2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Students should consult the undergraduate coordinator as soon as possible. Freshman and sophomore progress is monitored each semester.
Biology Education Program: Students who plan to teach biology in secondary education programs can major in botany and should consult the undergraduate coordinator.
Basic Botany
Preprofessional Botany
This option is designed for students who do not plan to attend graduate school.
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.
** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.
This option requires a strong background in the basic sciences and is intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school.
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
Note: Students who take CHM 4207 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and its lab CHM 4302L should register for these courses in the senior year and be prepared to take other courses suggested for the specialization in biochemistry and molecular biology.
* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.
** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.
| Botany (CALS) |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for Degree: 120 |
| Tracks: Basic Botany, Preprofessional Botany (for students who intend to pursue graduate or medical schools) |
| Website: www.botany.ufl.edu |
Students should consult the undergraduate coordinator as soon as possible. Freshman and sophomore progress is monitored each semester.
Biology Education Program: Students who plan to teach biology in secondary education programs can major in botany and should consult the undergraduate coordinator.
Basic Botany
Preprofessional Botany
This option is designed for students who do not plan to attend graduate school.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 5 critical-tracking courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L, MAC 1147, BSC 2010/2010L or BOT 2010C, BSC 2011/2011L or MCB 2000
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs - with 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs - with a 2.5 GPA
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 and Laboratory (4) (GE–B) or BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE–B) | 3-4 |
| Composition (GE–C) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE–M) | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 and Laboratory (4) (GE–B) or MCB 2000 Microbiology (GE–B) | 3-4 |
| ENC 1102 Introduction to Argument and Persuasion (GE–C) | 3 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE–M) | 4 |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 4 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| BOT 2710 Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE–B) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Elective | 4-7 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 4 |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE–B) | 4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry (3) or CHM 2200 and 2200L Basic Organic Chemistry (3) and Laboratory (1) | 3-4 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3)(GE–S) | 3-4 |
| Elective in botany or science | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-16 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics I (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| BOT 3503 and 3053L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants and Laboratory | 5 |
| Elective in botany or science | 4 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy * | 4 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or PCB 3063 Genetics (4) | 3-4 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| Elective in botany or science | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Approved elective in botany or science | 3 |
| Approved electives ** | 13 |
| Total | 16 |
* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.
** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.
This option requires a strong background in the basic sciences and is intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 7 critical-tracking courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L, MAC 2311, BSC 2010, BSC 2010L, BSC 2011, BSC 2011L, BOT 2011C, PHY 2053
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical course – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional tracking course – excluding labs - with 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs - with a 2.5 GPA
Note: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all courses (other than electives) required for the major in botany.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–B) | 4 |
| Composition (GE–C) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE–M) | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–B) | 4 |
| ENC 1102 Introduction to Argument and Persuasion (GE–C | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| BOT 2710 Practical Plant Taxonomy (GE–B) | 3 |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE–M) * | 4 |
| Electives | 6-7 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 4 |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity | 4 |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 5 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 (4) and Laboratory (1) (GE–P) | 5 |
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) (GE–S) | 3-4 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (2) | 5 |
| BOT 3503 and 3503L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (3) and Laboratory (2) | 5 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Note: Students who take CHM 4207 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and its lab CHM 4302L should register for these courses in the senior year and be prepared to take other courses suggested for the specialization in biochemistry and molecular biology.
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| BOT 5225C Plant Anatomy * | 4 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics (3) or PCB 3063 Genetics (4) | 3-4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Elective in botany | 3-4 |
| Total | 13-15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Computer course or approved elective | 3 |
| Approved electives ** | 14 |
| Total | 17 |
* BOT 3303C Introductory Vascular Plant Morphology is offered Summer A (even years) and can substitute for BOT 5225C.
** Approved electives for the balance of 120 credit hours required for graduation.