2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Biology Education Program: Students who plan to teach biology in secondary education programs can major in botany and should consult the undergraduate coordinator.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Basic Botany Track
Preprofessional Track
This option is designed for students who do not plan to attend graduate school.
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
* BOT 4935 Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology can substitute for BOT 5225C. This course is offered Summer A - even years.
Approved electives may be needed to complete the required 120 credit hours for graduation.
This option requires a strong background in the basic sciences and is intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school.
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
* BOT 4935 Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology can substitute for BOT 5225C. This course is offered Summer A - even years.
Approved electives may be needed to complete the required 120 credit hours for graduation.
| Botany (CALS) |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for Degree: 120 |
| Specializations: Basic Botany, Preprofessional Botany |
| Website: www.biology.ufl.edu/majors/botany.html |
Biology Education Program: Students who plan to teach biology in secondary education programs can major in botany and should consult the undergraduate coordinator.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Basic Botany Track
Preprofessional Track
This option is designed for students who do not plan to attend graduate school.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
-
Complete 1 of 5 critical-tracking courses, including labs: BOT 2010C, BSC 2010/2010L
or BSC 2011/2011L or MCB 2000, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, MAC 1147
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, including labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, including labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, including 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 appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) or BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (3) (both GE-B) | 3-4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 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 (3) and Laboratory (1) or MCB 2000 Microbiology (3) (both GE-B) | 3-4 |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) | 4 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BOT 2710C Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE-B) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B) | 4 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) | 4 |
| CHM 2200 and 2200L Basic Organic Chemistry (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| Elective in botany or science | 3-4 |
| Total | 14-16 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| BOT 3503 and 3053L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants and Laboratory | 5 |
| PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| Elective in botany or science | 4 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or PCB 3063 Genetics (4) | 3-4 |
| BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy * | 4 |
| Elective in botany or science | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Approved elective in botany or science | 3 |
| Approved electives | 13 |
| Total | 16 |
* BOT 4935 Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology can substitute for BOT 5225C. This course is offered Summer A - even years.
Approved electives may be needed to complete the required 120 credit hours for graduation.
This option requires a strong background in the basic sciences and is intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
-
Complete 1 of 5 critical-tracking courses, including labs: BSC 2010/2010L,
BSC 2011/2011L, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, MAC 2311
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, including labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, including labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional tracking course, including 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 appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 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 |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| ENC 1102 Argument and Persuasion (GE-C) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BOT 2710C Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE-B) | 3 |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) * | 4 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity | 4 |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 5 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) | 4 |
| CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 5 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| BOT 3503 and 3503L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (3) and Laboratory (2) | 5 |
| CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (2) | 5 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or PCB 3063 Genetics (4) | 3-4 |
| BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy * | 4 |
| Elective in botany | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Approved electives | 14 |
| Computer course or approved elective | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
* BOT 4935 Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology can substitute for BOT 5225C. This course is offered Summer A - even years.
Approved electives may be needed to complete the required 120 credit hours for graduation.