Crop and Soil Sciences (BS): Crop Biotechnology
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Plan Requirements
Crop and Soil Sciences (BS): Crop Biotechnology: 120 Total Units
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| ALS 103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 |
| or ALS 303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | |
| Mathematics & Natural Sciences | ||
| MA 131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| MA 231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| BIO 183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CH 101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| CH 102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CH 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CH 223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| PY 131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| BCH 351 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| Communication/Advanced Writing | ||
| COM 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COM 112 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | ||
| Communication for Business and Management | ||
| Communication for Science and Research | ||
| Required Courses within Major | ||
| ARE 201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| BIT 410 | Manipulation of Recombinant DNA | 4 |
| CSSC 290 | Professional Development in Crop & Soil Sciences | 1 |
| CS 213 | Crop Science 1 | 3 |
| CS 214 | Crop Science Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| CS 413 | Plant Breeding | 2 |
| CS 211 | Plant Genetics | 3 |
| PB 421 | Plant Physiology | 3 |
| PB 480 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 |
| SSC 200 | Soil Science 1 | 3 |
| SSC 201 | Soil Science Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Technology in Society and Culture | ||
| Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | ||
| Technology in Society and Culture | ||
| Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | ||
| Biotechnology Elective | 4 | |
| CSSC 492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 3 |
| or CSSC 493 | Research Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | |
| Restricted Electives | 13 | |
| General Education Program (GEP) Courses | ||
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
| 2 | Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement. |
Biotechnology Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BEC 463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| BEC 563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| BIO 572 | Proteomics | 3 |
| BIT 100 | Current Topics in Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIT 200 | Early Research in Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIT 210 | Phage Hunters | 3 |
| BIT 211 | Phage Genomics | 2 |
| BIT 295 | Special Topics in Biotechnology | 1-3 |
| BIT 462 | Gene Expression Analysis: Microarrays | 2 |
| BIT 463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| BIT 464 | Protein Purification | 2 |
| BIT 465 | Real-time PCR Techniques | 2 |
| BIT 466 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 |
| BIT 467 | PCR and DNA Fingerprinting | 2 |
| BIT 468 | Genome Mapping | 2 |
| BIT 471 | RNA Interference and Model Organisms | 2 |
| BIT 473 | Protein Interactions | 2 |
| BIT 474 | Plant Genetic Engineering | 2 |
| BIT 476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 |
| BIT 477 | Metagenomics | 2 |
| BIT 478 | Mapping the Brain | 2 |
| BIT 479 | High-Throughput Discovery | 2 |
| BIT 480 | Yeast Metabolic Engineering | 2 |
| BIT 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 |
| BIT 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 |
| BIT 493 | Special Problems in Biotechnology | 1-6 |
| BIT 495 | Special Topics in Biotechnology | 1-3 |
| BIT 501 | Ethical Issues in Biotechnology | 1 |
| BIT 502 | Biotechnology Networking and Professional Development | 1 |
| BIT 510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 |
| BIT 562 | Gene Expression Analysis: Microarrays | 2 |
| BIT 563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| BIT 564 | Protein Purification | 2 |
| BIT 565 | Real-time PCR Techniques | 2 |
| BIT 566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 |
| BIT 567 | PCR and DNA Fingerprinting | 2 |
| BIT 568 | Genome Mapping | 2 |
| BIT 569 | RNA Purification and Analysis | 2 |
| BIT 571 | RNA Interference and Model Organisms | 2 |
| BIT 572 | Proteomics | 3 |
| BIT 573 | Protein Interactions | 2 |
| BIT 574 | Plant Genetic Engineering | 2 |
| BIT 577 | Metagenomics | 2 |
| BIT 578 | Mapping the Brain | 2 |
| BIT 579 | High-Throughput Discovery | 2 |
| BIT 580 | Yeast Metabolic Engineering | 2 |
| BIT 581 | Plant Transformation | 2 |
| BIT 590 | Independent Study in Biotechnology | 1-3 |
| BIT 595 | Special Topics | 1-6 |
| CH 572 | Proteomics | 3 |
| CHE 463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| CHE 563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 |
| MB 210 | Phage Hunters | 3 |
| MB 211 | Phage Genomics | 2 |
| PB 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 |
| PO 466 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 |
| PO 566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 |
Restricted Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 360 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| BIO 414 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIT 476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 |
| BIT 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 |
| CS 211 | Plant Genetics | 3 |
| CS 216 | Southern Row Crop Production - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 |
| CS 218 | Southern Row Crop Production - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 |
| CS 224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 |
| CS 230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 |
