Plant and Soil Sciences: Crop Production and Management, BSAG

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
Select one of the following:3
Composition II
Critical Analysis and Writing II
Technical Writing
American History & Government
Select one of the following:3
Survey of American History
American History to 1865 (H)
American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A)
STAT 2013Elementary Statistics (A) 13
Humanities (H)
Courses designated (H)6
Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course
CHEM 1314Chemistry I (LN) 14
or CHEM 1215 Chemical Principles I (LN)
Course designated (N)3
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S)
AGEC 1113Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 13
Additional General Education
Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S)9
Hours Subtotal40
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I)
May be completed in any part of the degree plan
Select at least one Diversity (D) course
Select at least one International Dimension (I) course
College Requirements
AG 1011First Year Seminar1
ENTO 2993Introduction to Entomology (LN)3
Departmental Requirements
Select one of the following:3
Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Written Communication
Business Communication for International Students
Technical Writing 2
Select one of the following:3
Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S)
Introduction to Speech Communication (S)
Elements of Persuasion (S) 3
PLNT 1101Orientation to Plant and Soil Sciences1
PLNT 1213Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems3
PLNT 2041Career Development in Plant and Soil Sciences1
PLNT 4033Applied Agricultural Meteorology3
PLNT 4080Professional Internship3
or PLNT 4990 Senior Thesis in Plant and Soil Sciences
PLNT 4571Professional Preparation in Plant and Soil Sciences1
SOIL 2124Fundamentals of Soil Science (N)4
SOIL 4234Soil Nutrient Management4
Select one of the following: 3
College Algebra (A) 4
Business Calculus (A)
Calculus I (A)
BIOL 1113
BIOL 1111
Introductory Biology (N)
and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN)
4
or BIOL 1114 Introductory Biology (LN)
CHEM 1515Chemistry II (LN) 55
or CHEM 1225 Chemical Principles II (LN)
Select one of the following:5
Survey of Organic Chemistry
and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry and Applications of Biomolecules
Descriptive Physics (N)
Hours Subtotal47
Major Requirements
Core Courses
PBIO 1404Plant Biology (LN)4
Select one of the following: 3
Plant Physiology
Plants and People (N)
Plant Mineral Nutrition
PLNT 2013Applied Plant Science3
PLNT 3011Crops of Oklahoma1
PLNT 4013Principles of Weed Science3
Select one of the following:3
Plant-Environment Interactions
Bioenergy Feedstock Production
Plant Biotechnology and Transgenic Plants
PLNT 4353Plant Breeding3
ANSI 4203Rangeland and Pasture Utilization3
or NREM 4603 Rangeland and Pasture Utilization
BIOL 3023General Genetics3
or ANSI 3423 Animal Genetics
SOIL 4213Precision Agriculture3
Related Courses
Select 4 hours of the following:4
Upper-division PLNT including PLNT 4470
Principles of Plant Pathology
Fungi: Myths and More
Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management
Livestock Entomology
Postharvest, Structural, and Urban Arthropod Pests
Insect Pests of Agronomic Crops
Horticultural Insects
Insects in Forest Ecosystems
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Applications of Biotechnology in Pest Management
Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification
Environmental Soil Science
Soil and Water Conservation
Soil Microbiology
Soil, Water, and Weather
Environmental Soil Chemistry
Introduction to the Animal Sciences
Livestock Feeding
Principles of Animal Nutrition
Applied Animal Nutrition
Rangeland and Pasture Utilization
Greenhouse Management
Temperature Stress Physiology
Plant Growth and Development
Horticulture Physiology
Introduction to Engineering in Agriculture
Surveying
Ag Structures
Engines and Power
Metals and Welding
Land Measurement and Site Analysis
Agricultural Water Management
Safety and Health in Agriculture
Digital Tools for Environmental Problem-Solving (LN)
Climatology (N)
Meteorology (N)
Applied Ecology and Conservation
Applied Ecology Laboratory
Principles of Rangeland Management
Hours Subtotal33
Electives
Select 0 hours or hours to complete required total for degree0
Total Hours120
1

College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.

2

If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is used to satisfy ENGL 1213 Composition II above; hours in this block are reduced by 3.

3

If used as (S) course above, hours in this block reduced by 3.

4

If used as (A) course above, hours in this block reduced by 3.

5

If used as (N) course above, hours in this block reduced by 5.

Other Requirements

  • A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
  • A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2028.