Golf Turf Management (2-year)

Training in the Golf Turf Management program is directed toward preparing the student for a career as a golf course superintendent. This 18 month technical training program consists of two 15-week semesters and two 10-week semesters, for a total of 54 credits. A certificate is granted at the completion of the program requirements.



Fall 1st Semester Credits
AT 291 Turf and Landscape Analytic Practices 2
CSS 110 Computer Applications in Agronomy 2
CSS 210 Fundamentals of Soil and Landscape Science 3
CSS 232 Turfgrass Management 4
CSS 262 Turfgrass Management Seminar 1
PLB 105 Plant Biology 3
15
Spring 2nd Semester
AT 291 Spanish for Turf I 2
AT 293 Placement Training 3-4
CSS 178 Turfgrass Irrigation 3
CSS 181 Pesticide & Fertilizer Application Technology 3
CSS 267 Performance Turf Design & Construction 2
13-14
Fall 3rd Semester
CSS 262 Turfgrass Management Seminar 1
CSS 264 Golf Course Design & Construction 2
CSS 292 Management of Turfgrass Weeds 3
ENT 364 Turfgrass Entomology 3
HRT 213 Landscape Maintenance 2
HRT 213L Landscape Maintenance Field Laboratory 1
PLP 366 Turfgrass Pathology 3
15
Spring 4th Semester
AT 291 Spanish for Turf II 2
CSS 171 Operations Budgeting for Golf Course Managers 2
CSS 269 Turfgrass Strategies 2
CSS 272 Turfgrass Soil Fertility 2
CSS 382 Turfgrass Physiology 2
10
 
Total Credits Required for Graduation 54
 
Approved Electives for Fall Semester
AEE 110 Learning and Leadership 2
AT 291 Selected Topics: Oral Communications 2
AT 291 Selected Topics: Public Speaking 1
HRT 111 Landscape Design 3
HRT 211 Landscape Plants I 3
HRT 212 Landscape Plants II 3
HRT 215 Landscape Industries Seminar 1
KIN 125 First Aid & Personal Safety 3
 
Approved Electives for Spring Semester
Remedial Course (if needed, does not count toward graduation)
AT 045 Agricultural Communications 2

For more information on the Golf Turf Management program contact:

Trey Rogers
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
160A Plant and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325
phone: (517) 355-0271 ext. 1136
e-mail: rogersj@msu.edu