Undergraduate Minor: Plant and Soil Science

Requirements for the Minor

All prerequisites must be met prior to taking each course.

Minors will consist of a minimum of 18 hours.

Students must pass each course in their minor degree plan with a minimum grade of "C".

A student may not minor within his/her department.
At least 9 hours in a minor must consist of upper division courses (3000 level or greater).

Required Courses – 7 hours
PSS 1321 Agronomic Plant Science	or	PSS 1411 Principles of Horticulture
PSS 2432 Principles and Practices in Soils (Prerequisite CHEM 1307, 1107)	or	PSS 2312 Propagation Methods (Prerequisite PSS 1411)

Directed Electives – 11 hours
PSS 1311	The Science of Wine
PSS 2114	Wine Production Lab
PSS 2310	Floral Design
PSS 2313	Herbaceous Plant Materials
PSS 2314	Wine Production
PSS 2316	Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
PSS 3309	Introduction to Turfgrass Science
PSS 3310	Viticulture I
PSS 3311	Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production
PSS 3312	Sustainable Fruit and Nut Crop Prod.
PSS 3318	Woody Plants
PSS 3321	Forage and Pasture Crops
PSS 3322	Grain, Fiber, and Oilseed Crops
PSS 3323	Crop Physiology
PSS 3324	Seed Science
PSS 3414	Permaculture
PSS 3421	Fundamental Principles of Genetics
PSS 4310	Viticulture II
PSS 4313	Arboriculture
PSS 4314	Management of Horticulture Enterprises
PSS 4316	Landscape Water Conservation & Ecology
PSS 4318	Turf Pest Management
PSS 4321	Fundamental Principles of Plant Breeding
PSS 4323	Organic Crop Production Systems
PSS 4325	Crop Water Management
PSS 4332	Soil Classification
PSS 4335	Soil and Plant Nutrient Management
PSS 4336	Soil Physical Properties
PSS 4337	Environmental Soil Science
PSS 4411	Controlled Environment Crop Production
PSS 4415	Plant Biotechnology
PSS 4416	Winemaking Quality Control and Analysis

To understand when certain courses are offered, visit our Course Rotations page.

For descriptions of our classes, see the course catalog: TTU Course Catalog

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Questions?

Our Undergraduate Student Advisor is

Dr. Alicia Thomas
Assistant Professor of Practice
Alicia.Thomas@ttu.edu
(806) 834-2361
Bayer Plant Science, Room 114D

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