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
