212
        Elementary Biochemistryand Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MICRB 201& MICRB 202
        Introductory Microbiologyand Introductory Microbiology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      8. MICRB 251& MICRB 252
        Molecular and Cell Biology Iand Molecular and Cell Biology II
        Not resolved to a course
      9. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      10. BIOL 439
        Practical Bioinformatics
        As published: “Practical Bioinformatics 1”
        3
      11. ENT/VBSC 402W
        Biology of Animal Parasites
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENT 410
        3
      13. PPEM 416
        3
      14. PPEM 417W
        Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis in Plants
        As published: “Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health 1”
        3
      15. PPEM 425
        Biology of Fungi
        As published: “Biology of Fungi 1”
        4
      16. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      17. BIOL 412
        3
      18. BIOL 414
        3
      19. BIOL 427
        3
      20. BIOL 428
        3
      21. BIOL 436
        3
      22. BIOL 448
        3
      23. ENT/VBSC 402W
        Biology of Animal Parasites
        Not resolved to a course
      24. ENT 420
        3
      25. HORT 445
        3
      26. PPEM 425
        4
      27. Select 3 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      28. AGRO 460/460/BIOTC 460
        Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
      29. BIOL 439
        3
      30. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding
        As published: “Plant Breeding 1”
        3
      31. HORT/BIOL/BIOTC 459
        Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
      32. Select 6-7 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6-7
      33. AGRO 410W
        4
      34. AGRO 460
        3
      35. BIOL 407
        3
      36. BIOL 424
        3
      37. BIOL 441
        1
      38. HORT 402W
        3
      39. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding
        As published: “Plant Breeding 1”
        3
      40. HORT 412W
        3
      41. PPEM 417W
        Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis in Plants
        As published: “Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health 1”
        3
      42. PPEM/ERM 430
        Air Pollution Impacts to Terrestrial Ecosystems
        Not resolved to a course
      43. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      44. AGRO 410W
        4
      45. HORT 412W
        3
      46. SOILS 412W
        1
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