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Plant Sciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · McKeesport, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0401
Credits (computed from items)
324-360
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214786
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214786_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
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    3. ENT 313
      Introduction to Entomology
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    4. PLANT 202
      Introduction to Crop Genetics, Biotechnology and Genomics
      Not resolved to a course
      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
      Introduction to Agricultural Crop Growth, Form, and Function
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PLANT/AGECO 201
      Introductory Agroecology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PLANT 461
      Emerging Issues in Plant Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. SOILS 101
      Introductory Soil Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    15 items
    1. ENT 314
      Management of Insect Pests of Ornamentals
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENT 316 Field Crops Entomology
      1
    2. Select 4 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. BIOL 110
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
      Not resolved to a course
    4. BIOL 110H
      Honors Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
      Not resolved to a course
    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
      Economic Principles of Agribusiness Decision Making
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ECON 14
      Principles of Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    9. ECON 102
      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
    10. ECON 104
      Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Select 1 credit from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    12. AGECO 495
      Agroecology Internship
      Not resolved to a course
    13. AGRO 495
      Internship
      Not resolved to a course
    14. HORT 495
      Internship
      Not resolved to a course
    15. HORT 496
      Independent Studies
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    14 items
    1. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      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
      Techniques of Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MATH 111
      Techniques of Calculus II
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
    10. MATH 141B
      Calculus and Biology II
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    12. STAT 200
      Elementary Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
    13. STAT 240
      Introduction to Biometry
      Not resolved to a course
    14. STAT 250
      Introduction to Biostatistics
      Not resolved to a course

    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
        Agroecology Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. AGECO/AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. SOILS 102
        Introductory Soil Science Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. SOILS 401
        Soil Composition and Physical Properties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. SOILS 402
        Soil Nutrient Behavior and Management
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Principles and Practices of Organic Agriculture
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AGECO 154
        Principles of Agronomic Field Operations
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AGECO 496
        Independent Studies
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AG 160
        Introduction into Ethics and Issues in Agriculture
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Forage Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
      14. AGRO 425
        Field Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
      15. HORT 202
        Plant Propagation
        Not resolved to a course
      16. HORT 431
        Small Fruit Culture
        Not resolved to a course
      17. HORT 432
        Deciduous Tree Fruits
        Not resolved to a course
      18. HORT 433
        Vegetable Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      19. HORT 451
        Hydroponics and Aquaponics
        Not resolved to a course
      20. HORT 453
        Flower Crop Production and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      21. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Physiology of Agricultural Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      25. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      26. SOILS 412W
        Soil Ecology
        Not resolved to a course

      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
        Agroecology Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. AGECO 429
        Crop Scouting
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. AGECO/AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. AGRO 423
        Forage Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. AGRO 425
        Field Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. SOILS 102
        Introductory Soil Science Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      8. SOILS 401
        Soil Composition and Physical Properties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. SOILS 402
        Soil Nutrient Behavior and Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      25 items
      1. AGECO 154
        Principles of Agronomic Field Operations
        Not resolved to a course
        or: SOILS 403 Soil Morphology Practicum
        2
      2. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AG 160
        Introduction into Ethics and Issues in Agriculture
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PHIL 13
        Nature and Environment
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHIL 103
        Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Economics of the Food System
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AGBM 106
        Agribusiness Problem Solving
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AGBM 200
        Introduction to Agricultural Business Management
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AGBM 407
        Farm Planning and Financial Management
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Animal Science
        Not resolved to a course
      20. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        Not resolved to a course
      21. SOILS 450
        Environmental Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      22. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      23. AGRO 410W
        Physiology of Agricultural Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      24. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      25. SOILS 412W
        Soil Ecology
        Not resolved to a course

      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
        Horticultural Systematics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HORT 402W
        Plant Nutrition
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. HORT 445
        Plant Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. HORT 455
        Retail Horticulture Business Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      3 items
      1. HORT 101
        Horticultural Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HORT 202
        Plant Propagation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      24 items
      1. AGRO 438
        Principles of Weed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        or: HORT 238 Turf and Ornamental Weed Control
        3-4
      2. PPEM 300
        Horticultural Crop Diseases
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
      5. HORT 137
        Ornamental Plant Materials
        Not resolved to a course
      6. HORT 138
        Ornamental Plant Materials
        Not resolved to a course
      7. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding
        Not resolved to a course
      8. HORT 408
        Landscape Plant Establishment and Maintenance
        Not resolved to a course
      9. HORT 431
        Small Fruit Culture
        Not resolved to a course
      10. HORT 432
        Deciduous Tree Fruits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. HORT 433
        Vegetable Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      12. HORT 451
        Hydroponics and Aquaponics
        Not resolved to a course
      13. HORT 453
        Flower Crop Production and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      14. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp
        Not resolved to a course
      15. Select 6-7 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6-7
      16. AGBM 200
        Introduction to Agricultural Business Management
        Not resolved to a course
      17. AGBM 407
        Farm Planning and Financial Management
        Not resolved to a course
      18. BA 301
        Finance
        Not resolved to a course
      19. BA 303
        Marketing
        Not resolved to a course
      20. BLAW 243
        Legal Environment of Business
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        4

