The Comprehensive Botany option requires 16–17 credits of 400-level BOT courses that provide a broad and sophisticated education in the five learning objectives of the botany core: structure, systematics, ecology, physiology, and genomics. These courses cover aquatic botany or phycology, a second course in non-vascular plants, plant population ecology, environmental physiology/photobiology, and genome-enabled plant biology. Students choose an additional 4–5 credits of course work with permission of the advisor. These courses may be BOT advanced courses or courses in other departments (e.g., BI, BB, CROP, CSS, HORT, PBG). Up to 3 credits of approved Experiential Learning can also be applied to the option.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
Plant Structure/Diversity/Systematics
BOT 416	AQUATIC BOTANY	4
or BOT 417	PHYCOLOGY
BOT 461	MYCOLOGY	4
or BOT 465	LICHENOLOGY
or BOT 466	BRYOLOGY
Plant Ecology
BOT 445	ADVANCED PLANT ECOLOGY	3
Plant Physiology/Biochemistry
BOT 480	PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOBIOLOGY	3
or BOT 488	ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS
Plant Genomics
BDS 474	INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY	3-4
or BDS 475	COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
or BDS 477	POPULATION GENOMICS
or BDS 478	FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
Electives
Select 4-5 credits from BOT or other courses with permission of advisor 1		4-5
Total Credits		21-23

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One elective may double count for another BCC or BOT requirement, such as a Bacc Core synthesis course or an additional quantitative skills class. Up to 3 credits of approved Experiential Learning (e.g., BOT 401) can be applied in this category