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Plant Science
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
2008-2009 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 137
itinerary. The student should ask the course
instructor.
Crop Science — Agronomy
and Vegetable Crops (CRSC)
CRSC 1. Introduction to Crop Science (3)
Not open to students with credit in upper-division
CRSC courses. Principles of pro-duction
for cereal, row, forage and vegetable
crops. Culture, insect and disease control,
harvesting, storage, and marketing. S
CRSC 101. Row Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. The
culture of beans, cotton, sugar beets, and
oil crops; varieties, nutrition, insect, disease,
and weed control; harvest, storage, uses, and
marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F
CRSC 102. Cereal and Forage Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. The
culture of alfalfa, barley, corn, sorghum,
oats, rice, rye and wheat; varieties, nutrition,
insect disease, and weed control; harvest,
storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3
lab hours) S
CRSC 105. Range Ecology
and Management (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1.
Identification of range and pasture plants;
carrying capacity; methods of range and
pasture improvement, grazing management,
water development, rodents, fertilization,
reseeding, brush removal; mountain range
resources. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S
CRSC 111. Warm Season Vegetables (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1.
Cultural practices, harvesting, processing,
and marketing of warm season vegetables of
economic importance to California and the
San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
(2-3 day field trip fee, $65) F even
CRSC 112. Cool Season Vegetables (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1.
Cultural practices, harvesting, processing,
and marketing of cool season vegetables of
economic importance to California and the
San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
(2-3 day field trip fee, $65) F odd
Horticulture (HORT)
HORT 1. Introduction to
Fruit Science (3)
Not open to students with credit in up-per-
division HORT courses. Origin and
distribution of grape and tree fruit crops.
Botanical and commercial classification of
grapes and tree fruits and their culture in
California. F (Formerly VTF 1; FRSC 1)
4. Elective courses are selected in consulta-tion
with the student’s faculty adviser
from the three sets of courses listed under
additional requirements. They may also
be selected from the department’s list of
approved electives, consisting of chemis-try,
biology, and plant science courses.
5. To progress through the graduate pro-gram,
the student must (a) complete all
prerequisite coursework, (b) attain clas-sified
standing, (c) maintain a minimum
GPA of 3.0, (d) meet the university
graduate writing requirement, (e) pass
the department’s qualifying examination,
(f ) file for advancement to candidacy, (g)
complete the program requirements, (h)
file a master’s thesis committee assign-ment
form, and (i) satisfactorily present
and defend the thesis research results.
6. Advancement to candidacy requires the
completion of 9 program units in resi-dence,
meeting the university graduate
writing requirement, and filing a Petition
for Advancement to Candidacy a mini-mum
of one semester prior to enrollment
in thesis (PLANT 299) and within the
deadline.
7. Students must meet the university gradu-ate
writing competency requirement by
passing the writing component of AGRI
220 or FN 200, which includes written
certification by the instructor. See the
Plant Science Department’s Graduate
Policy Manual and Student Handbook or
the graduate program coordinators for
details.
8. All students must successfully complete
the department’s qualifying exam. This
exam is designed to be taken during the
third semester of the M.S. program and
after completion of AGRI 200, AGRI
201, and PLANT 257. Information on
the department’s qualifying exam is avail-able
from the Plant Science Department’s
administrative coordinator.
9. See Division of Graduate Studies section
in this catalog for university requirements
or visit www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies.
COURSES
Note: Active immunization against tetanus
(available through Student Health Services)
is a prerequisite for registration in any
laboratory course in agriculture and for any
student employment within the University
Agricultural Laboratory.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field
trips varies each semester depending upon
Prerequisite coursework is not included in
the 30-unit master’s program and students
must achieve a 3.0 GPA on prerequisite
coursework. Students must request classified
standing in the program by the semester in
which a minimum of 10 units to be used
toward the degree are completed.
Program Requirements
All students must complete a 13-unit com-mon
core. Students must also complete 9
units of additional requirements, including
one course from each of three sets of courses,
as well as 2-5 units of approved electives.
Each student is also expected to complete
thesis research (3 or 6 units of PLANT 299)
in consultation with a thesis committee.
Units
Core .................................................... 13
AGRI 200, 201, 220; PLANT 257,
270
Additional requirements ..................... 9
Three courses, one from each of
three sets:
Set A: PLANT 252, 254, 255
Set B: PLANT 258, 261
Set C: PLANT 253, 256
Electives ............................................ 2-5
In consultation with their advisers,
students select additional courses
from the three sets listed above,
and/or from the department’s ap-proved
electives list.
Culminating experience ................3 or 6
PLANT 299
Total minimum requirements ........... 30
Graduate Advising Notes
1. Several of the approved elective courses
have prerequisites other than the courses
listed as admission requirements.
2. To obtain the required college applica-tion
form and more specific information
concerning the Master of Science in Plant
Science, interested students should refer
to http://cast.csufresno.edu/PlantSci or call
the department office at 559.278.2861.
Upon acceptance to the Master of Sci-ence
in Plant Science program, students
should obtain the Graduate Student
Handbook from the department office.
