2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
This interdisciplinary studies major combines the study of grasses, soils, water and pests affecting turf with the study of business and management. Students select classes from the departments of Environmental Horticulture, Soil and Water Science, Entomology and Nematology, and Plant Pathology.
Career opportunities include work with golf courses, sports turf facilities, lawn- care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms, government agencies, and preparation for graduate school. Students should see a department adviser for guidance and approval of electives.
Off-campus degree programs in turfgrass science are available through the Ft. Lauderdale and Milton Research and Education Centers.
* AgricultureElectives – select 3 hours:
** Suggested Electives - select 12 hours (see adviser for additional options):
*** Business Electives - select 9 hours:
| Turfgrass Science – Interdisciplinary Studies |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for the Degree: 120 |
| Minor: Yes |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: hort.ifas.ufl.edu |
This interdisciplinary studies major combines the study of grasses, soils, water and pests affecting turf with the study of business and management. Students select classes from the departments of Environmental Horticulture, Soil and Water Science, Entomology and Nematology, and Plant Pathology.
Career opportunities include work with golf courses, sports turf facilities, lawn- care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms, government agencies, and preparation for graduate school. Students should see a department adviser for guidance and approval of electives.
Off-campus degree programs in turfgrass science are available through the Ft. Lauderdale and Milton Research and Education Centers.
Critical Tracking Requirements
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 6 critical courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, MAC 1147, BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, PHY 2004 or PHY 2020
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 4 |
| Composition (GE–C) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE–S) | 3-4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE–M) | 4 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE–B) | 3 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE–B) | 4 |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE–P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE–P) | 3 |
| AEE 3030 Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| MAC or STA (GE–M) Math or Statistics | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture | 4 |
| PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (4) or PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals | 3-4 |
| Agriculture electives * | 3 |
| Total | 13-14 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology | 2 |
| ENY 3005L Principles of Entomology Laboratory | 1 |
| HOS 4341 Adv Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management | 2 |
| SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
| Business electives *** | 6 |
| Suggested electives ** | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| SOS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management | 3 |
| Business electives *** | 3 |
| Suggested electives ** | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
* AgricultureElectives – select 3 hours:
| AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance | 3 |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida | 3 |
| ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality | 3 |
** Suggested Electives - select 12 hours (see adviser for additional options):
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture | 1 |
| PMA 4242 Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf | 3 |
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
*** Business Electives - select 9 hours:
| AGC 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AEB 3114L Introduction to Agricultural Computer Applications | 1 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| AEE 3414 Leadership Development | 3 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agriculture | 3 |
| PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations | 3 |