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Show • Botany PROGRAM: BOTANY MAJOR AND BOTANY TEACHING MAJOR BACHELOR DEGREE General Requirements: • WSU Core Requirements (see index). • General Education Requirements (see index). • Psych SSI01 (5) in the Social Science area is recommended for Teaching majors. • A minor is required. (Botany Teaching majors should take a minor in Zoology.) • Botany majors must have a C or better in major courses. • Botany majors must have an overall GPA of 2.00 or C; Botany Teaching majors must achieve an overall 2.50 GPA. • 183 total hours are required for this degree.Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). • Students obtaining a Botany Teaching major must satisfy the College of Education Certification Program. (See Teacher Education Program.) These courses must include the following: Educ 195 (1), 300 (2), 301 (4), 303 (3), 305 (3), 462 (4), 463 (4), 495 (15), 499 (3). Specific Requirements: • Botany courses required (42 credit hours): Bot NS 110 (5), 111 (2), 112 (5), 310 (5), 320 (5), 345 (5), 362 (5), one of 350 (5), 351 (5), or 411 (5); 495 (2), 498 (2), 499 (1). • Elective Botany courses (3 classes or a minimum of 12 credit hours) to be selected from the following: Bot 301 (4), 321 (5), 322 (4), 330 (4), 340 (3), 341 (4), 347 (3), 352 (4), 364 (5), *350(5), *351(5), *411 (5). • Individual Research in Botany 480 (1-5), Readings in Botany 483 (1-5), and Botany 495 (1-3), can be taken beyond the 54 total hours required. • Support courses required: Botany departmental majors: Chem NS111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5); or NS121 (5), 122 (5), 123 (5), and 311 (4), 312 (4), 313 (4); Math 105 (5), or 106 (5); Phsx NS101 (5),orNSlll (4), 112(4), 113 (4), NS114 (1), 115 (1), 116 (1); Zool NS160 (5), and one course of the following: Geol NS111 (5), Micro NS205 (5), Zool 211 (5), 212(5). • Botany Teaching majors: Zool NS160 (5); 381 (4); Chem NS111 (5), 112(5), 113 (5); Math 105 (5) or 106 (5); Phsx NS101 (5); Commun HU102 (3). *If not taken as a required class above. PROGRAM: BIOLOGY COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR-BACHELOR DEGREE- (See program requirements in the Composite Teaching Majors section of the College of Education.) Botany PROGRAM: BOTANY DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses (see Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). • Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3.Fulfill requirements for Botany departmental or teaching major. Specific Requirements: • In fulfilling requirements for a Botany major take at least 20 credit hours of Botany Honors. • Complete a Botany Honors Senior Project, either Botany 480 or 483. • A student may receive Botany Honors credit in any upper division Botany class except in those classes numbered 480 or above. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: BOTANY MINOR AND BOTANY TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements (Minimum 25 credit hours in Botany courses): • Botany courses required: Bot NS110 (5), 111 (2), 112 (5). • Botany courses to elect from: Botany departmental minors should select 13 credit hours from the following: Bot 310 (5), 320 (5), 321 (5), 322 (4), 340 (3), 345 (5), 347 (3), 350 (5), 351 (5), 352 (4), 362 (5), 364 (5), 411 (5), 421 (5), 480 (1-5)*, 483 (1-5)*, 492 (1-6)*, 495 (1-5)*, 498 (2), 499 (1). • Teaching minors should take 13 credit hours from the above list of courses but are encouraged to select Botany 498 (2) and seek counsel before signing up for the remaining courses. • Support class required for Botany Teaching minor only: Zool 381 (4). *No more than three (3) total hours can be taken from these classes. EMPHASIS IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING This program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Political Science, Sociology, Zoology and Related Fields. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) General Information BOTANY COURSES - BOTANY 103. Forest Management (1) A Survey of the professions of forestry and the relation of conservation and multiple use of forest resources to the welfare of the state and nation. 104. Elements of Range Management (1) W Natural resources management. For students in the field of forestry, range, and wildlife. NS110. General Botany (5) Su, A, W, S A study of the structure, function, reproduction, diversity, and ecology of plants with emphasis on the flowering plants. The role of plants in making life on earth possible is an important theme. One lecture, one recitation, one quiz, and four hours of independent laboratory/hands-on study of plants per week. 111. Supplemental General Botany (2) A, W, S Course composed of additional prescribed module units to those taken in Botany NS110. Designed for science majors. Prerequisite or corequisite: Botany NS 110. 