The total requirements of the Botany Core are shown in the Catalog. The BOT core includes courses in plant structure, ecology, physiology, evolution, systematics, statistics, and genomics that form the botanical background for this field. Outside of the core courses, BOT majors have 44–49 elective credits that can be chosen from a group of approved courses. Up to 16 credits of the PP option can be drawn from the approved electives. The 4 credits of mycology (BOT 461) also fulfill the BOT requirement for a non-vascular plant course.

To encourage students in the option to learn actively and obtain practical skills, up to 3 credits of approved experiential learning can be applied to the option. The PP option credits are drawn from approved elective course credits. The core course requirements of the BOT major are not changed by doing the option, and no additional credits are required to complete it.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
BOT 350	INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY	4
BOT 461	MYCOLOGY	4
MB 302	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY	3
MB 303	GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY	2
Electives
Select at least 8 credits from the following courses:		8
BDS 474	INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY
BDS 477/BOT 477	POPULATION GENOMICS
BOT 413/FOR 413	FOREST PATHOLOGY
ENT 311	INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT
FES 412	FOREST ENTOMOLOGY
MB 310	BACTERIAL MOLECULAR GENETICS
MB 448	MICROBE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
SOIL 388	SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH
SOIL 455	BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS
Up to 3 credits of approved Experiential Learning (e.g., BOT 401)
Other courses with advisor approval
Total Credits		21