PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
To complete the Plant and Soil Sciences minor, students must successfully complete 19 credits, not including pre-minor requirements. All students must complete PLS 103 or PLS 104, PLS 210, PLS 366, plus one course from each area (Plant, Soil, Supporting) totaling nine credits. Other courses may substitute pending approval.
PRE-MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete CHE 105 General College Chemistry I or CHE 109/110 General College Chemistry IA and IB.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
PLS 103 Plants, Soils, and People: A Global Perspective
Only a few things are essential to life, and food is one of them. Students successfully completing this course will leave with an understanding of the need to sustainably expand the world’s food supply, the basic principles of plant and soil science and their application to this problem, and their own potential role in determining our ability to meet this challenge. (3 credits) Prereq: None
PLS 104 Plants, Soils, and People: A Science Perspective
The course explores the biological and environmental constraints on food production, the ways that agricultural science has dealt with these in the past and possible ways for the future, as well as societal and cultural issues, such as population growth, human health, education, and food definitions, that also impact food security. (3 credits) Prereq: None
PLS 210 The Life Processes of Plants
This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the natural products and processes that shape the nature of modern plants and govern their interactions with the environment and other living organisms. (3 credits) Prereq: None
PLS 366 Fundamentals of Soil Science
Study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils and how these properties relate to plant nutrient availability and plant growth, land-use planning and management issues, and soil and water quality issues. (4 credits) Prereq: CHE 105