112. Plant Kingdom (5) W Plant kingdom survey emphasizing structure, reproduction, and evolution of the major plant groups. Prerequisite: Botany 111. Three lectures and two 2-hour labs per week. 120. Home and Garden Plants (4) Su, A, W, S Basic principles of plant science with special reference to care of home and garden plants. Includes a general study of lighting, watering, soils, fertilizer, pruning and shaping, propagating, controlling pests, and planting designs. Cannot be taken to fulfill requirements for a major or minor. Four lectures per week. NS130. Economic and Ethnobotany (4) A, W, S (Formerly Botany NS101 "Plants in Human Affairs") A survey of the production and use of plants economically and sociologically important to people around the world. Flowering and non-flowering plants and products such as fruits, forages, grains, medicines, herbs and spices, textile fibers, and lumber are studies. The course has a strong emphasis on the historical development of exploitation of certain plants and the role plants played in exploration and international development. Four lectures per week. 131. Laboratory for Advanced Placement Students (1) Laboratory exercises in Botany designed to accompany high school advanced placement biology courses. Enrollment limited to high school AP Biology students who are formally accepted through the Center for Science Education. One three-hour laboratory per week. NS140. Environment Appreciation (3) A, W, S Development of awareness of the consequences of the impact of modern science through technology upon our environments and how we respond or ought to respond to all issues related to threats to our biological life-support system. A definition of a quality environment is developed, with student input, and an analysis of the existing quality of our environment is made in light of this definition which challenges our collective wisdom to identify those things which we do well and to prescribe remedies for shortcomings. Three lectures per week. 160. Local Flora (4) S Classification and identification of higher plant forms found in Utah. Three lectures and one lab a week. This class cannot be used to fulfill requirements for a major or a minor. 283. Readings in Botany (1) A, W, S Cannot be repeated. 289. Cooperative Work Experience (1-9) A, W, S Open to all students in the Botany Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-6) Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Business & Economics Education 295. Elementary Field Botany (2) S Fundamentals of Botany as observed during field trips. Trips will be preceded by lectures and exercises designed to prepare the student for maximizing the learning experience in the field. Humanities Examinations will follow the field experience. 301. Indian and Pioneer Uses of Western Plants (4) A (Even numbered years) Use of wild plants by Indians, trappers, and pioneers of the nineteenth century Western frontier. Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory each week, plus two field trips. 310. Plant Anatomy (5) A The development of tissues and the structure of higher plants. Prerequisites: Botany 111. Three lectures and two 3-hour labs per week. 320. Plant Physiology (5) W A study of the physiological processes of plants, including carbon metabolism, mineral assimilation, water relations, and phytohormones. Three lectures and two 3-hour labs per week. Prerequisites: Bot 111 and Chem 112 or 311, and Math 105 or equivalent. 321. Soils (5) A Fundamentals of soils as related to farm, forest, and garden soils; emphasizes soil formation, classification, fertility, and management. Prerequisite: Chem NS111 or NS 121 or currently enrolled. Four lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. 322. Plant Growth and Development (4) S (Odd numbered years) A course emphasizing the control of plant developmental processes by phytohormones and environmental factors. Prerequisite: Botany 320. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. 330. Plant Genetics (4) S (Even numbered years) The principles of classical (Mendelian) and molecular genetics as applied to plants. Prerequisites: Botany 112, Chemistry 112 or 311, and Math 105 or equivalent. Three lectures and one three hour lab per week. Health Professions Social & Behavioral Sciences 214 215 Continuing Education |
