Bachelor of Science in Turfgrass Science and Management (For Students Entering F24 and Earlier)

Announcing and Exciting Change to Our Majors

In Fall 2024 Stockbridge launched a new bachelor degree program called Applied Plant & Soil Sciences (APSS).  This new major merges 3 previous bachelor degree programs (Horticultural Science, Plant & Soil Sciences, and Turfgrass Science & Management) into one comprehensive major.  The three previously separate majors are no longer accepting students starting after Fall 2024.  The new APSS major provides access to all of the courses from the three merged majors, offering increased flexibility to shape your major to your developing interests.

IMPORTANT: Information below this line applies ONLY to on-campus students, who entered in Fall 2024 or earlier, and who selected to complete the requirements of the original Turfgrass Science & Management bachelor degree.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Turfgrass Science and Management

Michelle DaCosta,Ph.D., Advisor

Number at end of each line indicates number of credits earned from course.

Core Requirements

Biological Science

fall/spr STOCKSCH 105 Soils (BS) 4

fall STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany 4

Chemistry

fall/spr CHEM 111 General Chemistry-Science (PS) 4

Ecosystems Studies

SELECT ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING:

fall/spr BIOLOGY 287 Introductory Ecology 3

fall ENVIRSCI 101 Introduction to Environmental Science (BS) 4

spr ENVIRSCI 214 Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Global Change 3

fall NRC 100 Environment and Society (SI) 4

Integrative Experience

spr STOCKSCH 494I Global Issues in Applied Biology 3

Junior Year Writing

fall/spr NATSCI 387 CNS Junior Writing 3

Math, Statistics and Reasoning

SELECT COURSE(S) FROM BOTH CATEGORIES 1 & 2:

1. Basic Mathematics (R1)

fall/spr MATH 101 Precalculus Algebra with Functions & Graphs 3

AND

fall/spr MATH 102 Analytic Geometry & Trigonometry (R1) 3

OR

fall/spr MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, & Trig (R1) 3

2. Analytical Reasoning (R2)

fall/spr RES-ECON 212 Introductory Statistics/Social Sciences (R2) 4

OR

fall/spr STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics (R2) 4

OR

fall/spr STATISTC 240 Introduction to Statistics (R2) 4

Total Core Requirements 28-32

Major Core Requirements

Pest Management

spr STOCKSCH 101 Insects & Related Forms 2

OR OR OR

fall STOCKSCH 326 Insect Biology 3

spr STOCKSCH 107 Turfgrass Insects 2

fall STOCKSCH 505 General Plant Pathology 3

Plant Nutrition

SELECT ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING:

fall STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition 4

spr STOCKSCH 580 Soil Fertility 3

Plant Physiology

spr STOCKSCH 384 Introduction to Plant Physiology 3

Turf

fall STOCKSCH 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management 4

spr STOCKSCH 275 Turfgrass Physiology & Ecology 3

spr STOCKSCH 340 Advanced Turfgrass Management 3

Restricted Electives

CREDITS TAKEN TO SATISFY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS IN OTHER AREAS CANNOT BE COUNTED

AS RESTRICTED ELECTIVES

SELECT 12 CREDITS MINIMUM FROM COURSES LISTED BELOW

AT LEAST 6 CREDITS AT OR ABOVE 500-LEVEL

MAXIMUM 6 CREDITS MAY BE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE MAJOR

fall/spr BIOLOGY 311 General Genetics 3

fall NRC 232 Principles of Arboriculture 3

fall/odd yrs STOCKSCH 200 Plant Propagation 3

spr STOCKSCH 234 Irrigation & Drainage 3

spr STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases 3

fall STOCKSCH 515 Microbiology of the Soil 3

fall STOCKSCH 523 Plant Stress Physiology 3

fall STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition 4

spr STOCKSCH 580 Soil Fertility 3

fall STOCKSCH 587 Phyto/Bioremediation 3

spr STOCKSCH 597M Topics in Turf Pathology 2-3

fall SUSTCOMM 335 Plants in Landscape 4

SELECT BUSINESS OR SCIENCE FOCUS:

1. Business Focus

SELECT FOUR (4) COURSES IN BUSINESS

THESE COURSES SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS FOUR OF THE FIVE CATEGORIES (a-e) BELOW:

a. fall/spr ACCOUNTG 221 Principles of Financial Accounting 3

OR

spr RES-ECON 324 Small Business Finance 3

b. fall/spr ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics (SB) 4

OR

fall/spr ECON 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics (SB) 4

OR

fall/spr RES-ECON 102 Introduction to Resource Economics (SB) 4

c. fall/spr HT-MGT 260 Human Resource Mgt/Hospitality Industry 3

OR

fall/spr MANAGMNT 314 Human Resource Management 3

d. fall/spr MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management 3

e. fall/spr MARKETNG 301 Fundamentals of Marketing 3

2. Science Focus

SELECT FOUR (4) COURSES IN SCIENCE

CHOOSE ONE (1) COURSE FROM EACH CATEGORY (a-d) BELOW:

a. fall/spr BIOLOGY 151 Introductory Biology I (BS) 4

b. fall/spr CHEM 112 General Chemistry-Science (PS) 4

c. spr CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry 3

OR

fall/spr CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry 3

d. fall/spr MATH 127 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I (R2) 3

OR

fall/spr MATH 131 Calculus I (R2) 4

Total Major Requirements 47-52

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

Total Core Requirements 28-32

Biological Science 8

Chemistry 4

Ecosystems Studies 3-4

Integrative Experience 3

Junior Year Writing 3

Math, Statistics and Reasoning 7-10

Total Major Requirements 47-52

Required Courses 23-25

Restricted Electives 24-27

Grand Total for Turfgrass Science and Management 75-84

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