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Turf Management
Concentration
This
program of study focuses on the production and maintenance of grassed
areas, including home lawns, parks, golf courses and other athletic surfaces.
This concentration integrates scientific theory with practical experience,
and covers such topics as grass and seed identification, turfgrass culture
and physiology, pest control, and equipment maintenance. Excellent career
opportunities exist in turf management, and job placement of our graduates
is nearly 100 percent.
In addition to the foundation
course work required of all Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences students, the
following courses are required:
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PLSOILIN
Required Courses
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PLSOILIN |
230
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Intro.
Turfgrass Management
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
234
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Irrigation
and Drainage
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
240 |
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Applied
Calculations in Turf |
(2
cr.) |
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PLSOILIN |
275
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Turf
Physiology & Ecology
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
310
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Weed
Management
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
340
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Adv.
Turf Management
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(3
cr.)
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Select two 500-level PLNTSOIL courses for a total
of at least six credits:
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PLNTSOIL |
530
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Plant
Nutrition
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(4
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
550
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Plant
Growth Regulators
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(3
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
555
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Environmental
Stress
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(3
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
560
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Advanced
Weed Science
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(3
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
565
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Soil
Formation and Classification
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(4
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
570
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Soil
Physics
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(3
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
575
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Environmental
Soil Chemistry
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(4
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
580
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Soil
Fertility
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(3
cr.)
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Other Required Courses
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PLSOILIN |
101
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Insects
and Related Forms
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(2
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
107
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Turf
Insects
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(2
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
505
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General
Plant Pathology
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(4
cr.)
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"Open"
elective: |
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Select
from the list below
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(3
cr.)
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Other Suggested Supplemental Courses:
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MICROBIO
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597D
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Special
Topics - Turf Diseases
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(1
cr.)
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ENVIRDES |
335
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Plant
Materials I
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(4
cr.)
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FOREST |
332
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Principles
of Arboriculture
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(3
cr.)
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PLNTSOIL |
572
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Nematology
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(4
cr.)
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Suggested Supplemental Courses within PLSOILIN
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PLSOILIN |
200
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Plant
Propagation
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
232
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Turf
Machinery
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
255
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Herbaceous
Perennials
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(3
cr.)
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PLSOILIN |
375
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Soil
and Water Conservation
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(3
cr.)
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