Program Requirements

Plant Biosecurity Certificate Program:

Required Courses (13 credits)

11:776:242 Plant Science (3)
11:770:302 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:370:381 Insect Biology (4)
11:776:405 Plant Biosecurity Issues and Technologies (3)

Elective Courses (12 credits)

(A) 6 credits from the following courses:

11:370:350Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:409 Insect Classification (4)
11:216:324 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
11:776:391 Diseases and Insects of Ornamental Plants (3)

(B) 6 credits from the following courses:

11:776:210 Principles of Botany (3)
11:776:221 Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:311 General Plant Pathology Laboratory (1)
11:776:402 Introduction to Weed Science and Management (3)
11:776:408 Turfgrass Pest Science (4)
11:776:495, 496 Special Problems (Including Internship with USDA-APHIS) (3)

Total: 25 credits