Crop Sciences: Biological Sciences, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Crop Science, Biological Sciences Concentration
department website: https://cropsciences.illinois.edu/
department faculty: https://cropsciences.illinois.edu/people/faculty/
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
No longer accepting applications Fall 2022 - See Agronomy, BS
The biological sciences concentration is designed for students who plan to enter a graduate study program or who want professional positions that require more science than in included in the other concentrations. Students follow a first-year program of General Education courses similar to students in other Crop Sciences concentrations. Programs for the second, third, and fourth years are planned in consultation with the student's faculty advisor, in the area of biological sciences. Students and advisors are encouraged to consult individual graduate schools for the specific entrance requirements. Although flexibility in individual course selection is a characteristic of this concentration, graduation requirements are established by selection of elective courses.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Crop Science, Biological Sciences Concentration
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| RHET 105 | Writing and Research | 4 |
or equivalent - see College Composition I requirement (3 or 4) | ||
| CMN 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3-4 | |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| Select one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culture, and one from U.S. minority culture from campus approved lists. | 9 | |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| CPSC 241 | Intro to Applied Statistics | 3 |
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| See Specific Concentration Requirements | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics 1 | 3-4 |
| or ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | |
| Select from campus approved list. | 3-4 | |
| ACES required | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| Required Concentration | 58-79 | |
| Concentration prescribed courses. See specific concentration requirements. | ||
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | ACE 100 or ECON 102 are not required for the Biological Sciences Concentration. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| CHEM 102 & CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| CHEM 104 & CHEM 105 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | 4 |
| CHEM 232 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I | 3 or 4 |
| IB 103 | Introduction to Plant Biology | 4 |
| IB 150 | Organismal & Evolutionary Biol | 4 |
| MCB 150 | Molec & Cellular Basis of Life | 4 |
| PHYS 101 | College Physics: Mech & Heat | 5 |
| Biological Sciences Concentration Required | ||
| CPSC 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | 4 |
| CPSC 261 | Biotechnology in Agriculture | 3 |
| or CPSC 265 | Genetic Engineering Lab | |
| CPSC 352 | Plant Genetics | 4 |
| CPSC 498 | Crop Sci Professional Develpmt | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
CPSC 226 | ||
| Applied Entomology | ||
PLPA 204 | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops | ||
| Plants and Global Change | ||
| Advanced Plant Genetics | ||
| Principles of Plant Breeding | ||
| Genomics for Plant Improvement | ||
| Mgmt of Field Crop Insects | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
or HORT 421 | Horticultural Physiology | |
| Advanced Plant Pathology | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||
PLPA 407 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Intro to Animal Sciences | ||
| The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | ||
| Introduction to Horticulture | ||
| Introduction to NRES | ||
| Introductory Soils | ||
| Technical Systems in Agr | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-5 | |
| Introductory Microbiology and Intro Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biochemistry | ||
| Natural Science Electives | 6-9 | |
| Total ACES prescribed and elective courses must total 35 hours, of which 20 hours must be completed in residence. | 35 | |