ALS 103 Intro Topics in ALS
BIO 181 Intro Bio: Eco/Evol/Biodiv¹
ENG 101 Acad. Writing & Research
MA 121 Elements of Calculus or
MA 131 Calc. Life Management Sci or
MA 141 Calculus I ²
GEP Social Sciences Elective*

BIO 183 Intro Bio: Cell & Molecular Bio¹
CH 101 Chem – A Molecular Science
CH 102 Gen Chem Lab
PB 101 Perspectives on Botany
Restricted Elective⁶
GEP Humanities Elective*
GEP PE/Healthy Living Course*

CH 221 Organic Chem I
CH 222 Organic Chem I Lab
PB 250 Plant Biology¹
ST 101 Statistics by Example or
ST 311 Intro Statistics³
GEP Social Sciences Elective*
GEP PE/Healthy Living Course*

GN 311 Principles of Genetics
PB Elective ^4,5
CH 223 Organic Chem II
CH 224 Organic Chem II Lab
GEP Humanities Elective*
Free Elective

PB Elective^4,5
PY 211 College Physics I⁷
Restricted Electives⁶
GEP Additional Breadth Elective*

Advanced Communication Elective ⁹
PB Elective 300-level or higher ^4,5
PY 212 College Physics II⁸
Restricted Elective⁶
Free Elective

PB 492 External Learning Exp or
PB 493 Special Prob in Botany or
PB 495 Special Topics in Botany or
ALS 498 Honors Research or Teaching I
PB Elective 300-level or higher^4,5
Restricted Elective ⁶
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Elective*
Free Elective

Restricted Electives ⁶
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Elective*
Free Electives

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 BIO 105/106, PB 200, and a 4-hour PB course with a lab may be approved by the Plant Biology Undergraduate Coordinator as substitutes for BIO 181, BIO 183, and PB 250.

2 Credit is not allowed for more than one of MA 121, MA 131, and MA 141.

3 Credit is not allowed for both ST 101 and ST 311.  Students interested in research are strongly encouraged to take both ST 311 and ST 511 (Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences I).

4 A minimum of four Plant Biology elective courses are required and must total 12 credit hours. At least two of these courses must be at the 300-level or higher and must total 6 credit hours. Select from the following list of courses: PB 213, PB 215, PB 220, PB 360, PB 365 (students are encouraged to take PB 360 and PB 365 concurrently), PB 400, PB 403, PB 405, PB 413, PB 414, PB 421, PB 422, PB 445, PB/BIT 481, PB 500-level, and PB 600-level. A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required across all PB coursework.

5 At least one course PB Elective course must have a laboratory or be a laboratory or field-based course. Courses that meet this requirement are PB 220, PB 365, PB 400, PB 403/503, PB 405, PB 413, PB 422, PB 445/545, PB/BIT 481, and PB 565.

6 Courses should be chosen from the CALS Elective Groups A (Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences), B (Economics and Business), and C (Applied Science and Technology) lists, located at http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/index.cfm?showpage=25

7 Or PY 205 (PY 211 recommended)

8 Or PY 208 (PY 212 recommended)

9 Choose one course from the following list: COM 110, COM 211, ENG 215, ENG 323, ENG 331, ENG 332, ENG 333.

*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)
In Plant Biology, this GEP requirement is met through the Major course requirements.
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
In Plant Biology, this GEP requirement is met through the Major course requirements.
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list. Some courses on this list will meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge Perspectives co-requisites.

Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list. Some courses on this list will meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge Perspectives co-requisites.
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. Some courses on this list will meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge Perspectives co-requisites.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list. Some courses on this list will meet the U.S. Diversity or Global Knowledge Perspectives co-requisites.
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.

Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.