Bachelor of Science Degree
Turf Science
Students enrolled in this Department
of Agronomy option study soil and plant science, with emphasis on the
art and science of turfgrass management. Upon completion of the turf science
program, a student is prepared to manage and provide technical information
for golf courses, home lawns, athletic fields, commercial lawns, parks,
recreation areas, and sod farms. The use of current recreational facilities
and the need for new recreational facilities is very high, thus creating
a demand for professional turfgrass managers with a college education
in turfgrass science.
Find more information about this major on the Department of Agronomy site.
Advisor Contact Information
Lee E. Schweitzer
765-494-4789
lschweit@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required
for Graduation: 132
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
Second Semester |
| (1) AGR
101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)
(1) AGRY 110 (Survey of Turfgrass Culture)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(4) Fundamentals of biology or introduction to plant science elective
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective
Total Credits: 16 |
(4) BIOL
111 (Fundamentals of Biology II)
(3) CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) Core economics elective
(3) Social science elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 255 (Soil Science)
(1) AGRY 398 (Agronomy Seminar)
(4) HORT 217 (Woody Landscape Plants)
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Management methods for agricultural business or introductory
accounting elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
(3) AGRY
210 (Fundamentals of Turfgrass Culture)
(1) AGRY 211
(Fundamentals of Turfgrass Culture Laboratory)
(3) BTNY 304 (Introductory Weed Science)
(4) CHM 257
(Organic Chemistry)
(3) Genetics or conservation
genetics elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
Sixth Semester |
| (3) AGRY
349 (Soil Ecology)
(3) AGRY 510 (Turfgrass Science)
(3) BTNY 301 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) ENTM 340 (Insect Pests of Trees, Turf, and Ornamentals)
(3) STAT 301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
(3) Business or management elective
Total Credits: 18 |
(3) AGRY
365 (Soil Fertility)
(1) BTNY 518 (Diseases of Landscape Trees and Shrubs)
(3) PHYS 214
(The Nature of Physics)
(3) Business or management elective
(3) International understanding elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
Eighth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 465 (Soil Physical Properties)
(1) AGRY 498 (Agronomy Senior Seminar)
(3) AGRY 512 (Integrated Turfgrass Systems)
(4) HORT
435 (Principles of Marketing and Management for Horticultural
Businesses
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 17 |
(3)
AGRY 525 (Crop Physiology and Ecology)
(3) BTNY
443 ( Arthopods and Diseases of Turfgrass)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Social science
or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Turf suggested elective
Total Credits: 15 |
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
|
