Plant Biology B.S. Degree Requirements
Students are required to take the core courses, which include the biology core curriculum, and five plant biology elective courses.
Core Courses
BIOL 411, Principles of Biology I
BIOL 412, Principles of Biology II
CHEM 403, General Chemistry I
CHEM 404, General Chemistry II
MATH 424B, Calculus for Life Sciences
MICR 503, General Microbiology
BIOL 541, General Ecology
BIOL 528, Applied Biostatistics I
CHEM 545/546, Organic Chemistry
and Laboratory
BCHM 658/659, General Biochemistry and
Laboratory
PHYS 401, Introduction to Physics I
PHYS 402, Introduction to Physics II
BIOL 604, Principles of Genetics
PBIO 401, Plant Biology Orientation
PBIO 701/702, Plant Physiology and Laboratory
PBIO 758, Plant Anatomy
PBIO 774, Plant Biotechnology and Genetic
Engineering
PBIO 566, Systematic Botany
or PBIO 668, Summer Flora of New Hampshire
Plant Biology Electives
Five additional courses must be selected from those listed below under categories 1-5. No more than three courses from any one category can be used to fulfill the requirement. It is strongly recommended that students choose courses from as many of the categories as possible to obtain a broad background in plant biology. Core courses cannot be used to fulfill elective requirements. PBIO 795, Investigations in Plant Biology can be used once to fulfill one of the five electives, if taken for 3 or more credits. PBIO 796, Special Topics in Plant Biology can be used to fulfill elective requirements, if taken for 3 or more credits and preapproved by adviser.
Category 1: Systematics, Ecology, and Evolution
PBIO 566, 625, 668, 717, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 747, 752,761; INCO 595, Tropical Ecology and Conservation Biology; NR 713, 764, 765
Category 2: Marine and Freshwater Plant Biology
PBIO 503, 625, 717, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 727/729, 747
Category 3: Plant Structure and Physiology
NR 713; PBIO 601, 709, 711, 713, 714/715, 727/729, 775
Category 4: Environmental Horticulture
NR 506; PBIO 546, 547, 565, 572, 582, 650, 651, 652, 655, 678, 689, 706/708, 720, 726; ZOOL 530
Category 5: Plant Genetics, Cell Biology, and Biotechnology
