Turfgrass Management
This option develops scientists for the rapidly expanding area of urban agriculture. Graduates have career opportunities in the industries involved with lawn management, athletic fields, golf courses, and park and grounds maintenance.
| University and College Requirements (41 credits) | Credits |
| Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures (WRA) | 4 |
| Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities (IAH) | 8 |
| Integrative Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences (ISS) | 8 |
| PLB 105 - Plant Biology | 3 |
| PLB 106 - Plant Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| CEM 141 - General Chemistry | 4 |
| CEM 143 - Survey of Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CEM 161 - Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| MTH 116 - College Algebra and Trigonometry | 5 |
| EC 201 - Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 |
| Departmental Requirements (35 credits) | |
| CSS 110 - Computer Applications in Agronomy | 2 |
| CSS 210 - Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3 |
| CSS 232 - Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| CSS 262 - Turfgrass Management Seminar | 1 |
| CSS 272 - Turfgrass Soil Management | 3 |
| CSS 302 - Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
| CSS 330 - Soil Chemistry | 2 |
| CSS 340 - Applied Soil Physics | 2 |
| CSS 360 - Soil Biology | 3 |
| CSS 362 - Management of Turfgrass Pests | 4 |
| CSS 382 - Turfgrass Physiology | 2 |
| CSS 470 - Soil Resources | 3 |
| CSS 492 - Professional Development Seminar II | 1 |
| CSS 493 - Professional Internship | 3 |
| Plant Science: Select at least 3 courses (9 - 10 credits) | |
| BMB 200 - Introduction to Biochemistry | 4 |
| CSS 350 - Plant Genetics | 3 |
| CSS 441 - Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | 3 |
| CSS 451 - Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics | 3 |
| PLB 301 - Introductory Plant Physiology | 3 |
| PLP 405 - Plant Pathology | 3 |
| Turfgrass Management: Select at least 3 courses (6 or 7 credits) | |
| CSS 171 - Operations Budgeting | 2 |
| CSS 178 - Golf Turf Irrigation | 2 |
| CSS 181 - Pesticide & Fertilizer App Tec | 3 |
| CSS 211 - Turf and the Environment | 2 |
| CSS 242 - Athletic Field Maintenance | 2 |
| CSS 264 - Golf Course Design | 2 |
| CSS 267 - Turfgrass Practices | 2 |
| CSS 269 - Turfgrass Strategies | 2 |
| Electives (25 - 29 credits) | |
Suggested Course Sequence
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| YEAR 1 | |||
| CSS 210 | 3 | CEM 141 | 4 |
| CEM 161 | 1 | CEM 143 | 4 |
| CSS 110 | 2 | ISS 2xx | 4 |
| MTH 116 | 5 | PLB 105 | 3 |
| WRA | 4 | PLB 106 | 1 |
| 16 cr. | 15 cr. | ||
| YEAR 2 | |||
| CSS 232 | 3 | CSS 330 | 2 |
| IAH 201-210 | 4 | CSS 350 | 3 |
| PLB 301 | 3 | EC 201 | 3 |
| Elective | 5 | ISS 3xx | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| 15 cr. | 16 cr. | ||
| YEAR 3 | |||
| CSS 262 | 1 | CSS 178 | 2 |
| CSS 272 | 3 | CSS 181 | 3 |
| CSS 302 | 3 | CSS 267 | 2 |
| CSS 360 | 3 | CSS 340 | 2 |
| IAH 211-241 | 4 | CSS 382 | 2 |
| CSS 493 | 3 | ||
| 14 cr. | 14 cr. | ||
| YEAR 4 | |||
| CSS 362 | 4 | PLP 405 | 3 |
| CSS 470 | 3 | Elective | 12 |
| CSS 492 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 7 | ||
| 15 cr. | 15 cr. | ||
Suggested Elective Courses
| Fall Semester | ||
| AE 252 - Gasoline and Diesel Engine Technology - 3 cr. | ||
| ATM 431 - Irrigation, Drainage and Erosion Control Systems - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 440 - Soil Biophysics - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 452 - Watershed Concepts - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 455 - Pollutants in the Soil Environment - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 480 - Soil Fertility and Management - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 499 - Undergraduate Research - 3 cr. | ||
| ESA 320 - Resource Management and Planning - 3 cr. | ||
| ESA 415 - Environmental Impact Assessment - 4 cr. | ||
| ESA 430 - Law and Resources - 3 cr. | ||
| FOR 204 - Forest Vegetation - 4 cr. | ||
| GEO 203 - Introduction to Meteorology - 3 cr. | ||
| GEO 306 - Environmental Geomorphology - 3 cr. | ||
| GEO 324 - Remote Sensing of the Environment - 4 cr. | ||
| GEO 325 - Geographic Information Systems - 3 cr. | ||
| GLG 302 - Geology of Michigan - 3 cr. | ||
| HRT 203 - Principles of Horticulture I - 2 cr. | ||
| HRT 203L - Principles of Horticulture I - 1 cr. | ||
| HRT 211 - Landscape Plants I - 3 cr. | ||
| HRT 212 - Landscape Plants II - 3 cr. | ||
| HRT 213 - Landscape Maintenance - 2 cr. | ||
| HRT 213L - Landscape Maintenance - 1 cr. | ||
| HRT 216 - Landscape Construction - 3 cr. | ||
| RD 446 - Environmental Issues and Public Policy - 3 cr. | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| CSS 409 - Forest Hydrology - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 431 - World Soil and Plant Resources - 3 cr. | ||
| CSS 494 - International Agriculture - 1 cr. | ||
| CSS 499 - Undergraduate Research - 3 cr. | ||
| EEP 255 - Environmental Economics - 3 cr. | ||
| ESA 324 - Water Resource Management - 3 cr. | ||
| GEO 324 - Remote Sensing of the Environment - 4 cr. | ||
| GEO 405 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting - 4 cr. | ||
| GLG 412 - Glacial Geology and the Record of Climate Change - 4 cr. | ||
| HRT 204 - Plant Propagation - 2 cr. | ||
| HRT 214 - Landscape and Turfgrass Operations - 2 cr. | ||
| HRT 218 - Landscape Irrigation< - 3 cr. | ||
| HRT 219 - Landscape Computer Aided Design - 2 cr. | ||
| HRT 311 - Landscape Design and Management Specifications - 4 cr. | ||
| PLB 335 - Plants Through Time - 3 cr. | ||
| RD 452 - Watershed Concepts - 3 cr. | ||
Academic Advising
For questions regarding course requirements, substituting or waiving required courses, independent study courses, and planning your semester schedule of courses, contact a Crop and Soil Sciences academic advisor:
| James Crum 160C Plant and Soil Sciences Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325 phone: (517) 355-0271 ext. 1134 e-mail: crum@msu.edu |
