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SUNY ESF
Plant Science Minor

Plant Science Minor

Coordinator: Dr. Danilo Fernando

The minor is intended to give students a broad perspective plant biology. Through required coursework on diversity, evolution, and structure and function of plants, students will have a foundational knowledge that is further developed through directed electives in 4 categories: Diversity, Ecology, Plant Structure/Function/Genetics, and/or Plant Cultivation/Management.

The minor is open to all ESF undergraduate students who maintain a GPA of at least 2.70 after completing at least one semester at ESF and who have completed one semester of introductory biology. A maximum of 9 of 18 credits may count toward both major and minor degree requirements.

 

Required Courses

  • EFB 326 Plant Evolution, Diversification, and Conservation (3)
  • EFB 427 Plant Anatomy & Development (3) OR EFB 429 Plant Physiology (3)

 Elective Credits – 12 credits from a minimum of 2 categories

  • Plant Diversity
    • EFB 327 Adirondack Flora (3) (CLBS)
    • EFB 336 Dendrology I (3)
    • EFB 435 Flowering Plants: Diversity, Evolution, & Systematics (3)
    • EFB 433 Flora of Central New York (Summer) (3)
    • EFB 446 The Ecology of Mosses (3)
    • LSA 233 Plants in the Landscape (3)
  • Plant Ecology
    • EFB 337 Field Ethnobotany (CLBS) (3)
    • EFB 340 Forest/Shade Tree Path (3)
    • EFB 445 Plant Ecology & Global Change (3)
    • EFB 449 Ecology & Management of Waterfowl (3)
    • EFB 496 Wetland Plants & Communities of Adirondacks (3)
    • EFB 504 Plant-Herbivore Interactions (3)
    • EFB 542 Freshwater Wetland Ecosystem (3)
  • Plant Structure/Function/Genetics
    • BTC 425 Plant Biotechnology (3)
    • EFB 427 Plant Anatomy & Development (3)
    • EFB 429 Plant Physiology (3)
    • FOR 313 Tree Structure and Function (3) Not recommended if EFB 429 has been taken due to similarity.
  • Plant Cultivation/Management
    • BTC 426 Plant Tissue Culture Methods (3)
    • EFB 437 Plant Propagation (3)
    • FOR 481 Introduction to Arboriculture (3)