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Office of the University Registrar

2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog

Majors

Botany (CALS)
College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Hours for Degree: 120
Tracks: Basic Botany, Preprofessional Botany (for students who intend to pursue graduate or medical schools)
Website: www.botany.ufl.edu

Students should consult the undergraduate coordinator as soon as possible. Freshman and sophomore progress is monitored each semester.

Biology Education Program: Students who plan to teach biology in secondary education programs can major in botany and should consult the undergraduate coordinator.

Basic Botany
Preprofessional Botany

Basic Botany Track

This option is designed for students who do not plan to attend graduate school.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
  • Complete 1 of 5 critical-tracking courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L, MAC 1147, BSC 2010/2010L or BOT 2010C, BSC 2011/2011L or MCB 2000

Semester 2:

  • Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs - with 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking courses

Semester 5:

  • Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs - with a 2.5 GPA

Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.

Suggested semester-by-semester plan

Semester 1Credits
BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 and Laboratory (4) (GE–B) or
BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE–B)
3-4
Composition (GE–C)3
Humanities (GE–H)3
Mathematics (GE–M)4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S)3
Total 16-17
Semester 2 Credits
BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Laboratory (4) (GE–B) or
MCB 2000 Microbiology (GE–B)
3-4
ENC 1102 Introduction to Argument and Persuasion (GE–C) 3
MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE–M)4
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P)4
Elective2
Total 16-17
Semester 3 Credits
Humanities (GE–H)3
BOT 2710 Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE–B)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) 3
Elective4-7
Total 16
Semester 4Credits
CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P)4
BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE–B)4
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences3
Electives6
Total 17
Semester 5 Credits
BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry (3) or
CHM 2200 and 2200L Basic Organic Chemistry (3) and Laboratory (1)
3-4
PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology4
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) or
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3)(GE–S)
3-4
Elective in botany or science3-4
Total 13-16
Semester 6 Credits
PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics I (3) and Laboratory (1)4
BOT 3503 and 3053L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants and Laboratory5
Elective in botany or science4
Total 13
Semester 7 Credits
BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy *4
AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or
PCB 3063 Genetics (4)
3-4
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
Elective in botany or science3-4
Total 13-15
Semester 8 Credits
Approved elective in botany or science3
Approved electives **13
Total 16

* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.

** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.

Preprofessional Track

This option requires a strong background in the basic sciences and is intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
  • Complete 1 of 7 critical-tracking courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L, MAC 2311, BSC 2010, BSC 2010L, BSC 2011, BSC 2011L, BOT 2011C, PHY 2053

Semester 2:

  • Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 1 additional tracking course – excluding labs - with 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking courses

Semester 5:

  • Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs - with a 2.5 GPA

Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.

Suggested semester-by-semester plan

Semester 1Credits
BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–B)4
Composition (GE–C)3
Humanities (GE–H)3
Mathematics (GE–M)3-4
Total 13-14
Semester 2 Credits
BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–B)4
ENC 1102 Introduction to Argument and Persuasion (GE–C3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S)3
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P)4
Total 14
Semester 3Credits
Humanities (GE–H)3
BOT 2710 Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE–B)3
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE–M) *4
Electives6-7
Total 16-17
Semester 4Credits
CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P)4
BOT 2011C Plant Diversity 4
PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P)5
Humanities (GE–H)3
Total 16
Semester 5 Credits
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 13
PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology4
PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) 5
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) or
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) (GE–S)
3-4
Total 15-16
Semester 6 Credits
CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (2) 5
BOT 3503 and 3503L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (3) and Laboratory (2)5
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
Elective3
Total 16

Note: Students who take CHM 4207 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and its lab CHM 4302L should register for these courses in the senior year and be prepared to take other courses suggested for the specialization in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Semester 7 Credits
BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy *4
AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or
PCB 3063 Genetics (4)
3-4
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences3
Elective in botany3-4
Total 13-15
Semester 8Credits
Computer course or approved elective3
Approved electives **14
Total 17

* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.

** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.