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Plant Science
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 137
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
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 veg-etable
crops. Culture, insect and disease
control, harvesting, storage, and marketing.
CRSC 101. Row Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC
1. The culture of beans, cotton, sugar beets,
and other fiber and oil crops; varieties,
nutrition, insect, disease, and weed con-trol;
harvest, storage, uses, and marketing.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
CRSC 102. Cereal Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC
1. The culture of barley, corn, grain sor-ghum,
oats, rice, rye and wheat; varieties,
nutrition, insect disease, and weed control;
harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2
lecture, 3 lab hours) (Two 1-day field trips)
CRSC 103. Forage Crops (3)
Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC
1. The culture of alfalfa, silage, irrigated
pasture and range related to livestock feed
enterprises; varieties, nutrition, insect, dis-ease
and weed control; harvesting, uses,
and marketing. (3 lecture hours; field trips)
CRSC 104. Seed Production
and Technology (3)
Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC
1, CHEM 3A, 3B, or 8. The principles of
specialized agronomic seed production; har-vesting,
mechanical conditioning, storage,
treatment and viability testing. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours) (2-3 day field trip fee, $65)
CRSC 105. Range Management (3)
Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC
1. Identification of range plants; carrying
capacity; methods of range improvement,
grazing management, water development,
rodents, fertilization, reseeding, brush re-moval;
mountain range resources. (2 lec-ture,
3 lab hours)
quently select a faculty adviser upon
obtaining his/her approval and notify-ing
the department office of that selec-tion.
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 chemistry, biology and
plant science courses.
5. To progress through the graduate pro-gram,
the student must:
a. Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0
b. Complete all prerequisite
coursework
c. Attain classified standing
d. Meet the university graduate
writing requirement
e. Pass the department qualifying
examination
f. File for advancement to candidacy
g. Complete the program
requirements
h. File a master’s thesis committee
assignment form
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 Peti-tion
for Advancement to Candidacy a
minimum of one semester prior to en-rollment
in thesis and within the dead-line.
7. Students must meet the university gradu-ate
writing competency requirement by
passing the writing component of AGRI
220 or FN 200. (See Plant Science De-partment
graduate policy manual or
graduate program coordinator for de-tails.)
8. All students must successfully complete
the department qualifying exam. This
exam is designed to be taken during the
third semester the student is in the M.S.
program or after completion of AGRI
200, AGRI 201, and PLANT 257. In-formation
on the department qualify-ing
exam is available from the Plant
Science Department’s secretary.
9. See Division of Graduate Studies section
in this catalog for university require-ments.
prerequisite courses to complete. Students
must achieve a 3.0 GPA on prerequisite
coursework.
Students completing prerequisite course-work,
following admission as unclassified
postbaccalaureate students in plant science,
must achieve a grade of C or better in
required prerequisite coursework to qualify
for admission to the master’s degree pro-gram.
Program Requirements
All students must complete a 13-unit com-mon
core. Students must also complete 9
units of additional requirements, includ-ing
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 a 3- or 6-unit thesis in consulta-tion
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
approved 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 courses
listed as admission requirements.
2. To obtain the required school applica-tion
form and more specific informa-tion
concerning the Master of Science
in Plant Science degree, interested stu-dents
should call or write the depart-ment
office. Upon acceptance in the
Master of Science in Plant Science pro-gram,
students should obtain the Gradu-ate
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
department chair. Students may subse-
Object Description
| Title | 2005-06 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2005-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
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| Full Text Search | Plant Science Agricultural Sciences & Technology 2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 137 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 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 veg-etable crops. Culture, insect and disease control, harvesting, storage, and marketing. CRSC 101. Row Crops (3) Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. The culture of beans, cotton, sugar beets, and other fiber and oil crops; varieties, nutrition, insect, disease, and weed con-trol; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) CRSC 102. Cereal Crops (3) Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. The culture of barley, corn, grain sor-ghum, oats, rice, rye and wheat; varieties, nutrition, insect disease, and weed control; harvest, storage, uses, and marketing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Two 1-day field trips) CRSC 103. Forage Crops (3) Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. The culture of alfalfa, silage, irrigated pasture and range related to livestock feed enterprises; varieties, nutrition, insect, dis-ease and weed control; harvesting, uses, and marketing. (3 lecture hours; field trips) CRSC 104. Seed Production and Technology (3) Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1, CHEM 3A, 3B, or 8. The principles of specialized agronomic seed production; har-vesting, mechanical conditioning, storage, treatment and viability testing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (2-3 day field trip fee, $65) CRSC 105. Range Management (3) Prerequisites: BOT 10 or BIOL 10, CRSC 1. Identification of range plants; carrying capacity; methods of range improvement, grazing management, water development, rodents, fertilization, reseeding, brush re-moval; mountain range resources. (2 lec-ture, 3 lab hours) quently select a faculty adviser upon obtaining his/her approval and notify-ing the department office of that selec-tion. 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 chemistry, biology and plant science courses. 5. To progress through the graduate pro-gram, the student must: a. Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 b. Complete all prerequisite coursework c. Attain classified standing d. Meet the university graduate writing requirement e. Pass the department qualifying examination f. File for advancement to candidacy g. Complete the program requirements h. File a master’s thesis committee assignment form 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 Peti-tion for Advancement to Candidacy a minimum of one semester prior to en-rollment in thesis and within the dead-line. 7. Students must meet the university gradu-ate writing competency requirement by passing the writing component of AGRI 220 or FN 200. (See Plant Science De-partment graduate policy manual or graduate program coordinator for de-tails.) 8. All students must successfully complete the department qualifying exam. This exam is designed to be taken during the third semester the student is in the M.S. program or after completion of AGRI 200, AGRI 201, and PLANT 257. In-formation on the department qualify-ing exam is available from the Plant Science Department’s secretary. 9. See Division of Graduate Studies section in this catalog for university require-ments. prerequisite courses to complete. Students must achieve a 3.0 GPA on prerequisite coursework. Students completing prerequisite course-work, following admission as unclassified postbaccalaureate students in plant science, must achieve a grade of C or better in required prerequisite coursework to qualify for admission to the master’s degree pro-gram. Program Requirements All students must complete a 13-unit com-mon core. Students must also complete 9 units of additional requirements, includ-ing 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 a 3- or 6-unit thesis in consulta-tion 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 approved 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 courses listed as admission requirements. 2. To obtain the required school applica-tion form and more specific informa-tion concerning the Master of Science in Plant Science degree, interested stu-dents should call or write the depart-ment office. Upon acceptance in the Master of Science in Plant Science pro-gram, students should obtain the Gradu-ate 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 department chair. Students may subse- |
