CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab
MA 231 Calculus for Life & Mgmt Sci B
COM 110 Pub Speaking or COM 112¹ Inter Comm
ST 311 Intro to Statistics
GEP Requirement Elective* USD

ARE 201 Intro to Agri Res Economics¹
BIO 183 Intro Biology: Cellular and Molecular Bio
CS 213 Crops: Adaptation and Production
CS 290 Prof Develop in Plant & Soil Sci
Plant Science²

CH 221 Organic Chemistry II
CH 222 Organic Chemistry II Lab
SSC 200 Soil Science
Plant Science²
GEP Requirement Elective* GK

CH 223 Organic Chemistry I
CH 224 Organic Chemistry I Lab
PB 250 Plant Biology
PY 131 Concept Phys or PY 212 Coll Phys II³
STS Elective⁴ (STS 302, 303 or 304)
Physical Education Elective*

GN 311 Principles of Genetics
BCH 451 Principles of Biochemistry
ENG 333 Comm for Science & Research
Plant Science or Free Elective²
Interdisciplinary Perspective GEP Elective*

CS 411 Crop Ecology
PP 315 Principles of Plant Pathology
PB 421 Plant Physiology
Interdisc. Persp. GEP Elective*
CS 492 or 493 Internship or Research Exp

CS (SSC) 490 Senior Seminar
PB 480 Intro. to Plant Biotechnology
Plant Science²
GEP Requirement Elective*
Free Electives⁵

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 ARE 201 fulfills 3 hours of Social Science Requirements, COM 112 fulfills 3 hours of Social Science Requirements
2 Two courses from GRP *** (any 200, 300 or 400 level CS, HS, PB, PP or SSC course not required for the major); One course from GRP *** (CS 230, CS 312, CS 413, CS 415, CS 424, CS 462, HS 310, HS 411, HS 422, HS 431, PP 318); One course from GRP *** (200, 300 or 400 level SSC)
3 If a student selects PY 212 they must first take PY 211 as a free elective
4 STS 302 or STS 304 will fulfill 3 hours of Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirements
5 Several course selection options contained in the Concentration Requirements and Restricted Electives satisfy GEP requirements as well as major requirements. If students select a course that satisfies a GEP requirement they should increase the number of Free Elective hours they take so that the minimum number of hours to graduate (125 hours) has been satisfied.

* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .
* Courses/groupings in the above display with an asterisk may fulfill all or part of a GEP requirement. See categories below.

Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: These requirements are met through required courses. Students do not need to take additional math.
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: : These requirements are met through required courses. Students do not need to take additional science.
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: 3 hours are met by the ARE 201 requirement, 3 hours are met by COM 112 if chosen
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: : 3 hours may be met by STS 302 or STS 304. If students chose STS 303, they must select another IP course
Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite .
Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: STS 302
Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.