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Undergraduate Education

The department supports undergraduate students through a broad curriculum that blends rigorous coursework with hands-on experience in labs, greenhouses, and field settings. Students have opportunities to participate in research across many areas of plant science, gaining scientific skills, critical thinking, and real-world experience that prepare them for diverse careers and advanced study.

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Why Study Plant Biology? 

Plant biology gives you a front-row seat to how life works by using plants as powerful model systems to explore everything from genes to whole organisms.
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Majors and Minors

Students gain a strong foundation in plant biology through flexible majors and minors that blend rigorous coursework with hands-on research experience.
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Advising

The Biology Academic Success Center (BASC) is the one-stop-shop for advising needs for all plant biology undergraduates. 
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Experiential Learning

Plant biology majors have many opportunities to participate in hands-on, experiential learning in a variety of research settings.