| CS 312 | Grassland Management for Natural Resources Conservation | 3 |
| CS 411 | Crop Ecology | 3 |
| CS 414 | Weed Science | 4 |
| CS 415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 |
| CS 418 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 |
| CS 424 | Seed Physiology | 3 |
| CS 430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 |
| CS 480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 |
| CS 524 | Seed Physiology | 3 |
| CSSC 490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 |
| CSSC 495 | Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-6 |
| ENT 425 | General Entomology | 3 |
| GN 311 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| GN 312 | Elementary Genetics Laboratory | 1 |
| GN 421 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| GN 423 | Population, Quantitative and Evolutionary Genetics | 3 |
| GN 521 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| HS 428 | Service-Learning in Urban Agriculture Systems | 1 |
| HS 480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 |
| MB 200 | The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World | 3 |
| MB 351 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| MB 575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 |
| PB 200 | Plant Life | 4 |
| PB 250 | Plant Biology | 4 |
| PB 295 | Special Topics in Botany | 1-4 |
| PB 345 | Economic Botany | 3 |
| PB 346 | Economic Botany Lab | 1 |
| PB 360 | Ecology | 4 |
| PB 400 | Plant Diversity and Evolution | 4 |
| PB 403 | Systematic Botany | 4 |
| PB 413 | Plant Anatomy | 2 |
| PB 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 |
| PB 495 | Special Topics in Botany | 1-6 |
| PB 503 | Systematic Botany | 4 |
| PB 513 | Plant Anatomy | 2 |
| PB 570 | Plant Functional Ecology | 3 |
| PB 575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 |
| PP 315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PP 495 | Special Topics in Plant Pathology | 1-3 |
| PP 575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 |
| SSC 185 | Land and Life | 3 |
| SSC 332 | Environmental Soil Microbiology | 3 |
| SSC 341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 |
| SSC 342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 |
| SSC 421 | Role of Soils in Environmental Management | 3 |
| SSC 427 | Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems | 3 |
| SSC 428 | Service-Learning in Urban Agriculture Systems | 1 |
| SSC 440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
| SSC 442 | Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| SSC 452 | Soil Classification | 4 |
| SSC 455 | Soils, Environmental Quality and Global Challenges | 3 |
| SSC 461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 |
| SSC 462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 |
| SSC 470 | Wetland Soils | 3 |
| SSC 540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
| SSC 570 | Wetland Soils | 3 |
| ST 371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| STS 302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 |
| STS 323 | World Population and Food Prospects | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ALS 103 or ALS 303 |
Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences |
1 |
| BIO 181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| MA 131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| Foundation Elective | 3 | |
| CSSC 290 | Professional Development in Crop & Soil Sciences | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIO 183 or PB 200 |
Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology or Plant Life |
4 |
| CH 101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| CH 102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| MA 231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CS 213 | Crop Science | 3 |
| CS 214 | Crop Science Laboratory | 1 |
| SSC 200 | Soil Science | 3 |
| SSC 201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Restrictive Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH 223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| COM 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CS 211 | Plant Genetics | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| PY 131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| PB 421 | Plant Physiology | 3 |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ARE 201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BCH 351 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
| BIT 410 | Manipulation of Recombinant DNA | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Biotechnology Elective | 4 | |
| PB 480 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 |
| GEP Additional Breadth | 3 | |
| Experiential Learning Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CS 413 | Plant Breeding | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | ||
| Communication for Business and Management | ||
| Communication for Science and Research | ||
| Restrictive Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 7 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Career Opportunities
The breadth and depth of education and experiences you will gain from our department will set you on a path toward a rewarding career in one of the following specialties:
- Agronomist
- Agronomy Sales and Management
- Athletic Turf Manager
- Crop Advisor
- Conservationist
- Crops Systems Specialist
- Ecologist
- Environmental Scientist and Specialist
- Extension Agent
- Golf Course Superintendent
- Hydrologist
- Nutrient Management/ Waste Management Specialist
- Plant Breeder
- Precision Agriculture Specialist
- Real Estate Manager
- Research Station Manager
- Restoration Specialist
- Seed Production Agronomist
- Soil Scientist
Learn more about future job prospects, representative salaries, and major employers for each of the above listed careers at go.ncsu.edu/careers