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:
Turfgrass Science and 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 270 Sustainable Soil and Crop Management
STOCKSCH 230 Introduction to Turfgrass Management
STOCKSCH 310 Principles of Weed Management
Major Electives
STOCKSCH 234 Irrigation and Drainage
STOCKSCH 340 Advanced Turfgrass Management
STOCKSCH 360 Landscape Plant Production
STOCKSCH 490S Soil Ecology
STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
STOCKSCH 523 Plant Stress Physiology
STOCKSCH 581 Integrated Pest Management
Practica (Optional)
STOCKSCH 398T Turf Practicum
Four-Course Business Focus
RES-ECON 324 Small Business Finance
ECON 103 Microeconomics
MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management
MARKETING 301 Fundamentals of Marketing
Recommended
Join the UMass Turf Club for career development support and networking
Travel and compete nationally in the Turf Bowl and Sport Field Managers Association annual conferences.
Spend some time doing research or repairing equipment at our Turfgrass Research Center (the longest running one in the country)