Required as part of the basic requirements for a botany major:
BOT 350. Introductory Plant Pathology (4)
BOT 461. Mycology (4)
(Note: The above courses do not count toward the 21 credits required to complete the option.)
Select 2 to 7 credits of the following techniques courses:
BB 493. ^Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
BB 494. Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
BI 315. Molecular Biology Laboratory (2)[Terminated fall 2009]
BI 466. Electron Microscopy (3)
MB 303. General Microbiology Lab (4)
Select 2 to 6 credits of the following professional experience electives:
BOT 401. Research (1–6)
or BOT 410. Internship (1–6)
BOT 405. Reading and Conference (1–2)
or BOT 407. Seminar (1–2)
Select additional courses from below to bring total credits to 21:
BOT 415. Forest Insect and Disease Management (5)
BOT 465. Lichenology (4)
BOT 590. Selected Topics in Mycology (3)
FST 460. Brewing Science (3)
FST/MB 479. Fermentation Microbiology (3)
FS 499. Selected Topics in Forest Science: Mycorrhizal Ecology (1–3)
MB 302. General Microbiology (3)
MB 448. Microbial Ecology (3)
Total=21