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Turfgrass Management

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences

Contact: Scott Ebdon, Program Coordinator

Office: 12F Stockbridge

Phone: 545-2506

Grassed areas for home lawns, parks, and golf courses are becoming more important every day as people and companies are spending more money to create an attractive environment using turfgrass as a major component of the plan. Students learn about turfgrass identification, culture, weed identification and treatment, sod production, and the business management skills required to run a successful operation.

Course of Study

First Semester	Credits
ENGL 120 English Composition	3
MATH Elementary Algebra	3
PLSOIL 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOIL 105 Soils	4
*PLSOIL 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management	3

Total	17


Second Semester (1st eight wks)	Credits
ENT 104 Insects and Related Forms	2
ENVDES 193C Microcomputer Applications	2
PLSOIL 103 Plant Science	2
PLSOIL 104 Plant Nutrients	2

(2nd eight wks)
*ENT 107 Turfgrass Insects	2
MICBIO 103 Introduction to Plant Diseases	2

(full semester)
*PLSOIL 275 Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology	3

Total	15

June through August Credits
*STOCK 187 Internship	3


Third Semester	Credits
ENVDES 335 Plant Materials	4
FOREST 332 Principles of Arboriculture	3
*MICBIO 105 Turf Diseases Laboratory	1
PLSOIL 232 Turf Machinery	3
PLSOIL 310 Principles of Weed Management	3

Total	14


Fourth Semester	Credits
ENT 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
PLSOIL 234 Irrigation and Drainage	3
*PLSOIL 290E Math for Turfgrass Maintenance	2
*PLSOIL 340 Advanced Turfgrass Management	3
RES EC 142 People in Organizations	3

One of the following: 1-3 credits
COMM 260 Public Speaking
Appropriate turf diseases course
Spanish course
Other (consent of adviser)

Total	14-16

Total Cedits: 63-65

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.