B.S. in Botany Example 4-Year Plan | 2022-2023
This is a sample schedule intended for informational purposes only. Students should consult with their OSU academic advisor to create a personalized degree plan.
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Year | BI 221 Prins of Bio or BI 204 Intro Bio I | 4 | BI 222 Prins of Bio or BI 205 Intro Bio II | 4 | BI 223 Prins of Bio or BI 206 Intro Bio III | 4 |
| CH 121 or CH 231/CH 261 (Lec/Lab) | 5 | CH 122 or CH 232 or CH 262 Gen Chem (Lec/Lab) | 5 |
CH 123 Gen Chem or CH 233 Gen Chem or CH263 (Lec/Lab) |
5 | |
| MTH 111 College Algebra or MTH 112- Elem Funct | 4 | MTH 112 Elm Funct or MTH 251 Diff Calc | 4 | MTH 252 Integral Calc | 4 | |
| WR 121 Eng Comp | 3 | Speech | 3 | Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Year | BOT 220 Intro to Plant Bio | 4 | BB 314 Cell and Molecular Bio | 4 | BOT 321 Plant Systematics | 4 |
| CH 331 Organic Chem | 4 | BOT 313 Plant Structure | 4 | ST 351 Intro to Stat Meth’s | 4 | |
| HHS 231 Lifetime Fitness | 2 | CH 332 Organic Chem | 4 | Perspectives Course | 3 | |
| WR II Course | 3 | HHS 241 Lifetime Fitness (or any PAC course) | 1-2 | Elective | 3 | |
| Perspectives Course | 3 | |||||
| Total Credits | 13 | Total Credits | 16-17 | Total Credits | 14 | |
| 3rd Year | BB 450 Gen Bio | 4 | BB 451 Gen BioChem | 3 | BB 350 Elem BioChem (if didn’t take BB 450 and BB 451) | 4 |
|
BOT 461 Mycology or Spring BOT 466 Bryology or BOT 465 Lichenology |
4 |
BI 311 Genetics or PBG 430 Plant Genetics or PBG 431 Plant Genetics Recitation |
4 | BOT 341 Plant Ecology | 4 | |
| Synthesis Course | 3 | BOT 323 Flowering Plants of the World | 3 | Perspectives Courses | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | BOT 331 Plant Physiology | 4 | Elective or Option | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 14 | Total Credits | 14 | Total Credits | 15 | |
| 4th Year | BOT 407 Seminar (for SR Undergrads) | 1 | Additional Quant Skill course | 4 | Bot 465 Lichenology or BOT 466 | 4 |
| Additional Quant Skill course | 4 | Electives or Options | 11-13 | Electives or Options | 11-14 | |
| Electives or Options | 10-12 | |||||
| Total Credits | 15-17 | Total Credits | 15-17 | Total Credits | 15-18 | |
| NOTES | Total Credits | 180 |
*BACCORE = Perspective Courses – Choose a course from each category: Western Culture, Cultural diversity, Literature & Arts, Social Processes, Difference, Power, & Discrimination (met with FW Human Dimension Course). Synthesis Courses –
Choose a course from each category: Science Tech & Society & Contemporary Global Issues.
**OPTION COURSE= Course taken depends on option student selects – see the full list of requirements and options at https://catalog.oregonstate.edu