3. Upon acceptance into the M.S. in Plant
Science program, students will be as-signed
an initial faculty adviser by the
graduate program coordinators. Students
may subsequently select a faculty adviser
upon obtaining his/her approval and
notifying the department office of that
selection.
Object Description
| Title | 2008-09 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2008-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 137 |
| Full Text Search | Plant Science Agricultural Sciences & Technology 2008-2009 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 137 itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor. Crop Science — Agronomy and Vegetable Crops (CRSC) CRSC 1. Introduction to Crop Science (3) Not open to students with credit in upper-division CRSC courses. Principles of pro-duction for cereal, row, forage and vegetable crops. Culture, insect and disease control, harvesting, storage, and marketing. S CRSC 101. Row Crops (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. The culture of beans, cotton, sugar beets, and oil crops; varieties, nutrition, insect, disease, and weed control; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F CRSC 102. Cereal and Forage Crops (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. The culture of alfalfa, barley, corn, sorghum, oats, rice, rye and wheat; varieties, nutrition, insect disease, and weed control; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S CRSC 105. Range Ecology and Management (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. Identification of range and pasture plants; carrying capacity; methods of range and pasture improvement, grazing management, water development, rodents, fertilization, reseeding, brush removal; mountain range resources. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) S CRSC 111. Warm Season Vegetables (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. Cultural practices, harvesting, processing, and marketing of warm season vegetables of economic importance to California and the San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (2-3 day field trip fee, $65) F even CRSC 112. Cool Season Vegetables (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 10 or 11, CRSC 1. Cultural practices, harvesting, processing, and marketing of cool season vegetables of economic importance to California and the San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (2-3 day field trip fee, $65) F odd Horticulture (HORT) HORT 1. Introduction to Fruit Science (3) Not open to students with credit in up-per- division HORT courses. Origin and distribution of grape and tree fruit crops. Botanical and commercial classification of grapes and tree fruits and their culture in California. F (Formerly VTF 1; FRSC 1) 4. Elective courses are selected in consulta-tion with the student’s faculty adviser from the three sets of courses listed under additional requirements. They may also be selected from the department’s list of approved electives, consisting of chemis-try, biology, and plant science courses. 5. To progress through the graduate pro-gram, the student must (a) complete all prerequisite coursework, (b) attain clas-sified standing, (c) maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, (d) meet the university graduate writing requirement, (e) pass the department’s qualifying examination, (f ) file for advancement to candidacy, (g) complete the program requirements, (h) file a master’s thesis committee assign-ment form, and (i) satisfactorily present and defend the thesis research results. 6. Advancement to candidacy requires the completion of 9 program units in resi-dence, meeting the university graduate writing requirement, and filing a Petition for Advancement to Candidacy a mini-mum of one semester prior to enrollment in thesis (PLANT 299) and within the deadline. 7. Students must meet the university gradu-ate writing competency requirement by passing the writing component of AGRI 220 or FN 200, which includes written certification by the instructor. See the Plant Science Department’s Graduate Policy Manual and Student Handbook or the graduate program coordinators for details. 8. All students must successfully complete the department’s qualifying exam. This exam is designed to be taken during the third semester of the M.S. program and after completion of AGRI 200, AGRI 201, and PLANT 257. Information on the department’s qualifying exam is avail-able from the Plant Science Department’s administrative coordinator. 9. See Division of Graduate Studies section in this catalog for university requirements or visit www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies. COURSES Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student Health Services) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course in agriculture and for any student employment within the University Agricultural Laboratory. Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips varies each semester depending upon Prerequisite coursework is not included in the 30-unit master’s program and students must achieve a 3.0 GPA on prerequisite coursework. Students must request classified standing in the program by the semester in which a minimum of 10 units to be used toward the degree are completed. Program Requirements All students must complete a 13-unit com-mon core. Students must also complete 9 units of additional requirements, including one course from each of three sets of courses, as well as 2-5 units of approved electives. Each student is also expected to complete thesis research (3 or 6 units of PLANT 299) in consultation with a thesis committee. Units Core .................................................... 13 AGRI 200, 201, 220; PLANT 257, 270 Additional requirements ..................... 9 Three courses, one from each of three sets: Set A: PLANT 252, 254, 255 Set B: PLANT 258, 261 Set C: PLANT 253, 256 Electives ............................................ 2-5 In consultation with their advisers, students select additional courses from the three sets listed above, and/or from the department’s ap-proved electives list. Culminating experience ................3 or 6 PLANT 299 Total minimum requirements ........... 30 Graduate Advising Notes 1. Several of the approved elective courses have prerequisites other than the courses listed as admission requirements. 2. To obtain the required college applica-tion form and more specific information concerning the Master of Science in Plant Science, interested students should refer to http://cast.csufresno.edu/PlantSci or call the department office at 559.278.2861. Upon acceptance to the Master of Sci-ence in Plant Science program, students should obtain the Graduate Student Handbook from the department office. 3. Upon acceptance into the M.S. in Plant Science program, students will be as-signed an initial faculty adviser by the graduate program coordinators. Students may subsequently select a faculty adviser upon obtaining his/her approval and notifying the department office of that selection. |
