Turfgrass Management Courses

This major prepares students for employment in the rapidly growing green industry with emphasis on developing grass areas for home lawns, parks, and golf courses.

First Semester Credits
ENGLISH 120	English Composition	3
MATH	By Placement Exam	2-3
PLSOILIN 102	Introductory Botany	4
PLSOILIN 105	Soils	4
PLSOILIN 230	Introductory Turfgrass Management	3
		Total 16-17
Second Semester (1st seven weeks) Credits
PLSOILIN 101	Insects and Related Forms	2
PLSOILIN 103	Plant Science	2
PLSOILIN 104	Plant Nutrients	2
	(2nd seven weeks)
PLSOILIN 107	Turfgrass Insects	2
PLSOILIN 232	Turf Machinery	3
	(full semester)
PLSOILIN 240	Applied Calculations in Turf Management	2
PLSOILIN 275	Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology	3
		Total 15
Third Semester Credits
ENVIRDES 335	Plant in the Landscape	4
FOREST 332	Principles of Arboriculture I	3
PLSOILIN 111	Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
PLSOILIN 112	Turf Diseases Lab	1
PLSOILIN 310	Principles of Weed Management	3
STOCKSCH 187	Internship (June - August)	3
		Total 17
Fourth Semester Credits
PLSOILIN 182	Principles of Pesticide Management	2
PLSOILIN 234	Irrigation and Drainage	3
PLSOILIN 340	Advanced Turfgrass Management	3
RES-ECON 142	People In Organizations	3
ELECTIVE	At least one of the following:
COMM 260	Public Speaking	3
SPANISH course		3
OR	OR	OR
Suggested courses for students transferring to bachelor program:
MATH 104	Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry	3
RES-ECON 102	Introduction to Resources Economics	3
General Education course		3
		Total 14
Grand Total 62-63 credits

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