Courses and Requirements
Any and all available courses can be found here: https://catalog.purdue.edu/
University Core Requirements
Purdue University requires each student to satisfy the University Core by taking courses in the following categories:
- Humanities, Behavioral/Social Science, Information Literacy, Science #1, Science #2, Science, Technology, and Society, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Quantitative Reasoning
Course Listings can be found here: https://www.purdue.edu/provost/students/s-initiatives/curriculum/courses.html
College of Agriculture Requirements
The College of Agriculture has set the following requirements that must be met, in addition to the department plan of study requirements, before a degree can be awarded.
- Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA
- At least 2 semesters of coursework must be completed at Purdue
- 32 credits of upper-division courses must be taken from Purdue (Upper division courses are classified as courses with numbers at the 30000-level or higher)
- Of the 15 credits of Humanities/Social Science, 9 must be from outside the College of Agriculture
- Students must complete 9 credits of International Understanding
- Students must complete 3 credits of Multicultural Awareness
Course lists for the University Core Requirements, International Understanding, and Multicultural Awareness can be found online at OAP requirements
Botany and Plant Pathology Course List
This list offers a detailed summary of all offered departmental courses.
Focus Selective List
Plant Science focus selectively is what makes the Plant Science major so flexible and unique to you. The following link has the current focus selective. If you want to add a course that is not on this list, contact your advisor or faculty mentor.
https://catalog.purdue.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=16&poid=25697