The bachelor degree in APSS is flexible and can prepare you for different areas of work.
Below is ONE sample path through the APSS major, with a focus on:
Plant Pathology and Sustainable Pest Management
Common Core Selections
STOCKSCH 105 Soils Science
STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany
CHEM 111 General Chemistry
MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry
STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics
ENVIRSCI 214 Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Global Change
STOCKSCH 494I Global Issues in Applied Biology
Major Core Selections
STOCKSCH 384. Introduction to Plant Physiology
STOCKSCH 301 General Plant Pathology
STOCKSCH 378 Introductory Agroecology
STOCKSCH 305 Small Fruit Production
STOCKSCH 315 Greenhouse Management
STOCKSCH 109 Insects of Ornamentals
Major Electives
STOCKSCH 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management
STOCKSCH 255 Herbaceous Plants
STOCKSCH 490S Soil Ecology
STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
STOCKSCH 523 Plant Stress Physiology
STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition
STOCKSCH 535 Diagnostic Plant Pathology
STOCKSCH 581 Integrated Pest Management
Practica (Optional)
STOCKSCH 398G Greenhouse Practicum
Four-Course Science Focus
BIO 151 Introduction to Biology
BIO 152 Introduction to Biology II
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II
MICBIO 310 General Microbiology
Recommended
Join a faculty-run lab and participate in plant pathology research
Get a student job on campus caring for the rare plants collection in Durfee Conservatory
Visit the College of Natural Science Career Center to improve you resume and interview skills
Do an internship at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, or another relevant business