Undergraduate Minor

Minor in Plant Pathology

Program:
Minor in Plant Pathology
Plan Code:
PLPTH_MNUN
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Minor Undergraduate
College:
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department:
Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

Undergraduate Programs
Minor in Plant Pathology

The Minor in Plant Pathology provides the principles and methods in plant pathology.

The minor is available as an elective to all students who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs at Michigan State University.  The minor is administered by the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

At least 9 credits counted towards the requirements for this minor must be unique. Unique credits must not be used to fulfill another university, college, or major requirement in the student's program.

Students who plan to complete the program should consult the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

Requirements for the Minor in Plant Pathology

Students must complete 15 credits from the following:
1. One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
CROP  101 Introduction to Crop Science 3
HRT  203 Introduction to Horticulture 3
FOR  202 Introduction to Forestry 3
FOR  204 Forest Vegetation 3
PLB  203 Biology of Plants 4
2. One of the following options (4 or 5 credits):
a. PLP  405 Plant Pathology  4
b. MGI  301 Introductory Microbiology 3
       PLP  481 Plant Pathogen Omics and Evolution 2
c. MGI  301 Introductory Microbiology 3
      PLP  482 Methods in Plant Pathology 2
3. Complete 5 to 7 credits from the following courses: 
CROP  460 Plant-Microbe Interactions 3
PLB  402 Biology of Fungi 4
PLP  266 Turf Pathology 3
PLP  407 Diseases and Insects of Forest and Shade Trees 4
PLP  481 Plant Pathogen Omics and Evolution 2
PLP  482 Methods in Plant Pathology 2
PLP  492 Seminar  2
PLP  498 Undergraduate Research  1 to 4
Courses may not be used to fulfill requirement 2. and 3.
4. Additional courses to complete 15 credits:
CROP  135 Crop Scouting and Investigation 3
ENT  477 Pesticides in Pest Management  3
ENT  478 Integrated Pest Management (W)  3
ENT  479 Organic Pest Management (W)  3
MGI  302 Introductory Laboratory for General and Allied Health Microbiology  1
MGI  425 Microbial Ecology  3
MGI  461 Molecular Pathogenesis  3
MGI  499 Undergraduate Research  1 to 3