A.B. Major Requirements: Units
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  Preparatory Subject Matter 35
  Biological Sciences 1A-1B-1C 15
  Chemistry 2A-2B, 8A-8B 16
  Agricultural Systems and Environment 120 or Statistics 13 or 100 or 102 4
  Depth Subject Matter 41-43
  Biological Sciences 101 4
  Evolution and Ecology 108 or Plant Biology 102 or 108 5
  Evolution and Ecology 140 or Plant Biology 116 4-5
  Plant Biology 105, 111, 112, and Plant Biology 117/Evolution and Ecology 117 15
  Additional upper division units in Plant Biology or related natural science courses 13-14
  Total Units for the Major 76-78
 

Recommended

Chemistry 2C; Evolution and Ecology 100; Plant Biology 118, and Plant Biology148/Plant Pathology148.

 
     
For students with interests in specialized areas of plant biology (e.g., agricultural botany, ecology, systematics and evolution, morphology, plant physiology, etc.), certain substitutions, including courses in other sections or departments, may be allowed upon prior consultation with a Plant Biology major adviser.

B.S. Major Requirements: UNITS
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  Preparatory Subject Matter 60-67
  Biological Sciences 1A-1B-1C 15
  Chemistry 2A-2B-2C 15
  Chemistry 8A-8B or 118A-118B-118C 6-12
  Mathematics 16A-16B-16C 9
  Physics B-7C 7A-7 12
  Agricultural Systems and Environment 120 or Statistics 13, 32, 100, or 102 3-4
  Depth Subject Matter 45
  Biological Sciences 101 or Plant Biology 152 (Students completing the Applied Plant Biology option or the Plant Genetics and Breeding option should take Plant Biology 152) 4
  Biological Sciences 102, 103, 104 9
  Plant Biology 105, 111 8
  Completion of one Option listed below 24
  Research experience through internships or special studies is recommended.  
     
  General Botany option  
  Evolution and Ecology 100, Plant Biology 112 7
  Plant Biology 117 or 142 4
  One course from the Applied Plant Biology course list (Plant Biology 175 recommended) 3-5
  One course from the Evolution and Diversity course list 3-5
  Additional upper division course work from any of the five course lists, chosen in consultation with an adviser, to achieve a total of 24 or more units. At least one course chosen from the option course lists must include a formal laboratory or fieldwork section 3-7
     
  Applied Plant Biology option  
  Plant Biology 112 3
  Plant Biology 142 or 143 3-4
  Plant Biology 160, 175 7
  Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L; Plant Biology 111L, 153, 158, 172L, 189; or Plant Pathology 120 2-6
  Additional upper division course work from the Applied Plant Biology course list to achieve a total of 24 or more units 4-9
     
  Plant Evolution and Ecology option  
  Evolution and Ecology 100 4
  Plant Biology 117 or 142 4
  One course from the Applied Plant Biology course list (Plant Biology 175 recommended) 3-5
  Additional upper division course work from the Ecology and/or Evolution and Diversity course lists to achieve a total of 24 or more units. At least one course chosen must include a formal laboratory or fieldwork section 11-13
     
  Plant Genetics and Breeding option  
  Plant Biology 108 or 143 3-5
  Plant Biology 154 4
  Plant Biology 112 or 113 or 160 3
  Plant Biology 161A or 161B 4
  Additional upper division course work from the Plant Genetics and Breeding course list to achieve a total of 24 or more units 8-10
     
  Plant Physiology, Development and Molecular Biology option  
  Plant Biology 112 3
  Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L, 170L; Plant Biology 111L or 153 4-6
  One course from the Applied Plant Biology course list (Plant Biology 175 recommended) 3-5
  One course from the Ecology course list (Plant Biology 117 recommended) 3-4
 

One course from the Evolution and Diversity course list

3-5
 

Additional upper division course work from the Plant Physiology, Development, and Molecular Biology course list to achieve a total of 24 or more units

1-8
     
  Total Units for the Major 105-112

Minor Program Requirements: UNITS
  Plant Biology 23
  Biological Sciences 1C (or equivalent introductory plant biology course) 5
 

Upper division units, including at least one course from each of the following four groups

18
  (a) Anatomy and morphology:  
  Evolution and Ecology 140, Plant Biology 105, 116, 118.  
  (b) Physiology and development:  
  Plant Biology 111, 112, 125, Plant Pathology 130  
  (c) Evolution and ecology:  
  Evolution and Ecology 100, Plant Biology 102, 117, 143.  
  (d) Applied plant biology:  
  Agronomy 100, Plant Biology 154, 160, 171, 172, 175  
     

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