      Prescribed Courses

      8 items
      1. AGRO 410W
        Physiology of Agricultural Crops
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. AGRO/BIOTC 460
        Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CHEM 112
        Chemical Principles II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CHEM 210
        Organic Chemistry I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CHEM 212
        Organic Chemistry II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. HORT/BIOL/BIOTC 459
        Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHYS 250
        Introductory Physics I
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 234& BIOL 235W Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lectureand Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lab
      5. BIOL 240W
        Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 245W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lab
      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
        Taxonomy of Seed Plants
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIOL 427
        Evolution
        Not resolved to a course
      4. BIOL 428
        Population Genetics
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIOL 436
        Population Ecology and Global Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
      6. BIOL 448
        Ecology of Plant Reproduction
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENT 420
        Introduction to Population Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
      8. HORT 445
        Plant Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Practical Bioinformatics
        Not resolved to a course
      12. BIOTC 479
        Methods in Biofermentations
        Not resolved to a course
      13. HORT 497
        Special Topics
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MCIBS 571
        Current Issues in Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
      15. MCIBS 593
        Molecular Biology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Insect Structure and Function
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PPEM 416
        Plant Virology: Molecules to Populations
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Plant Developmental Anatomy
        Not resolved to a course
      23. BIOL 424
        Seeds of Change: The Uses of Plants
        Not resolved to a course
      24. BIOL 441
        Plant Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      25. HORT 402W
        Plant Nutrition
        Not resolved to a course
      26. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      27. MCIBS 591
        Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
      28. PPEM 417W
        Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Forage Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
      32. AGRO 425
        Field Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
      33. HORT 202
        Plant Propagation
        Not resolved to a course
      34. HORT 431
        Small Fruit Culture
        Not resolved to a course
      35. HORT 432
        Deciduous Tree Fruits
        Not resolved to a course
      36. HORT 433
        Vegetable Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      37. HORT 451
        Hydroponics and Aquaponics
        Not resolved to a course
      38. HORT 453
        Flower Crop Production and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      39. PLANT 240
        Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp
        Not resolved to a course
      40. SOILS/AGECO/ANSC 418
        Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
        Not resolved to a course

      Prescribed Courses

      5 items
      1. CHEM 112
        Chemical Principles II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CHEM 210
        Organic Chemistry I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CHEM 212
        Organic Chemistry II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CHEM 213
        Laboratory in Organic Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      5. PHYS 250
        Introductory Physics I
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. PPEM 405
        Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 234& BIOL 235W Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lectureand Biology: Molecules and Cells - Lab
      5. BIOL 240W
        Biology: Function and Development of Organisms
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 244& BIOL 245W Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lectureand Biology: Function and Development of Organisms - Lab
      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 1
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ENT/VBSC 402W
        Biology of Animal Parasites
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENT 410
        Insect Structure and Function
        Not resolved to a course
      13. PPEM 416
        Plant Virology: Molecules to Populations
        Not resolved to a course
      14. PPEM 417W
        Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health 1
        Not resolved to a course
      15. PPEM 425
        Biology of Fungi 1
        Not resolved to a course
      16. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      17. BIOL 412
        Ecology of Infectious Diseases
        Not resolved to a course
      18. BIOL 414
        Taxonomy of Seed Plants
        Not resolved to a course
      19. BIOL 427
        Evolution
        Not resolved to a course
      20. BIOL 428
        Population Genetics
        Not resolved to a course
      21. BIOL 436
        Population Ecology and Global Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
      22. BIOL 448
        Ecology of Plant Reproduction
        Not resolved to a course
      23. ENT/VBSC 402W
        Biology of Animal Parasites
        Not resolved to a course
      24. ENT 420
        Introduction to Population Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
      25. HORT 445
        Plant Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
      26. PPEM 425
        Biology of Fungi
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Practical Bioinformatics
        Not resolved to a course
      30. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding 1
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Physiology of Agricultural Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      34. AGRO 460
        Advances and Applications of Plant Biotechnology
        Not resolved to a course
      35. BIOL 407
        Plant Developmental Anatomy
        Not resolved to a course
      36. BIOL 424
        Seeds of Change: The Uses of Plants
        Not resolved to a course
      37. BIOL 441
        Plant Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      38. HORT 402W
        Plant Nutrition
        Not resolved to a course
      39. HORT 407
        Plant Breeding 1
        Not resolved to a course
      40. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      41. PPEM 417W
        Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: How Bacteria Shape Plant Health 1
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Physiology of Agricultural Crops
        Not resolved to a course
      45. HORT 412W
        Post-Harvest Physiology
        Not resolved to a course
      46. SOILS 412W
        Soil Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
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