Turfgrass Management

Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect 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
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 wks)	Credits
PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms	2
PLSOILIN 103 Plant Science	2
PLSOILIN 104 Plant Nutrients (2nd seven wks)	2
*PLSOILIN 107 Turfgrass Insects	2
*PLSOILIN 232 Turf Machinery(full semester)	3
**PLSOILIN 240 Applied Calculations in Turf Management	2
**PLSOILIN 275 Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology	3
Total	15

June through August	Credits
*STOCKSCH 187 Internship	3

Third Semester	Credits
ENVIRDES 335 Plants in Landscape	4
FOREST 332 Principles of Arboriculture	3
PLSOILIN 111 Horticulture Plant Pathology	2
*PLSOILIN 112 Turf Diseases Laboratory	1
PLSOILIN 310 Principles of Weed Management	3
Total	14

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	3
Total	14

Total: 63-64 credits

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