{"id":792,"date":"2013-10-01T18:54:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T22:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/?p=792"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:44:36","slug":"plant-science-b-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/plant-science-b-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Sciences, B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uri.edu\/channels\/plant-sciences-b-s\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Major to Career<\/h2><p>Explore career outcomes, jobs, internships and more for this major.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CCEE Virtual Career Center<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Advising Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Plant Sciences prepares you for professional careers in horticulture, with flexible requirements, and a central focus on sustainability. Specializations are offered in Ornamental Horticulture, Sustainable Crop Production, and Turfgrass Management. You&#8217;ll have a wide range of career options, including agricultural consultant, arborist, botanist or plant biologist, greenhouse manager, plant farmer, irrigation specialist, landscape designer, lawn care specialist, nursery manager, turfgrass manager, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FISS Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>The first champions on your academic journey are professional academic advisors in Roosevelt Hall. Academic advisors provide insight on courses to keep you on track within&nbsp;your major. To make an appointment with your academic advisor, log on to Starfish.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/devin-fields\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin.jpg 720w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-500x647.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/devin-fields\/\">Devin\u00a0Fields<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:devin.fields@uri.edu\">devin.fields@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>Faculty advisors are content matter and course option experts within each major. Meet with a faculty advisor to discuss research opportunities, career pathways, and preparation for graduate\u00a0school.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/nathaniel-mitkowski\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Nathaniel-Mitkowski.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Nathaniel-Mitkowski.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Nathaniel-Mitkowski-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/nathaniel-mitkowski\/\">Nathaniel Mitkowski<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Faculty Advisor - Academic Year Only<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Plant Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Once you have met the requirements of your degree program, you will transition from University College to your Degree College. You will meet a new team of advisors&nbsp;to support you on your academic journey.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/meet\/steven-marstjepovic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/meet\/steven-marstjepovic\/\">Steven Marstjepovic<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2576<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:smarstjepovic@uri.edu\">smarstjepovic@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"a393b36994109e55bf56b4474c3b4745\"><h1>Attention CELS Students:<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">If you are a Sophomore, Junior or Senior and have been notified that you have completed the requirements for transfer&nbsp;to the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS), please log into <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/myapps.microsoft.com\/signin\/Starfish\/cdab3583-3ffa-47eb-800d-f9b1c0934141?tenantId=426d2a8d-9ccd-4255-893d-0686a32c168d\" target=\"_blank\">Starfish<\/a> for information on how to make an appointment with your CELS Faculty Advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/4-Year-Blank-Worksheet-Fillable.pdf\">4 Year Blank Fillable Worksheet<\/a> is for planning purposes only and does not equate or replace your major specific curriculum sheet. This is NOT your Curriculum Sheet. This tool can be used to map out your individual 4-year plan while at URI. This form is not to be turned in as part of your Graduation Application. Please scroll down further to download your curriculum sheet.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ornamental Horticulture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2025-2026-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2024-2025-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2023-2024-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2022-2023-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2021-2022-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2020-2021-PLS_BS_Ornamental-Horticulture-Option.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainable Crop Production<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2025-2026-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2024-2025-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2023-2024-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2022-2023-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2021-2022-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2020-2021-PLS_BS_Sustainable-Crop-Option.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turfgrass Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2025-2026-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2024-2025-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2023-2024-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2022-2023-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2021-2022-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2020-2021-PLS_BS_Turfgrass-Management-Option.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Entry Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete 24 units and have a minimum GPA of 2.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete URI 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/plant-sciences\/\" title=\"\">internship credit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Advising Resources Plant Sciences prepares you for professional careers in horticulture, with flexible requirements, and a central focus on sustainability. 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