PROGRAM FOR BOTANY MAJORS

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED COURSES

BACCALAUREATE CORE COURSES 

Courses that meet each requirement are listed in the Schedule of Classes and the General Catalog. If only one course meets a requirement, it is listed below. 

Skills Courses (15 cr + WIC): 

¨ Writing I (3) WR 121
¨ Writing II (3) ________
¨ Writing III/Speech (3) ________
¨ Mathematics (3)(MTH 105 or higher) ________
¨ Fitness (3) HHS231 + Option
¨ Writing Intensive Course (3) ________
upper division, from list under major requirements 

Perspectives Courses (27 cr): 

¨ Physical Science (w/lab) (4) ________
¨ Biological Science (w/lab) (4) ________
¨ Second Physical or Biological Science (w/lab) (4) ________
¨ Western Culture (3) ________
¨ Cultural Diversity (3) ________
¨ Literature & Art (3) ________
¨ Social Processes & Institutions (3) ________
¨ Difference, Power & Discrimination (3) ________ 

Synthesis Courses (6 cr): 

The two courses used to fulfill the Synthesis requirements may not be in the same department. 

¨ Contemporary Global Issues (3) ________
¨ Science, Technology & Society (3) ________ 

DEPARTMENTAL OPTIONS 

The Botany major may complete an additional 21 credits in options in Plant Ecology and Systematics, Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Fungal Biology, Botanical Research or Preprofessional Teaching. See your advisor for details.

DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS 

Two general stipulations apply to required science courses: (1) they may not be taken on an S/U graded basis, and (2) a minimum overall 2.0 GPA must be achieved. 

Biology (12 cr):

¨ BI 211 ¨ BI 212 ¨ BI 213 

General Chemistry (15 cr):

¨ CH 121 ¨ CH 122 ¨ CH 123
or ¨ CH 221 ¨ CH 222 ¨ CH 223 

Mathematics (8 cr):

¨ MTH 251 ¨ MTH 252
or ¨ MTH 241 ¨ MTH 245 

Organic Chemistry (8 cr):

¨ CH 331 ¨ CH 332 

Biochemistry (4 or 7 cr):

¨ BB 350
or ¨ BB 450 and ¨ BB 451 

Plant Systematics (4 cr):

¨ BOT 321 

General Physics (15 cr):

¨ PH 201 ¨ PH 202 ¨ PH 203 

Statistics (4 cr):

¨ ST 351 

Genetics (4 cr or 3cr):

¨ BI 311

or  ¨ HORT/CSS 430

Cell and Molecular Biology (4 cr):

¨ BI 314 

Plant Structure (4 cr):

¨ BOT 313 

Plant Physiology (4 cr):

¨ BOT 331  

Laboratory Techniques in Plant Biology (3cr)

¨ BOT 332 

Plant Ecology (4 cr):

¨ BOT 341 

Nonvascular Plants (4 cr):

Choose 1 of:

¨ BOT 416 Aquatic Botany
¨ BOT 461 Mycology
¨ BOT 465 Lichenology 
¨ BOT 466 Bryology 

Plant Pathology (4 cr):

¨ BOT 350

Additional upper division biology course(s) in the College of Science outside botany (4 cr):

(BB, MB, BI, ENT, Z) ¨ ________ 

Writing Intensive Course (³ 3 cr):

Choose from:

BB 493, BB/BI 317, BI 306, BI 333, BI 371, BI 388, BI/BOT 489, BOT/ENSC 479, HORT 311,MB 311, HSTS 415, HSTS 419 or HSTS 425 ¨ ________

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE REQUIREMENT 

Note: The COS has several requirements that overlap the University and Botany Major requirements; only the unique COS requirement is listed below. 

Computer Science competency:

¨ A course in computer science (e.g., CS 101)

or ¨ ST 352

or ¨ other substantial computer experience 

GRADUATION CHECKLIST 

The student has: 

¨ a total of at least 180 credit hours 

¨ at least 60 hours of upper division credits 

¨ at least 24 hours of upper division credits in the major (includes BI 311, BI 314 and HORT/CSS 430) 

¨ a minimum 2.0 GPA in each of the following: 

all work taken at OSU

all required sciences courses (transfer and OSU) 

¨ not taken any required science courses for an S/U grade 

¨ taken the last 45 credits at OSU (or 45 of the last 60 credits, if authorized by the Dean of Science). These 45 hours cannot include credit by special examination; the 45 hours must include at least 15 upper division credits in the major. 

¨ formally applied to graduate at least two terms before the term in which the degree requirements will be completed.

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We recommend:

• For all students: BOT 407 Junior/Senior Seminar; BB 450-451 rather than BB 350.
• For all going to graduate school: MTH 251-252 rather than 241-245.
• For those interested in ecology or plant pathology: CSS 305 Principles of Soil Science.
• For those interested in physiology, cell or molecular biology, BI 460-461 Cell Biology.

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