Students entering University College at Ohio State may transfer to the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences with a major in plant health management at any time. Depending on the General Education Curriculum courses taken while enrolled in University College, the student may need to make up some courses that are required by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Honors students should consider this major to develop their individual honors curriculum to include plant pathology courses. Scholarships A number of scholarships are available through this program. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
All students majoring in plant health management are required to take basic courses in plant pathology, entomology, weed science, and soil science. Two advanced courses in plant pathology must be selected from a list of courses at the 500 or 600 level. The capstone course in plant disease management is required of all students in the major. To obtain further background in areas such as microbiology, genetics, plant physiology, plant nutrition, pesticides, and organic chemistry, students must select an additional 20-23 credit hours from a list of courses. A minor consisting of 20-25 credit hours is required.